Student review [#20337] for Audiovisual Communication
at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - UC3M

My experience in the Audiovisual Communication degree at UC3M was, in summary, good. The truth is that I learned a lot about media theory, but above all I learned that, theory.

We started from the basis that the video and audio market is not exactly easy and, after graduating (perhaps a little late), I realized that it would have been better to specialize in something specific, that is, to learn a trade, than to study an amalgam of general knowledge with little depth and no practice.

We barely took cameras and when they left us, we couldn’t get them off campus. This clashes a lot with the experience I had on my Erasmus, which was shoot after shoot, being the year that I consider that I trained the most as a professional. The truth is that it is somewhat frustrating that they teach you ideas and then not be able to film them in the exercise.

Despite this, I have to say that I had great teachers (and others less great), who transmitted their passion for audiovisual arts to me. I made friends who are now project and filming partners. In addition, the campus offers a multitude of opportunities, events, and facilities that greatly facilitate study and self-learning.

It is a very active university, surrounded by organizations and associations from which you can take great advantage. For me, this is where the university value lies. If you finally decide on the degree instead of doing a module or diploma of something more specific, I would give you two tips:

1. Make the most of it. University life is very enriching and is full of stimuli or opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

2. Be aware that you probably have to do a master’s degree later. It is not always the case, sometimes the opportunity to jump into the world of work is in the university itself, but in these four years you hardly specialize in one branch.

In summary, I could recommend this degree at the Carlos III University, but only to a specific target. As for the university in general, it seems to me a good institution that cares about its students.