The graduate in media production is a qualified expert who can lead multidisciplinary teams to create content with audiovisual and argumentative content according to the needs of society. This program emphasizes innovation, creativity, and research with the use of technology; it allows students to develop theoretical and practical knowledge for the mastery of the different languages used in audiovisual media, such as television, film, radio, video, and multimedia platforms, from the origin and evolution of each one to the understanding of the processes for the creation, production and dissemination of audiovisual products in their different stages, combining image, sound and aesthetics according to the criteria of technical and artistic quality.
Mission
To cooperate with society by training creative and innovative professionals with research and critical thinking skills who solve audiovisual communication problems.
Vision
To be a regional reference in audiovisual communication as a critical factor for innovation and developing solutions for society.
* Undergraduate tuition/fees:
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador in its Article 356, among other principles, establishes that third-level public higher education will be tuition/fees free. Zero cost education is linked to the academic responsibility of the students.
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We are looking for creative students with initiative and leadership skills:
Keen sense of aesthetics
Technical skills
Ability to work in a team.
Social awareness
Motivation to create innovative audiovisual products.
Start your university career by learning about the requirements on the ESPOL Admissions page. Click the following link:
http://www.admision.espol.edu.ec/proceso-de-admision/postulacion
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Article 356 of the Constitution of the Republic, among other principles, establishes that public higher education at the undergraduate level shall be free of charge, and that this gratuity is linked to the academic responsibility of students.
Additionally, if an ESPOL student wishes to apply for a scholarship, they must meet the requirements. To learn more, click the following link:
https://www.bienestar.espol.edu.ec/becas-y-ayudas-economicas
Educational Objectives
Graduates of the Media production degree program should be able after graduation to:
To work professionally as a producer of innovative products for the media that contribute to the audiovisual production sector.
To lead multidisciplinary teams to produce proposals with audiovisual and argument content according to the needs of society.
To get new skills and knowledge through continuing education in information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Achieve recognition in the field of their professional practice or research because of responsible and ethical actions in the performance of their activities.
Competencies
1. Effective Communication
Communicate effectively orally and in writing with clarity and creativity in diverse contexts and perspectives.2.
Apply learning strategies, managing information and digital content according to learning demands and communication uses.3
Argue value proposals from art, design, and communication, considering technical, economic, environmental, social, and cultural aspects.4
Approach sociocultural, artistic, and historical objects of study and their experimentation and research through qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies for knowledge generation and ethical management.5
Promote ethical responsibilities in professional issues and formulate informed judgments, considering the impact of solutions in social, environmental, economic, and global contexts.6
Function effectively as a proactive team member or leader, able to respect, understand, and evaluate work across various disciplines to achieve given goals.7
The ability to communicate effectively with various audiences/diverse professional contexts in English.8
Understand the principles of communication, aesthetics, and design for producing an audiovisual work, including using time as an expressive resource.9
Apply concepts, tools, techniques, and procedures throughout the entire audiovisual production process, including fundamental knowledge of equipment and technologies.10
Develop audiovisual projects based on functional, historical, aesthetic, and theoretical knowledge of film and video.
First Year
Descripción:
This basic course presents the relationship between art and technology; on how the technologies of the different eras allowed the birth of new artistic expressions. It ranges from the historical antecedents of classical art, its evolution and direct link with design, technology and digital, to the conception of art in motion and audiovisuals. Finally, it is recognized and experimented with various creative processes linked to the aesthetic generation. This course aims to promote the student in a participatory and constructive criticism, which encourages the formation of principles in relation to artistic trends and the creation of creative proposals.
Descripción:
This subject of basic training allows the understanding of the bases of technical drawing, the recognition of geometric shapes reaching basic geometry and the systems of dihedral and axonometric representation. The planes, their elements in projections and perspective are analyzed. Specific images are made of elements that signify and / or objectively communicate issues related to graphic design, audiovisual production and product design.
Descripción:
In this course, students apply the Design Thinking methodology to identify, analyze real-life problems or needs, to design innovative solutions. Students work in multidisciplinary teams to present solution proposals that add value to customers/users from private companies, public organizations and non-profit organizations.
Descripción:
This basic and general education subject presents grammatical structures to produce a simple paragraph based on a writing program. Additionally, it allows the identification of a specific argument in oral and written communication. It also considers learners’ personal opinions about different topics related to social, academic, and professional aspects. It includes the necessary vocabulary to make comparisons between present and past, books or movies description, creation of simple students’ profile, opinions about inventions, formal apologies and tell past events.
