Doctorate Media Art and Communication

• What will I learn in this course?

  What will I learn in this course?

  The PhD in Media Art and Communication trains researchers, artists, and professionals to think and create critically at the intersection of art and technology, cultural industries, and contemporary creative practices. The program integrates research in areas such as film and sound, immersive and interactive technologies, digital curation, theory, and criticism. Starting in the first year, each student develops the structure of their dissertation with tutorial support, with the second and third years dedicated to research and writing chapters. The dissertation may take the form of a monograph, an artistic project, or a published research paper. The doctoral program is part of the European network FILMEU. The European University for Film and Media Arts and the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral network DECADOCS (Decadence for Doctoral Studies). Classes are held three days a week after work and are taught in English.

• Entry requirements and conditions

  Entry requirements and conditions

  The following are eligible to apply a) Holders of a master's degree or legal equivalent from the fields of communication studies or studies; b) Holders of a bachelor's degree who have a particularly relevant curriculum vitae that is recognized as the Scientific Committee of the doctorate; c) Holders of an academic, scientific and professional curriculum vitae that is recognized as attesting to the ability to (c) holders of an academic, scientific and professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting to their ability to carry out this EC by the Scientific Committee of the doctorate. Documents required for the Application: - Thesis pre-project; - Letter of Motivation; - Curriculum Vitae; - Certificates of Qualifications. The selection process includes a compulsory individual interview to assess your motivation and qualifications to attend the course. and qualifications to attend the course.

• Seriation Criteria

  Seriation Criteria

  • 50% - Doutoramento - Classificação Mestrado
  • 50% - Doutoramento - Apreciação Curricular

  Candidato sem nota habilitação anterior

  • 100% - Doutoramento - Apreciação Curricular

• Technical and professional skills that I will acquire

  Technical and professional skills that I will acquire

  The doctoral program develops advanced skills in the fields of arts, media, and communication, with a focus on: (1) the critical analysis of the relationships between technology, culture, and contemporary media practices; (2) research on the processes of creation, circulation, and reception of media artifacts and objects in digital contexts; (3) the development of artistic and theoretical projects in film, sound, immersive technologies, and digital curation; (4) the application of experimental, analytical, and interdisciplinary methodologies geared toward artistic and cultural research in transnational contexts.

• Study plan and curriculum structure

  Study plan and curriculum structure

  • 1º Ano / Common Core
    • [1º Semestre]
    • Digital Aesthetics 7.5 ects
    • Media Arts and Immersion 7.5 ects
    • Research laboratory in media arts and creative industries I 15 ects

    • [2º Semestre]
    • Media Archeology 7.5 ects
    • Research laboratory inmedia arts and creative industries II 15 ects
    • Research Methodologies in Communication and Media Arts 7.5 ects
  • 2º Ano / Common Core
    • [1º Semestre]
    • Thesis Seminar I 30 ects

    • [2º Semestre]
    • Thesis Seminar II 30 ects
  • 3º Ano / Common Core
    • [Anual]
    • Thesis 60 ects

• Course Team

  Course Team

  Adriana Sá

  Alexander Gerner

  Catarina Leitão

  David Novack

  Filipe Luz

  José Miranda

  José Pinto

  João Carrilho

  João Cardoso

  Manuel Fernandes

  Rita Alberto

  Rui Antunes

  Victor Flores

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• Infrastructure and Equipment

  Infrastructure and Equipment

  The PhD program benefits from the infrastructure of the Department of Film and Media Arts, which boasts the most advanced equipment in the Iberian Peninsula, enabling the development of artistic research and projects within a real-world context of audiovisual and multimedia production. The continuous updating of the technological infrastructure ensures access to tools used in the international film, sound, and digital media industries. Highlights: - Digital Cinema Cameras: ARRI Alexa, RED Digital Cinema, and Sony Venice; - Production Studios: multi-camera television, Green Screen (Chroma Key), and Motion Capture (MoCap); - Early Visual Media Lab with immersive historical equipment - photographic and pre-photographic - covering the effects of animation, three-dimensionality, and other optical illusions; - Post-Production and Color: editing and color grading labs, with AVID Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve, including HDR viewing rooms; - Sound: surround mixing and Dolby Atmos studios, ADR booths, and Pro Tools labs; - Fernando Lopes Cinema.

• Scientific areas of the course

  Scientific areas of the course

  Jornalismo e reportagem

• Research

  Research

  The doctoral research is conducted in close collaboration with CICANT, the Center for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies¿and its various laboratories dedicated to digital heritage and the humanities, technology, journalism, and literacy. In this context, students are encouraged to participate in ongoing research projects, grant applications, publications, and academic conferences, conducting research aligned with their academic and artistic interests. The PhD program's integration into the European network FILMEU. The European University for Film and Media Arts provides students with access to regularly organized summits and workshops, international mobility, networking, and scholarship opportunities. The program's curriculum includes advanced training in research methodologies geared toward international academic output.

• Observations

  Observations

  - Integration in the European University project FILMEU - The European University for Film and Media Arts, with strong implications in terms of mobility, integration of invited foreign professors, access to residency periods and research stays at institutions that are members of the consortium; - Integration in the strategic project of the CICANT R&D unit with a research focus on Media Arts and Cultural and Creative Industries; -The PhD is supervised by the Department of Cinema and Media Arts at ULHT, with strong training experience in this area and the best-ranked school in the competition to support higher education training at ICA - Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual. This Department is is also one a full member of CILECT, the world association of film and media schools. - Connection to three international programs Erasmus Mundus Masters with consequent potential to attract top students; - Faculty with a solid connection and relevant curriculum; - High-quality equipment and facilities; - Volume and size of approved and ongoing R&D projects where students can integrate;

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