Bachelor of Communication Sciences 54 months Undergraduate Program By Universidad de Sonora |Top Universities
Program Duration

54 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

3,993 USDTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

General objective:

Train integral professionals to:

  • Efficiently, responsibly and socially address the problems that arise in the different areas of individual and collective well-being and development at the local, regional and national levels in which communication is of essential importance.
  • Address the problems concerning communication from a critical analysis of its nature and the conceptual and methodological models that constitute its theoretical body.
  • Collaborate in inter and multidisciplinary teams to comprehensively address social problems.
  • To promote in students theoretical reflection subordinated to the problems that occur in the different fields of professional action, thus contributing to the development of communication as a field of knowledge and as a profession.
  • Train competent Communicators through the principles of active teaching and self-mediated learning, focused on solving problems of empirical reality, with the help of new information technologies applied to teaching.

Specific objectives:

The specific objectives describe the moments of the directed training process, they are defined based on the competences foreseen in the Graduate Profile, based on their development throughout the study plan and their relations of progressive inclusiveness:

  • Train students in the mastery of the conceptual, methodological and technical resources of the Communication Sciences necessary to identify and diagnose the communicative dimension of social processes in diverse settings and areas.
  • Develop in students the skills of analysis and representation, quantitatively and qualitatively, of the variations of communicative processes and phenomena in different scenarios and areas.
  • Train students capable of selecting, adapting and using appropriately and effectively instruments and techniques for the analysis and diagnosis of communication problems.
  • To train students who are conceptually and methodologically trained to elaborate precise communicative analysis-diagnosis, particularly in the most relevant problem-areas in the northwestern region of the Mexican Republic.
  • Develop in students the ability to develop communicative intervention plans, consistent with the diagnosis in different problem areas.
  • Train students capable of intervention and efficient, systematic, responsible and ethical production in the solution of communicative problems in different problem areas.
  • Train students capable of evaluating (based on precise theoretical, methodological and ethical criteria) the relevance, effectiveness and scope of the results of the communicative intervention.
  • Develop in students the ability to develop research projects and reports in different areas of the professional intervention of the Communicator.

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

General objective:

Train integral professionals to:

  • Efficiently, responsibly and socially address the problems that arise in the different areas of individual and collective well-being and development at the local, regional and national levels in which communication is of essential importance.
  • Address the problems concerning communication from a critical analysis of its nature and the conceptual and methodological models that constitute its theoretical body.
  • Collaborate in inter and multidisciplinary teams to comprehensively address social problems.
  • To promote in students theoretical reflection subordinated to the problems that occur in the different fields of professional action, thus contributing to the development of communication as a field of knowledge and as a profession.
  • Train competent Communicators through the principles of active teaching and self-mediated learning, focused on solving problems of empirical reality, with the help of new information technologies applied to teaching.

Specific objectives:

The specific objectives describe the moments of the directed training process, they are defined based on the competences foreseen in the Graduate Profile, based on their development throughout the study plan and their relations of progressive inclusiveness:

  • Train students in the mastery of the conceptual, methodological and technical resources of the Communication Sciences necessary to identify and diagnose the communicative dimension of social processes in diverse settings and areas.
  • Develop in students the skills of analysis and representation, quantitatively and qualitatively, of the variations of communicative processes and phenomena in different scenarios and areas.
  • Train students capable of selecting, adapting and using appropriately and effectively instruments and techniques for the analysis and diagnosis of communication problems.
  • To train students who are conceptually and methodologically trained to elaborate precise communicative analysis-diagnosis, particularly in the most relevant problem-areas in the northwestern region of the Mexican Republic.
  • Develop in students the ability to develop communicative intervention plans, consistent with the diagnosis in different problem areas.
  • Train students capable of intervention and efficient, systematic, responsible and ethical production in the solution of communicative problems in different problem areas.
  • Train students capable of evaluating (based on precise theoretical, methodological and ethical criteria) the relevance, effectiveness and scope of the results of the communicative intervention.
  • Develop in students the ability to develop research projects and reports in different areas of the professional intervention of the Communicator.

Admission requirements

4.5 Years
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

3,993 USD
-

International Students

3,993 USD
-

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A wide range of undergraduate courses

At undergraduate level, the Mexican Universidad de Sonora (UNISON) offers 55 bachelor’s degrees, including:

  • Maths
  • Physics
  • Geology
  • Computer science
  • Dentistry
  • Sociology
  • Social work
  • Marketing
  • Graphic design


Admissions and costs

Undergraduate entry requirements include a high school diploma, a filled in application form, passing the admissions tests and proof of your proficiency in English. Keep in mind, you’ll also need a passport, student visa and health insurance to enter the country.

Tuition fees at undergraduate level include a MX$1,860 enrollment fee (≈US$89) and tuition is based on the number of courses a student takes per semester and their average grade from their previous semester, starting at MX$1,520 (≈US$72) per course. Depending on your grades, though, you may be eligible for a tuition fee reduction of up to 100%.

The cost of living in Hermosillo, where the university is situated, should be no more than US$700 a month, including accommodation, groceries, and transportation, though of course this figure can vary depending on the type of the accommodation you seek (whether a hotel or flatshare). 

A good mix of postgraduate courses

Based in Hermosillo, Mexico, the Universidad de Sonora (UNISON) offers 14 PhD programs, 33 master’s degrees and 7 certificates, including:

  • Biosciences
  • Materials science
  • Chemical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Engineering systems and technology
  • Hispanic American literature
  • Sustainable development
  • Foreign trade and customs


Costs, scholarships and admissions

To be eligible for postgraduate study, you would need a bachelor's degree, a GPA of 8.0, proof of your proficiency in Spanish and English (with a TOEFL score of 450), the GRE subject test (depending on the course), two letters of recommendation, a personal statement and a research proposal (only for PhDs).

UNISON offers all students with an average grade of somewhere between 80 and 85 a tuition fee reduction of 50% in their second semester.  This figure can rise up to 100% depending on their grade.

Students can also apply for a CONACYT scholarship for a monthly stipend of approximately MX$13,769 (≈US$770), provided they have a GPA of 8.0. 

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