Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX)

Description

The international semester presents various perspectives of Corporate Communication and combines theoretical insights with enterprise practices. Students will be presented to a broad range of corporate communication disciplines, and will gain insight into how selected international companies deal with disciplines such as cross cultural communication, reputation management and corporate social responsibility.

Companies are bounded by economy, society and politics as conditions for doing business, and students get an insight into why and how companies deal with these challenges in practice.The semester consists of two individual courses; one focusing on the disciplines of corporate communication and one focusing on economics, society and politics as conditions for doing business. Guest lectures will take place in a co-operation with global enterprises.

Cource aims

As a result of this semester you can achieve the following:

• Attain knowledge of methods and theories of cultural analysis and an understanding of the challenges of cross cultural communication
• Understand selected disciplines of corporate communication such as branding, reputation, change and risk management and corporate social responsibility
• Understand how enterprises use different communication disciplines in order to deal with the challenges of doing business in a complex world
• Experience economy and event management as a way of creating growth and innovation through experience-based business development
• Establish an understanding of selected theories and models of macro economics
• Attain basic knowledge of mechanisms in economic policies and of how changes and development in the economy affect the conditions of doing business
• Increased understanding of the interaction between the marked of goods, the market of money and the market of labour
• Increased ability to operate in an integrated and globalized world
• Opportunity of lifelong professional and personal bonds by being part of an international group of students from all over the world

Admission  

To apply for the course Corporate Communication you must have:

• a minimum of 2 years of studies in communication

Furthermore, participants must have a high level of English.
 
Non-native English speakers should include a copy of their TOEFL test results (minimum score 550 or computer based 80)/ IELTS test of 6.5 or have the test results sent to our address).
 
Other requirements
If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the course.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

The international semester presents various perspectives of Corporate Communication and combines theoretical insights with enterprise practices. Students will be presented to a broad range of corporate communication disciplines, and will gain insight into how selected international companies deal with disciplines such as cross cultural communication, reputation management and corporate social responsibility.

Companies are bounded by economy, society and politics as conditions for doing business, and students get an insight into why and how companies deal with these challenges in practice.The semester consists of two individual courses; one focusing on the disciplines of corporate communication and one focusing on economics, society and politics as conditions for doing business. Guest lectures will take place in a co-operation with global enterprises.

Course aims

As a result of this semester you can achieve the following:

• Attain knowledge of methods and theories of cultural analysis and an understanding of the challenges of cross cultural communication
• Understand selected disciplines of corporate communication such as branding, reputation, change and risk management and corporate social responsibility
• Understand how enterprises use different communication disciplines in order to deal with the challenges of doing business in a complex world
• Experience economy and event management as a way of creating growth and innovation through experience-based business development
• Establish an understanding of selected theories and models of macro economics
• Attain basic knowledge of mechanisms in economic policies and of how changes and development in the economy affect the conditions of doing business
• Increased understanding of the interaction between the marked of goods, the market of money and the market of labour
• Increased ability to operate in an integrated and globalized world
• Opportunity of lifelong professional and personal bonds by being part of an international group of students from all over the world

Admission  

To apply for the course Corporate Communication you must have:

• a minimum of 2 years of studies in communication

Furthermore, participants must have a high level of English.
 
Non-native English speakers should include a copy of their TOEFL test results (minimum score 550 or computer based 80)/ IELTS test of 6.5 or have the test results sent to our address).
 
Other requirements
If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the course.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

In the first part of the semester you learn to generate strong ideas for TV and digital, with an emphasis on idea and creative strategy – students are taught to communicate a simple message in the most engaging and entertaining way for television. The students are then taken through the process of making a professional TV ad, considering decisions an Art Director has to make during the different production phases.

The course also offers an introduction to After Effects, Final Cut and various film and editing techniques, which allow the students to produce their own TV commercials. In 'Digital Concepts' the students learn to develop concepts for mobile and integrated digital media. They learn to connect digital and offline media and maximize possibilities in earned media and PR, thus gaining a greater understanding of creating fully integrated concepts. Furthermore, the course focuses on the strategic knowledge that the students have developed from the beginning of the semester and offers more in-depth training in the creation of strong integrated concepts for brands.

Career Opportunities

As a result of this semester you can achieve the following

• Generating creative strategies for advertising campaigns
• Generating strong ideas for broadcast, viral and social media
• Executing TV concepts and other moving media ideas in After Effects and Final Cut
• Experience the production process through different stages as an Art Director
• Creating solutions for a variety of digital platforms
• Building a bridge between online and offline solutions
  
  

Admission  

To apply for the programme in Creative communication you must:

• Have completed at least 1 year on a BA advertising programme
• Know the basics of advertising and graphic communication
• Have a creative portfolio (in digital form as pdf-files) to mail to the head of department.
• Have a good command of CS4 software.

Language requirements
All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral.

Other requirements
If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the programme.

Apply with all relevant documents to the Danish School of Media and Journalism: Apply here

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

At the beginning of the semester, the student will be presented with the methods and principles that are associated with the work of using typefaces, typography and lettering in the communication process, and the methods and principles that are used to prepare digital fonts. Afterwards, the student will plan and conduct user research as a method to acquire insights into using complicated user-centred design projects. As a result, the student will be able to design pursuant to the acquired insights as well as the company's brand and understand how the design choices impact the users' view of the company.

