On line media and adverstising. Professional profiles in higher education

Abstract

The technological changes in the information society, with special attention to the Internet, also affect the educational system. This is particularly significant in those degree studies with defined professional profiles that use the media to reach their audiences, such as the Advertising and Public Relations.

This raises an exploratory study intended to find out whether the current educational offerings include skills related to professional profiles about online media. Definitions and competencies of profiles focused on online media (eg Community Manager, SEO, SEM) are used and other widely known by the advertising industry (online planner). The research focuses on the five Spanish universities with more students in studies of advertising and public relations: UCM, RJC, UVA, AU and UOC. We analyze the degree courses still in force, masters and doctorate. All of them are directly related to advertising and public relations. The results allow to evaluate both the information available as educational opportunities for learning the skills of these profiles in the framework of the European Space for Higher Education.