Since 1993, the Department has founded three distinct thematic sections and operates six laboratories (Laboratory of Social Media Research, Laboratory of Management and Promotion of Cultural Environment, Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Education and Media, Audiovisual Laboratory, Psychology of Communication & Media Laboratory, Laboratory of Journalism Studies and Communication Applications), which provide rich research and educational work, for which more information can be obtained through the study guide and the websites of the Laboratories.
The Department established the Institute of Applied Communications, an institute with rich research, publishing and study activity. The Institute of Applied Communication has already produced a number of important surveys. It has organized seminars (e.g., the Athens Olympic Broadcasting), conferences (e.g., Athens 2004: Post-Olympics reflection), lectures circles, and it has published a sufficient number of books and already since 2004 it issues the first and so far only journal for the study of the communication phenomenon in the country under the title "Matters of Communication". The research and production activity of the Institute is regarded as a paradigm by a number of other important research institutions.
Three Sections of the Department:
The Section of Social and Political Analysis of Communication
The section of Social and Political Analysis of Communication was established in 1994 and coordinates the subjects of political, social, economic, and legal dimensions of Press, Radio, Television and the Internet. The Section of Political Analysis of Communication hosts the Laboratory for Social Research in the Media established in 2002. The Laboratory focuses particularly on social research on the use of the internet, personal computers, multimedia, satellite and digital television and the new communication technologies in general. The Section contributes to the Undergraduate Programme “Communication & Media Studies”, the ΜΑ Programme “Politics in the era of the Internet” and the ΜΑ Programme MSc in Media and Refugee / Migration Flows (https://migromedia.gr/) taught in English language as well as the Doctoral Studies Programme of the Department of Communication and Media Studies.
The Section of Culture, Environment, Communication Applications and Technology
The Section of Culture, Environment, Communication Applications and Technology has been established in 1994 and coordinates the subjects of Theory of Communication, Aesthetics, History and Theory of Culture and Art, Protection and Management of Cultural Heritage, Environment and Publicity, Printed, Radio and Television Journalism and Production, and New Information Technologies in Communication and in Education. The Section of Culture, Environment, Communication Applications and Technology hosts the Laboratory of Arts and Cultural Management and the Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Education and the Mass Media, and also contributes to the intersectional Laboratory of Audiovisual Media of the Department of Communication and Media Studies.The Section contributes to the Undergraduate Programme “Communication & Media Studies”, the MΑ Programmes “Cultural and Cinema Studies” and “Digital Communication Media and Interaction Environments”.
The Section of Psychology of Communication, Communication Practices and Planning
The Section of Psychology of Communication, Communication Practices and Planning was established in 1994 and it combines the study of three important topics of communication:
The aim of the section is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to foster and promote scholarship on both face-to-face and digitally mediated interpersonal communication, as well as on the impact of digital communication at a personal, group and social level. On the other hand, it aims to analyze the role of journalism within the societal context, as well as how media structures, advertising and public relations are affected by public polices and developments in technology. The Section’s academic staff comes from diverse areas of specialization such as Cognitive and Social Psychology, Advertising, Communication Policy and Journalism.
The Section of Psychology of Communication, Communication Practices and Planning hosts the Psychology of Media and Communication Laboratory, as well as the Laboratory of Journalism Studies and Communication Applications, and also contributes to the intersectional Laboratory of Audiovisual Media of the Department of Communication and Media Studies.
Six Laboratories of the Department:
The Department is connected to the network "@thina" of the NKUA, ensuring continuous access to the internet, both for Department and for the students. More info: http://en.media.uoa.gr/