Finally, the student will work with the principles that are the basis of verbo-visual communication and know and use the most common methods of designing infographics.

Career Opportunities

As a result of this semester you can achieve the following

• use kinetic typography in the design and communication process
• design logotypes in a broad range of styles
• determine glyph widths and kerning pairs
• create, draft, design and prepare fonts
• decode the users' needs via research
• prepare essential branding strategies as the basis for research-based initiatives
• solve user problems through graphic design
• substantiate design choices on the basis of branding strategy and research insights
  
  

Admission

To apply for the programme in Graphic Design you must:

• Have completed at least 1,5 year on a BA design programme.
• Know the basics of graphic communication and design.
• Have a graphic portfolio (in digital form as pdf-files)
• Have a good command of CS4 software.
• Be interested in mastering the technology used for graphic design.
• Have a good command of the English language, both written and oral

All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral.

If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the course.

Apply with all relevant documents to the Danish School of Media and Journalism: Apply here

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

The semester focuses on three professional disciplines in interactive design:

• Research, strategy and concept development in digital communication
• Motion graphic design
• Interactive communication design.

You will learn to work with various methods of research, including design anthropology and audience analysis, to create strategies in digital media. They will be able to analyse the gathered material and convert this to arguments for the development of a creative concept and campaigns.

Students will receive tuition in how to make use of and understand sound, music and genre and combine it with elements from graphic design. Every project has the goal of giving the students professional skills to handle the processes of motion graphic design. Students get hands-on experience with idea generation, visual identity, storyboard development, and execution of the visual concept in its entirety.

Se course description

Career Opportunities

As a result of this semester you can achieve the following:

• study research theories
• work with users and target groups
• work on developing concepts on the basis of research develop prototypes
• timeline, sound, movements and pace in a linear narrative
• creative tools: storyboard, moodboard, styleframes, wireframes
• designing visual stories and visual identity in motion graphic design
• development of graphic concepts for TV and film productions, tablets and the internet
• work with interactive design and communication specific to the internet and tablet publications

Admission  

To apply for the programme in Interactive Design you must:

• have completed at least 1 year on a BA design program.
• know the basics of visual communication and design
• have a portfolio.
• like using the computer as an essential tool for creating interactive media.
• have a good command of CS4 software and
• be interested in interactivity, graphic design, motion graphics, sound and technology.

All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral.

Other requirements
If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the course.

Apply with all relevant documents to the Danish School of Media and Journalism: Apply here

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

This semester combines journalistic training with intensive studies. In the course of an intensive one-semester programme you will do international reporting, EU reporting, you will learn about risk reporting and expand your view on world politics. You conclude your work with an individual multimedia production based on a research trip in or outside Denmark.

Cource aims

• Take your expressional skills to a new level by incorporating multimedia elements in your journalism.
• Master basic methods in news journalism and gain knowledge of specific methods in global journalism and international news gathering.
• Knowledge of the risk reporter’s tools of trade and working conditions in areas of crisis and conflict and to understand important aspects of the media’s role in modern conflict.
• Increase your knowledge of EU affairs in general and of EU-reporting in particular. Knowledge about EU institutions, decision-making processes and how to work as a correspondent inside and outside Brussels.
• Gain knowledge of the history of Europe, the history of the EU, and the European integration process.
• Gain knowledge of world politics.
• Experience the work of a foreign correspondent.
• Develop your journalistic skills by working and studying in an atmosphere that combines practical teaching with academic studies.
• Offer you the opportunity of lifelong professional and personal bonds by being part of a group of students from all over the world.
  

Admission  

To apply for the course Journalism, Multimedia and World Politics you must have:

• a minimum of 1 year training in journalism (advanced undergraduate program)
• a good command of the English language, both written and oral

 
Language requirements
All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral.
 
Non-native English speakers should include a copy of their TOEFL test results (minimum score 550 or computer based 80)/ IELTS test of 6.5 or have the test results sent to our address).

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

You will among other things learn how to communicate and negotiate in an international and global context. If your company uses suppliers in China, Eastern Europe or The Baltics then you should be able to understand all these different corporate structures, cultures and practices. Both the written and unwritten rules are important when you communicate and cooperate.

The programme also focuses on media production issues in a global context. Today it is common practice to have a production setup where a company sends out work of masked exposed images to Bangladesh, the  digital prepress setups to Singapore, the printing is made in Slovakia or China and people from Ukraine make the code work for websites. In this context, issues such as requirement specification and quality control will be essential.
The main emphasis of this course will focus on the Media Production workflow, processes, and the use of international process standards, quality management systems, environmental management systems and corporate social responsibility (CSR). 

Career Opportunities

• Empower yourself as a project manager by knowing your customers and meeting them on the media platforms they use.

• Improve your management skills; learn how to work smarter through analysis and optimization of processes. 

• Learn to handle the demands for sustainability and CSR through international certifications and standards. 

• Strengthen your future career by becoming part of a network of project managers from all over the world.