Descripción:
This is a basic subject which is part of the transversal axis of the Product Design, Graphic Design and Production for Media careers. It is a first year course in the curriculum and it is conceived as an introduction to mathematics, providing notions of elementary algebra, geometry and trigonometry in the study of the design, production and appreciation of artistic pieces. The main idea of the course is to promote in the student the development of skills that allow them to use techniques, methods and procedures of a mathematical nature in order to enrich their work in the field of art, design and audiovisual communication, for this the mathematical exercise not only in the operational and numerical aspect but also in the strengthening of geometric intuition.
Descripción:
In this course, the student analyzes the impact of scientific discoveries in the processes of artistic creation. A historical tour is carried out, which starts from the influence of mathematics on the use of artistic harmony in the field of Classical Greece (Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras), study the science and aesthetics of the Renaissance (appearance of perspective, Leonardo da Vinci) and concludes with the tremendous crises (artistic, philosophical and scientific) of the 20th century, at which time some theories developed in the field of natural sciences (Theory of Relativity, Quantum Theory or String Theory) which have a notable impact on video art, experimental cinema and in the artistic vanguards (cubism, futurism, constructivism)
Descripción:
This is a professional training course for the careers of Graphic Design, Product Design and Media Production. It offers an approach to academic drawing as a tool for reflection and construction, focusing on observation, visual analysis, and synthesis of the environment. Different aspects of drawing are studied, such as volume, composition, and the human figure, at rest and in movement. Drawing is applied in its analytical and expressive variants using line and shade.
Descripción:
The subject belongs to the professional curricular organization unit and is aimed at students of Graphic Design and Production for the Media. It presents from the political, social, economic and cultural point of view, the evolution of the main artistic manifestations from prehistory to the present. Western, Latin American and Ecuadorian artworks are analyzed as part of visual communication, valuing the dialogue between knowledge and interculturality in the context of a globalizing reality.
Descripción:
The course presents students with strategies to solve common problems in various professional fields through the design and implementation of solutions based on the use of a programming language. It covers the basic principles so that the student can read and write programs; emphasizing the design and analysis of algorithms. In addition, it introduces students to the use of development and debugging tools.
Descripción:
This subject of basic formation and general education presents the grammatical structures for the production of an academic paragraph, through the development of the writing program in a transversal way. In addition, it allows the identification of specific arguments in oral and written communication, considering the production of one's own criteria on different topics of a social, academic or professional nature. The necessary vocabulary is also applied to refer to the different forms of communication, share work experiences and the use of digitl technology, tell short stories about interpersoanl relationship and personalities, and comment on the future of the environment.
Second Year
Descripción:
This subject of professional formation approaches the theory of the communication from the basic concepts and on his process. In addition, the different types of audiences and the vision of communication in mass markets, subcultures and countercultures are defined, placing the communicator within the communication process together with the client and the public. The importance of semiology in mass culture is presented from the presentation options, image modes and mediatization. Finally, cultural consumption is evidenced as sociocultural and communicational phenomena from a visual perspective.
Descripción:
The Statistics course provides students with the basic knowledge that will help them convert a data set into useful information for making decisions in scenarios of uncertainty. It encompasses different methods of tabulation and data analysis, the introduction of the concept of probability as a measure of uncertainty and mathematical models of discrete and continuous random variables. Additionally, analysis techniques such as regression and hypothesis testing of population parameters are included.
Descripción:
This subject of basic instruction and general education presents grammatical topics for the elaboration of an outline and a structured composition, through the development of the writing program in a transversal way. In addition, it allows the identification of arguments in oral and written communication on contemporary and academic topics. Additionally, appropriate vocabulary is applied to discuss issues related to different cultures, places where we live, everyday news, entertainment media, and past and future opportunities.
Descripción:
This subject of professional training establishes the different positions, roles and competences to be carried out by each one of the roles that are established during the production design. It also studies the main construction and decoration techniques in architecture focused on enhancing the narrative of the scenes to be filmed in an audiovisual work for communication platforms.
Descripción:
In this subject, we study the development of the academic prosumer profile of the students, which should be consolidated throughout each individual's life, based on the processing of complex, holistic, and critical thinking. We aim to foster understanding and the production of academic knowledge through rigorous analysis of realities and readings from various academic/scientific sources.
