Changes to my study program

At the end of 2020 I completely decided that Journalism would be the profession in which I wanted to professionalize, so this year I began to study this career at the University of Chile. Fortunately, despite the pandemic and online classes I have had some very good experiences. In addition, in recent weeks I have had the opportunity to meet my classmates thanks to hybrid classes. However, even though I'm only in my first year, there are things about both the student program and the university that could be improved.

As far as the study program is concerned, I think that the "Basic Formation" courses are too interesting, as they allow a critical view to be formed on different subjects. In addition, they are classes linked to abstract and philosophical thought, something I like too much. However, the problem with these courses is that they tend to consume more time than the subjects of "General Formation", and it is something that should be solved because these are more important for the development of journalistic work.

I also believe that the faculty should implement courses more focused on improving journalistic skills, such as more and better workshops for writing, editing, or topics that increase interpersonal habilities. 

Finally, I believe that the university should have greater consideration for students who are not from Santiago, since the exclusion of these by the institution is very evident. This has been demonstrated by the implementation of hybrid classes, which always present a problem when being recorded them due to poor and carefree preparation of those in charge of doing so, which leaves a lot to be desired for students.