Digital Media

Education objectives

Objectives

This PhD program proposed by the University of Porto and Universidade Nova de Lisboa in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin, provides specialized training in the field of Digital Media.

The emergence of new applications in the area of ​​digital media such as video games, interactive content on the web, interactive TV, video on demand, the emergence of educational software of high impact on the younger generation and, more recently, disclosure of information contents, marketing and leisure in mobile devices, show the importance of the study and research on this type of content and the study of their relationship with technology, the different areas of science and society in general. It is still a clear need for universities to form professionals in this area with the skills corresponding to the various levels of training and, in this case, to the graduate level.

The ultimate goal of this program is to train researchers, academics, and leaders in innovation processes in key areas and applied to Digital Media.