Descripción:
This subject of basic formation and general education, presents the grammar structures to produce a persuasive essay, through the transversal development of the writing programme. In addition, it allows students to identify specific arguments in the oral and written communication, as well as, to express their own opinions about different topics of social, academic, or professional fields. It also includes the necessary vocabulary to stablish a conversation, narrate situations of their environment, activities to reach their goals, analyze cause and effect and personal and professional opportunities.
Descripción:
In this professional training course of the Graphic Design and Media Production careers, the principles related to the elaboration of narrative texts, their structure and application in different media are studied. Formats and techniques are used to develop stories that capture the attention of target audiences.
Third Year
Descripción:
This transversal course addresses the conditions required to innovate and the process associated with developing an innovation from an entrepreneurial point of view. Subsequently, topics such as the identification of opportunities, value creation, and prototyping and validation of products/services proposals are reviewed, as well as the elements of the business model and financial considerations that are essential for the feasibility and adoption of an innovation. Finally, entrepreneurial competences and process associated with the development and adoption of an innovation are studied.
Descripción:
This transversal training course for all students of the institution has five chapters. It introduces the key principles of sustainability and the path to sustainable development. Addresses ecological principles by deepen into biodiversity, ecosystems, human population and ecosystem services. Study the fundamentals of renewable and non-renewable resources as well as the alternatives for sustainable use. Analyzes environmental quality specifically in the air, water and soil components, delving into issues such as climate change, eutrophication and deforestation. Finally, it emphasizes on the economic axis with topics such as circular economy and on the social axis on topics such as governance and urban planning.
Fourth Year
Descripción:
Through this course, the basic functions of the executive producer are studied, as well as issues related to executive production such as the typologies of audiovisual products, their cost and price structure, the audiovisual market, competitive strategies to enter the market. audiovisual. The course guides the student in determining the investment requirements for a project as well as in the preparation of financial statements and its economic feasibility. This entire process is duly documented in what is known as “the business plan”.
Additional
ARTS, SPORTS AND LANGUAGES ELECTIVE COURSES
1 credits - 1.9 ECTS
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE COURSES
1 credits - 1.9 ECTS
SELECTED ELECTIVE COURSE
3 credits - 5.8 ECTS
SELECTED ELECTIVE COURSE
3 credits - 5.8 ECTS
Media producers generate all types of audiovisual material for digital platforms, communication and multimedia, art and culture, animation, television commercials, radio and digital media. In addition, they can also develop artistic-cultural projects, as well as be a member of a multidisciplinary team in television channels, advertising agencies, educational content production companies, press agencies, or independently, participating in national and international festivals that reward creativity in the audiovisual field.
Future professionals in Media Production, based on relevance, graduate follow-up, employability studies and new trends in the discipline, will be able to work in the following professional fields and their respective roles:
Television, radio, and multimedia production companies: director, cinematographer, executive producer, editor, post-producer and content creator, colorist.
Television channels: assistant director, editor, producer, director.
Advertising agencies: producer, 2D and 3D animator, director.
Communication and audiovisual departments: creative writer, producer, audiovisual communicator.
Audiovisual technical consulting: audiovisual consultant.
Sound and digital video studio: sound director, mixer, sound engineer, technical department assistant.
Animation studios: 2D and 3D animator, illustrator.
Photographic studios: photographer, producer, director of photography, assistant director.
Secondary education and high schools: teacher in subjects related to the arts and/or audiovisual production.
Higher education: teacher and researcher in audiovisual media.
The following requirements must be met in order to obtain a Bachelor of fine arts in Media Production:
| CATEGORY | CREDITS |
| Studio or Related Areas | 55 |
| Art/Design History or Theory | 13 |
| General studies | 29 |
| Electives | 8 |
| Capstone project | 8 |
| Pre-professional practices | 7 |
| TOTAL | 120 |
The Capstone Project is a culminating requirement for graduation. These projects provide students with the experience of applying acquired knowledge and skills to the needs of society, with a focus on sustainability.
The IDEAR Fair showcases all Capstone projects, offering students a valuable opportunity to showcase their work and hone soft skills such as communication and teamwork. It is also a space for students to network with potential clients and future employers.
Explore all of the Capstone projects completed by the Bachelor’s Degree in Media Production program.
DID YOU NOW?
ESPOL graduates have the theoretical and practical knowledge to master the languages used in audiovisual media such as television, film, radio, video and multimedia digital platforms.
