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Projects with added value to increase competitiveness and student satisfaction Case study: The renewal of the BA in advertising and public relations. University of Girona

International Conference on Higher Education Advances
Conference · Vol. 2020-June · pp. 1027-1035
Abstract

This communication is aimed at describing the measures implemented in the new BA of Advertising and Public Relations in the Falculty of Tourism-University of Girona at the moment of redefining its curricular design to make it more appealing and according to the needs of the era of the Internet. According to Universities' guidelines there was a need to reformulate the academic curriculum. This need for change was used as an opportunity for boosting the internationalization of the studies, increasing the approach between students and professional profiles through the implementation of compulsory internships and eventually, among others, providing the BA program with added value activities which encompass master classes, circles of conferences given by top professionals, as well as specialized workshops about technologies of the Information.. © This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Developing optional activites Enhancing internationalisation Involving professional companies Networks development Re-curriculum design

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Filology and Communication Department, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Girona, Spain
Business Management and Product Design, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Girona, Spain
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