POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Upon completion of the Department’s Curriculum, the graduates of the Department have acquired the necessary knowledge to proceed with their academic course in subsequent courses (postgraduate studies, doctoral studies) in the Department’s academic discipline and relevant scientific fields of study as well. In particular, can either undertake postgraduate or doctoral programs in the Department or equivalent programs in other Universities in Greece or abroad.
The Department of Communication and Digital Media, of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Western Macedonia, organizes and operates from the academic year 2022-2023 a Master's Program (M.S.) entitled “Gaming and Multimedia Application Development” (Government Gazette t.B' 3394/01-07-2022), in accordance with the provisions of Law 4485/2017 (A' 114), as amended and in force. The operating and organizational framework of the Program in question is determined by the Graduate Studies Regulation drawn up in accordance with article 45 of Law 4485/2017 and complements the provisions of Chapter F [Second and Third Cycle of Studies] of Law 4485/2017. The administrative support of M.S. is done by the Department of Communication and Digital Media of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University.
The M.S. “Gaming and Multimedia Application Development” aims to design and develop digital games for any device, emphasizing innovation, good design practices, development of programming skills and uses of appropriate digital tools. The postgraduate program is characterized by multidisciplinarity, connecting academic subjects such as programming, communication, storytelling, directing, image, video, animation, marketing, digital media, etc. The graduates of M.S. specialize and acquire the theoretical and empirical background as well as the skills that enable them to be employed in various professional and research fields related to the design and development of digital games and multimedia applications. Parallel to its research mission, the M.S. also aims at the training of senior executives and policy-makers in professional and social sectors such as Education, Television, Cinema, Businesses, Organizations, etc. for the strategic and efficient design of multimedia applications.
In M.S. graduates of the country or foreign equivalent institutions of Polytechnic Schools, Schools of Sciences, the Department of Communication and Digital Media, and graduates of higher education who have successfully attended programming courses with a minimum of eight (8) ECTS credits are accepted.
The Department of Communication and Digital Media participates in the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program (M.Sc.) “Public Speech and Digital Media” organized by the Pedagogical Department of Early Childhood Education and the Department of Communication and Digital Media of the University of Western Macedonia (published in the Government Gazette 4108/τ.Β ́/12-12- 2019). The Postgraduate Diploma is provided by the Department of Early Childhood Education of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Western Macedonia, with the indication of the collaborating Department of Communication and Digital Media. In the Postgraduate Program are admitted, after the consideration of their formal and substantive qualifications, graduates mainly of Pedagogical, Social, Political, Economic, and Philological sciences as well as graduates of Computer Science, Health, Journalism, Management, Marketing, Communication, and Media without excluding graduates of other Departments of the Institutions of Higher Education of Greece or the Institutions of abroad. The master's degree provides certification of pedagogical and teaching competence to its graduates.
The Department of Communication and Digital Media participates in the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program (M.Sc.) “Education Sciences: Training of Teachers in Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning” organized by the Department of Primary Education in collaboration with the Department of Communication and Digital Media and the Department of Psychology of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Western Macedonia (published in the Government Gazette 4400/τ.Β ́/06-10-2020), according to the provisions of Law 4485/2017 (Government Gazette 114 A’), as amended and in force. The framework of operation and organization of this Program is determined by the Internal Regulations of Postgraduate Studies of the University of Western Macedonia, which regulates issues that are not provided in the current legislation. In the Postgraduate Program "Education Sciences: Teacher Training in Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning" are admitted graduates of Greek Universities or foreign Institutions, who intend to teach cognitive subjects, which are included in the Curricula of Primary and Secondary Education (General, Technical, and Vocational). At the same time, teachers of specialties who already serve in Primary or Secondary Education are admitted. The master's degree provides certification of pedagogical and teaching competence to its graduates.
