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Digital Media

Education 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.

Career opportunities

The PhD program aims to train researchers, academics, and leaders in innovation processes in fundamental and applied areas of Digital Media, ensuring that doctors are prepared to exercise a profession, which consists, generally, the ability to :

  • Create, produce and distribute digital media, taking into account the target audience and the whole of the value chain associated with the field;

  • Managing creative teams and producers;

  • Pursue a specialized professional activity, breeding organizations, production and processing of content aimed at their distribution to various effects, from the mass media, to education, to leisure, to marketing, for videogames, and the corporate broadcasting;

  • Apply knowledge, solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments and within multidisciplinary contexts to develop studies of analysis and synthesis and to develop research projects in the relevant participating scientific fields.

General characterization

DGES code

1194

Cicle

PhD (3rd Cycle)

Degree

Doutor

Access to other programs

Available soon

Coordinator

Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia

Opening date

October

Vacancies

8

Fees

Portuguese students: 2 750 Euros/ year

Foreign students: 2 750 Euros/ year

Schedule

Daytime

Teaching language

Available soon

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 4 years

Credits: 240 ECTS

Specialty in Audiovisual and Interactive Content Creation

Scientific Area Acronym ECTS
Mandatory Optional

Communication Sciences

 CCOM 202,5 -

Communication Technologies

 TECCOM 15 -
Any Scientific area QAC - 22,5
TOTAL 217,5 22,5

Specialty in Industry, Publics and Markets

Scientific Area Acronym ECTS
Mandatory Optional

Communication Sciences

 CCOM 202,5 -

Communication Technologies

 TECCOM 15 -
Any Scientific area QAC - 22,5
TOTAL 217,5 22,5

Specialty in Technology

Scientific Area Acronym ECTS
Mandatory Optional

Communication Sciences

 CCOM 22,5 -

Communication Technologies

 TECCOM 195 -
Any Scientific area QAC - 22,5
TOTAL 217,5 22,5

Specialty in Journalism

Scientific Area Acronym ECTS
Mandatory Optional

Communication Sciences

 CCOM 202,5 -

Communication Technologies

 TECCOM 15 -
Any Scientific area QAC - 22,5
TOTAL 217,5 22,5

Conditions of admittance

Admission rules:

To enter the doctoral program, the candidate must meet the conditions set by national legislation, by the specific applicable regulations, in particular, meet at least one of the alternatives expressed in the following paragraphs:

Hold a master''''s degree or 2nd cycle engineering studies in technological and scientific areas related to digital media, information and communication sciences or design;

Have an undergraduate higher education, obtained in national or foreign institution recognized as valid by the scientific program committee and hold a relevant academic or scientific curriculum recognized as attesting the capacity to accomplish this cycle of studies by the Scientific Council;

Owning a professional or scientific curriculum recognized by the scientific committee, as relevant and appropriate. 

Documentation of the application process (on line):

  • Qualifications certificate listing the grades obtained;

  • Curriculum vitae;

  • Candidates artistic areas must present a portfolio;

  • Statement of Intent (Letter of Intent) in which the candidate explains why he/she are interested in doing this PhD program;

Ranking:

The selection of candidates is responsibility of the Scientific Committee by assessing the submitted documentation. Potentially eligible applicants may be called for an interview.

Evaluation rules

Available soon