POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
(Interdisciplinary Program)
Participating Faculties:
Architectural Engineering
Agriculture, AUTH
Administrative Support
School of Architecture
Chair: Prof. G. Papakostas
Director: Prof. M. Ananiadou-Tzimopoulou
Deputy Director: Prof. I. Tsalikidis
The Postgraduate Program in Landscape Architecture, which may lead to a doctoral degree, deals with the study and design of natural and artificial landscapes.
The aim of the Program is to advance knowledge and research on Landscape Architecture and to support the work of Architects, Agronomists, Landscape Architects, etc by educating specialised scientists.
The Postgraduate Program in Landscape Architecture awards a Postgraduate Diploma of Specialisation in Landscape Architecture and a Doctoral Degree (DLA) The postgraduate Diploma requires at least four
semesters of study, in a two-year Program.
Structure:
Landscape Design
Landscape Sciences
Techniques of Landscape Design and Construction
Information:
www.land-arch.eu
www.arch.auth.gr
Tel. 2310 994372, 994398, 995473
email: landscape(at)arch.auth.gr
STUDIES ON PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CULTURAL MONUMENTS
(Interdisciplinary Program)
Participating Schools
Schools of: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Rural and Survey Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, General School
Administrative Support:
School of Architecture
Chair: Prof. G. Papakostas
Director: Prof. K. Palyvou
The Postgraduate Program “Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments”, which can lead to a doctoral degree, offers two options:
a) Preservation and Restoration of Architectural Monuments
b) Preservation and Restoration of Mechanisms and Works of Art.
The aims of this Program are:
a) Advancement of knowledge in the specific subject area
b) Promotion of research in related areas
c) Graduation of Preservation and Restoration experts which the country needs
d) Linking together professionals from various fields in order to enable solutions for the complex requirements and problems of the country’s cultural heritage.
Students have to accomplish three semesters of studies
for both a) and b) options.
Whatever their undergraduate degree is, all the students must attend the “Interdisciplinary Cooperation Studio”.
The organisation of the Program (compulsory core courses and electives for specialisation) and the structure of the individual courses (general theory and practice with theoretical enrichment) allow the students to form a personalized Program of studies as well as to focus on their practical exercise. The structure of the Program permits the students to choose among the various cognitive contents of the seminars to attend and of their diploma project, thus they may expertise in the protection,
conservation and restoration of cultural monuments in accordance with the area of study of their undergraduate degree.
POSTGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM IN MUSEOLOGY
(Inter-Disciplinary Inter-university Program)
Participating Faculties:
School of Architecture, A.U.Th.
School of Mechanical Engineering, A.U.Th.
School of Pre-School Education, A.U.Th
School of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia
Administrative Support:
School of Architecture
Chair: Prof. G. Papakostas
Director: Prof. M. Skaltsa
Director of the Secretariat: P. Nitsiou,
Archaeologist, MA in Conservation, Cand. PhD Museology
The Program includes research and practical postgraduate training in advanced Museology Studies as well as a theoretical and research component that can lead to a doctoral degree.
The Program, which covers four semesters and leads to a postgraduate diploma of Specialisation in Museology, includes lectures, studios, seminars, visits to museums in Greece and abroad, visits to archaeological sites, practical work, written projects, written examinations and a written dissertation or
design diploma project.
In the 1st semester the courses cover three subject areas:
Teaching Area I: Cultural Issues
Teaching Area II: Theoretical Issues of Museology
Teaching Area ππI: Museum Organisation and Administration
In the 2nd semester the courses cover three subject
areas:
Teaching Area πV: Applied Museology
Teaching Area V: Architectural Programming and Design of Museums and Exhibitions, Presentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments Teaching Area VI: Museum Education
In the 3rd semester, students work in a museum or cultural institution in Greece or abroad, either through the traineeships of the Institution of National Scholarships or through other scholarships.
During their internship, the students prepare written reports after their educational visits organised by the Program in museums of Greece and Europe. At the same time, they attend seminars and symposia on Museology, Museum Organisation & Administration, Museum Education, and Architectural Programming & Design of Museums and Exhibitions organised by the Program.
The 4th semester is devoted to the preparation of the students’ dissertation or design diploma project. The Program provides scholarships of excellence to a small number of students.
(The program is currently being transformed to last three semesters, integrating the dissertation or design diploma project in the third semester)
Information:
Tel. 2310 99 5547 / 5756/ 4364
http://ma-museology.web.auth.gr
e-mail: museology(at)arch.auth.gr