Program Overview
By fostering innovative capacity, the Professional Master’s offered by the School of Communication, Media and Information at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV Comunicação) prepares students to work across different sectors of the job market, while also opening opportunities to engage in research and teaching activities. Practice and theory are balanced to apply scientific knowledge to real-world problem-solving. As a part-time program, the master’s does not require exclusive dedication and can be reconciled with students’ professional careers.
Objectives
The Professional Master’s aims primarily to educate autonomous and ethical professionals, promote critical reflection on digital technologies, and strengthen the communicator’s role within the emerging data culture. It also seeks to spur entrepreneurship and innovation in the sector by encouraging the development of interactive, data-driven products and services. In addition, it aims to provide practical–theoretical knowledge for applying Data Science to the analysis of — and intervention in — communication, social, and political processes, and to develop skills for producing and disseminating knowledge in the field of Digital Communication.
Target Audience
The program is designed for professionals who wish to lead digital transformation and innovation within their organizations. It is intended for managers, executives, and professionals in communication, business administration, technology, marketing, public policy, culture, and related areas who recognize the strategic role of data in decision-making and institutional value creation.
Graduates of this master’s program will be capable of articulating themes, tools, and communication strategies grounded in the analysis of digital data. Core areas of interest include: Digital Communication, Management, Technology, Innovation, and Data Culture — aimed at those engaged with digital transformation and innovation in a data-driven culture.
Research and Practice Tracks
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Processos Seletivos Anteriores
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- Acesse a Lista de Homologados no Mestrado
- Acesse a lista de candidatos aprovados para as entrevistas do Mestrado [1] [2]
- Acesse a lista de candidatos aprovados no processo seletivo do Mestrado Profissional em Comunicação Digital e Cultura de Dados e lista de espera
- Acesse o Edital
- Acesse a errata do Edital do Processo Seletivo com adiamento do final das inscrições
- Acesse a Lista de Homologados no Mestrado
- Acesse a lista de convocados e/ou dispensados da prova de inglês
- Acesse a lista de candidatos aprovados para as entrevistas do Mestrado
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- Acesse aqui a lista de classificados para as entrevistas [1] [2]
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O processo seletivo do Mestrado Profissional em Comunicação Digital e Cultura de Dados da FGV Comunicação é realizado por meio de edital de seleção e composto por etapas que visam avaliar a formação acadêmica, a experiência profissional e a adequação das propostas de pesquisa às linhas de estudo do Programa.
Após a inscrição online e o envio da documentação obrigatória, os candidatos passam pela análise da carta justificativa e do currículo, seguida da avaliação do formulário de planejamento de pesquisa e produto.
Os classificados são convocados para entrevista individual online e, posteriormente, realizam a prova de proficiência em inglês. O resultado é divulgado no site da FGV Comunicação e os candidatos aprovados seguem para a etapa de matrícula digital, conforme orientações do edital.
O Mestrado conta com ofertas diferentes no primeiro e no segundo semestres: uma voltada a profissionais dos setores público e privado, e outra, desenvolvida em parceria com a Fundação Itaú e a Aberje, destinada a profissionais do Terceiro Setor.
Subjects
The professional Master's program consists of 12 subjects of 2 credits or 30 hours each, including the curricular component related to the Project Preparation Seminar (30h), totaling 24 credits or 360 hours in curricular subjects. Additionally, there is a scheduled workload dedicated to Guidance (60h) and Final Project Preparation (90h), for the development of the final course work, totaling 10 credits or 150 hours.
The Professional Master's curriculum includes:
- 5 mandatory subjects with 30 hours each: total of 10 credits and 150 hours;
- 3 elective subjects with 30 hours each: total of 6 credits and 90 hours;
- 4 optional subjects with 30 hours each: total of 8 credits and 120 hours;
- Guidance for Final Project Preparation: total of 4 credits and 60 hours;
- Final Project Preparation: total of 6 credits and 90 hours.
Mandatory Subjects
Presenting an overview of Communication studies through a debate on concepts, theoretical-methodological models, major schools, and the historiography of the communication field.
Expand the understanding of concepts, principles, and functions of technologies, media, and resources of Digital Communication as mediators of communicational, social, and political processes: from avatars and wearables to the metaverse.
Discuss the fundamentals that define social research mediated by digital social networks, focusing on their impact on public debate and the public sphere. Deepen the understanding of the mechanisms that shape the field of digital research, techniques, and methods informed by theory.
Introduce the epistemological and methodological principles behind the construction of scientific knowledge, including the method and stages of research. Also, analyze the structure of a research project, research techniques, such as qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, focusing on studies on the internet and Digital Communication.
Present the research process based on the scientific method and deepen the research practice for the development of the final course project (TCC), with a specific focus on detecting and solving everyday social and organizational problems in the field of Digital Communication. Methods, concepts, and best practices related to scientific research are presented in a way applied to each student's project.
Sessions for guiding the student's final course project (TCC) with their advisor.
