Applications for the Hellenic Open University’s postgraduate programme for the 2012–2013 academic year open on 1/11/2011. The aim of the programme is to provide specialist knowledge in lighting design and the applications of digital technology, and to link them with production.
Modules
The course lasts two years and is divided into four modules.
Year 1:
History of art and history of the science of light
• History of art
• Historical perspectives on light
• Visual communication
• Fundamentals of visual literacy
General principles of lighting
• Perception of light
• Principles of photometry
• Definitions and units of measurement
• Colour and light
• Light and shadow
• Light
Year 2
Lighting technology and links with production
• Lighting techniques and applications
• Rules for rational lighting
• Optimisation of lighting projects
• Cost
• Benefits
Lighting applications and multimedia applications
• Current developments in lighting and optical technologies
• Simulation of lighting conditions
• Developing computer and multimedia skills
Places and entry requirements:
There are 45 places available for the 2012–2013 academic year. Applications are accepted from university graduates of Schools of Architecture and Fine Arts, of the Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments of the Polytechnic Schools, and of Physics and Environmental Engineering departments. Graduates of the following departments are also accepted: Visual and Applied Arts, Fine Arts, Plastic Arts and Art Science, Visual and Applied Arts, Product and Systems Design Engineering, and, from the Technological Educational Institutes (ATEI), the departments of “Interior Architecture, Decoration and Object Design”, Building Renovation and Restoration, Automation, Electrical Engineering, and Photography and Audiovisual Arts.
Information:
Director of Studies: Iakovos Potamianos, Associate Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
For information about the programme, please contact the
Student Registry: Sevastiani Stavropoulou, Eirini Barkoula
tel: 2610 367341, tel: 2610 367342 – fax: 2610 367650 – e-mail: sfp@eap.gr
Switchboard for general information
tel: 2610 367300 – fax: 2610 367650 – e-mail: info@eap.gr