Admission 

To apply for the programme in Media Production and Management you must have:

• A good knowledge of the processes involved in the value chain of media production (both print media and web). 
• It would also be advisable if you have a basic knowledge of international process standards and best practices (like ISO 12647 and W3C).

All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral. 

Other requirements
If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the programme.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

This advanced photojournalism programme offers you a chance to study in Denmark with a class of Danish students of photojournalism. The programme focuses on advanced visual storytelling.

As a result of this semester you can achieve the following:

• Learn new ways of using photojournalism. 
• Learn how to combine theory about photojournalism with practical work. 
• Work on a project with other photojournalists.

Admission  

To apply for the course Photojournalism 2: Advanced Visual Storytelling you must have:

• a minimum of 2 years training and/or experience in journalism/photojournalism.
• passed Photojournalism 1: The Language of Photojournalism (If you have attended another basic photojournalism study at another school you can also apply)

All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral. Non-native English speakers should include a copy of their TOEFL test results (minimum score 550 or computer based 80)/ IELTS test of 6.5 or have the test results sent to our address).

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

This semester offers you a chance to combine photojournalistic training with intensive studies. The programme focuses on the language of photojournalism combined with the journalistic disciplines like writing and adding sound to pictures.

Course aims

As a result of this semester you can achieve the following:

• Learn to use the visual language of photojournalism to tell stories that have an impact on the readers.
• Be able to combine sound and video with still images, making the media support each other.
• Edit and layout your picture stories in a professional way.
• Ability to make advanced portraits showing more than the face of a person.
• Increase your understanding of the problems and possibilities facing the Scandinavian welfare model in modern Europe by living and working in Denmark.
• Grow as a prospective photojournalist by working and studying in an atmosphere that combines practical teaching with academic studies.
• Create life-long professional and personal bonds by being part of an international group of students from all over the world.
  

Admission  

To apply for the course Photojournalism 1: The Language of Photojournalism you must have:

• a minimum of 2 years training and/or experience in journalism/photojournalism.

It is an advanced undergraduate program, and we also have graduate level students participating in the programme.

Language requirements
All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral. Non-native English speakers should include a copy of their TOEFL test results (minimum score 550 or computer based 80)/ IELTS test of 6.5 or have the test results sent to our address).

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

On the foundation of profound background research students produce a video item (up to 5 minutes) based on the story of a strong main character and at least two other characters. Working with the production they will explore and train the use of structuring and storytelling models and tools, when building up a background video feature. More and more companies want to have the media tell their own stories, and that also includes the use of moving pictures.

The objective is to give students new perspectives for TV production for purposes other than the media. The students will gain competences for developing and solving communication projects for companies and organizations based on an insight into and understanding of the communication strategy for the company/organization and values in general.

Career Opportunities

As a result of this semester you can achieve experience in the following

• Storytelling, dramaturgy and scriptwriting for the longer video format
• Video feature production
• Audio production
• Communication analysis
• Developing corporate TV concepts
• TV-production
  
  

Admission  

To apply for the programme in TV and Media Producing you must:

• Have completed at least 1 year's tuition in media production at BA level.
• Have knowledge of the basic elements of TV production and journalistic methods.
• Be familiar with technology such as computers and cameras.
• Have a good command of Final Cut pro.
  
  

Language requirements. All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral.


Other requirements
If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the programme.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.ufm.dk/.

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System

Description

This one-semester full time course combines practical TV-journalistic training with theoretical studies. You will produce sharply angled stories in the style of “Foreign correspondent reporting”. In addition, you will acquire analytical skills of TV/video stories through the use of academic theory and approaches. You will reflect upon journalism in general and upon your own practice, including ethical and professional dilemmas. DMJX  - Campus Aarhus has very good educational and training facilities for TV-journalism with exclusive access to shooting and editing facilities throughout the course.


As a result of this semester you can achieve the following:

• Know the characteristics of foreign correspondent reporting;
• Know how inclusive journalism can be the point of departure for production of current affairs pagkages for TV;
• Obtain increased knowledge of Danish politics, European affairs and World Politics in general, and understanding of the cultural differences and challenges, in particular;
• Master the shoot with a digital HD camera and how to edit digitally using Final Cut Pro software; 
• Learn about the possibilities for using a smartphone in reporting situations;
• Gain knowledge on the opportunities and ethical problems in using social media in research, and for publishing TV stories;
• Develop journalistic skills by working and studying in an international atmosphere that combines practical teaching with academic studies.

Admission  

To apply for the course TV Journalism you must have:

• A minimum of 2 years training and/or experience in journalism.

It is an advanced undergraduate program, and there will also be graduate level students participating in the programme.

Language requirements;
All courses are taught in English. Participants must have a good command of the English language, both written and oral. Non-native English speakers should include a copy of their TOEFL test results (minimum score 550 or computer based 80)/ IELTS test of 6.5 or have the test results sent to our address).

Other requirements
If you are a citizen in a EU country, you need to be enrolled at a home institution/university in order to apply for the course.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students who hold a citizenship from outside of EU/EAA/Switzerland.

Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.  

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://ufm.dk/en

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System