Preparation of the final project.
Elective courses tied to the data intelligence and society research area
Present discussions within the field of communication and ethics and their interface with technological innovations, hyperconnectivity, big data, and artificial intelligence. Explore concepts, theoretical-methodological approaches, and legal frameworks in order to analyze the effects of these innovations on the public debate, the protection of fundamental rights, and on the dynamics of democracy. Analyze the adoption of artificial intelligence and automation in social contexts and its implications.
Reflect on the dynamics involving communication, the internet and politics, and their effects on democracy. Study the relationships between political discourse and online populism. Understand how public opinion is formed in the context of a hybrid media system, focusing on the effects of online disinformation, the circulation of fake news, and other types of deceptive content on digital platforms (and worlds).
Characterize the field of the Political Economy of Communication based on the new political-economic relations in digital environments, which affect work models, national and global governance, power contestation, and the regulation of platforms, algorithms, and technological innovations.
Elective Courses Linked to the Line of Digital Contents, Products, and Services
Present, reflect, and build new practices of digital content production and narratives. Understand the characteristics, potentialities, and limitations of formats, genres, types of content, and digital narratives, according to the materialities and specificities of digital platforms and other interactive media.
Present a multidisciplinary and contemporary view of Crisis Management with a focus on the Third Sector, discussing and applying communication management concepts to predict, plan, manage, and mitigate image impacts resulting from conflicts and crises, contributing to the maintenance of institutional reputation. Enhance knowledge about crises and their management. Work on knowledge and benchmarks about conflicts and crises in the Third Sector environment. Equip students to work in the prevention and management of incidents and emergencies.
Reflect on the dynamics of consumption and advertising, with an emphasis on debates related to the digital environment. It intends to analyze changes in consumption practices and advertising strategies in light of theoretical reflections proposed by authors who focus on the mutations in contemporary capitalism and their implications for social life.
Optional Courses
Understand the key characteristics of storytelling in transmedia narratives, exploring its rhetorical, aesthetic, and technical dimensions. Develop interview techniques and apply storytelling in organizational communication and corporate project planning. Finally, analyze the appropriate scenarios to implement storytelling as part of the organizational narrative
Present a multidisciplinary and contemporary view of strategic communication planning in the context of organizations, especially in the third sector. Discuss and apply communication management concepts that contribute to generating value and positive impact, allowing professionals to have knowledge that supports the expansion of their performance. Understand how to promote the integration of digital strategies and tactics with traditional communication efforts.
Present concepts, develop skills, and train in strategic communication and relational processes to carry out advocacy activities (interest defense), acting legitimately and ethically to achieve more efficient results with the Executive and Legislative Powers and mobilizing society for a cause.
How are institutions, including Third Sector organizations, their representatives, and their representations perceived by society as legitimate? The course discusses the importance of strategic communicational and relational processes as central parts of organizational policies, especially in a society driven by symbolic actions. The main argument is that the narrative of legitimacy is always an unstable social construction, developed from organizational memory and history.
Understand the major debates within the critical study of media and digital culture. Develop critical thinking regarding the various forms of content and social practices within digital media and cultures. Question aspects related to the digital and computational world as elements of everyday life, culture, and work. Analyze the interactions between aspects such as race, gender and social class (and their intersectionalities) and digital media. Build knowledge about the economic, social, and environmental impacts of contemporary digitalization and datafication processes.
Research Line: Digital Content, Products, and Services
- Digital, multimedia, and interactive content
- Publics, markets, and consumption practices
- Digital marketing
- Business intelligence applied to communication
- Data-driven content production workshop
Research Line: Data Intelligence and Society
- Digital data analysis and extraction workshop
- Political economy of communication and platform regulation
- Online communication and politics
- Computational social sciences
DURATION: 18 months
TOTAL HOURS: 510 hours
SCHEDULE: Mandatory in-person classes in Rio de Janeiro, concentrated from 9 am to 6 pm (each quarter, four times a week). Other elective and optional courses may occur through active methodologies on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 7 pm to 10 pm, according to the quarterly schedule.
CREDITS: 34
DEGREE: Master in Communication
FINAL PROJECT:
Production of applied research through the development of a product attached to the dissertation or scientific article conducted by the student. The products can be apps, teaching materials, tutorials, or media programs. The defense will be conducted before a public panel composed of three professors, one of whom must be external to FGV ECMI.
STRUCTURE:
Six quarters
TOTAL CREDITS FOR DEGREE:
Courses: 24 credits; Final Project: 10 credits; *Reference: 1 credit = 15h
INVESTMENT: R$ 61,649.10 upfront. The student can also pay in up to 18 (eighteen) installments, with monthly payments of R$ 3,805.50.
* For candidates of the 2024 master's cohort, FGV ECMI offers 5 full scholarships, and the Itaú Foundation offers 25 full scholarships. For information on the scholarship criteria, please refer to item 4 of the Notice