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Course: 2024/2025

Television Programming

(13544)

Bachelor in Film, Television and Media Studies (Plan: 382 - Estudio: 211)

Coordinating teacher: ALVAREZ SAN ROMAN, MERCEDES

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course:

Semester:

Objectives

1. Knowledge of key theoretical and professional, social and cultural context of television programming, with special attention to television programming in the Spanish television model. 2. Knowledge of the main techniques and processes of television programming in general . Other models . 3. Ability to understand and critically analyze the processes in television, its evolution and current reality, in relation to the phenomenon of reception and social and cultural contexts in which it occurs. 4. Ability to program content on television.

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

- Models of television programming in America, Europe and Spain. - The study of the ratings. - The practice of programming: programming techniques and configuration of the television programming.

Learning activities and methodology

1. Theoretical classes. 2. Practical classes. 3. Homework.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 40
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 60

- Practical exercises: 60%.

- Final exam: 40%. Students taking the exam because the practical grade was not enough to pass the course, must obtain at least 50% of the maximum grade to pass the course. For the students with 5 points in the practical part, the exam will be optional.

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

CONTRERAS, J.M. y PALACIO, M.. La programación de televisión. Síntesis. 2001
EASTMAN, S. y FERGUSON, D.. Broadcast/Cable/Web Programming: Strategies and Practices, Sixth Edition.. Wadsworth. 2002

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.