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The graduate of the Journalism program at UDLA is a critical and ethical professional with vocation for service and humanist awareness. He uses new information technologies with a focus on social responsibility and international/global relevance.
The Journalism graduate seeks out and disseminates truth through objective reporting along with the analysis of historical, political, economic, cultural, social, and legal contexts. The graduate critically analyzes social theories and historical processes related to communication and journalism. He understands different geopolitical approaches for the interpretation of global issues. Graduates demonstrate expertise in the application of journalistic genres that allows them to generate editorial, informative and narrative proposals for print, radio, television, and digital media. They work as writers, planners, editors, producers, and researchers for audiovisual, radio, print and digital media. Lastly, graduates use new technologies, techniques, and tools of journalism in the media and communication for public, private, and community sectors.
It is expected that the Journalist from UDLA will demonstrate journalistic ethics and will follow established laws and regulations in the national legal framework. They will also be committed to defending human rights, interculturality, gender equality, democracy, and environmental care.
Demographic Data: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly and a breakdown by men and women. Enrollment by ethnicity presents data on the most representative ethnic groups of the program.
Student Completion:
Retention and graduation rates are calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students. Retention rates are calculated in 1 and 2 years.
Graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. The percentage of graduates in each cohort by gender considers only actual graduates, not the original makeup of the cohort.
Scholarship information: Information is divided by the type of scholarship granted.
Geographic Data: Presents the composition of the students of the program.
Add'l. Demogr. Data: Includes information on marital status, disability, and first-generation students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.