Sustainable Interior Design of Buildings (EPK)

Upon successful completion of the PSP, students will be able to:

• Know the wider fields of indoor environmental quality, ventilation, thermal comfort, the building envelope, indoor air quality, lighting and acoustics.
• Develop high-level skills in the wider fields of Indoor Environmental Quality, ventilation, thermal comfort, the building envelope, indoor air quality, lighting and acoustics with focus in the analysis, recording and selection of appropriate actions to improve the health and well-being of the building users.
• Propose, plan, depict and document actions and ventilation systems, thermal comfort, building envelope, indoor air quality, lighting and acoustics systems by implementing modern techniques and technologies.
• Contribute meaningfully to the improvement of interior built environments
• Develop the skills needed in the field of sustainable interior design, for both newly built and existing constructions, and balance strategic preferences that promote rational energy use, energy conservation, ventilation, heating, cooling and lighting system effectiveness, as well as the health and well-being of the occupants.

Admission requirements

The Post-graduate programme accepts graduates or higher institution diplomas of related disciplines. The programme is offered in Greek. 

The knowledge of a foreign language and good computer-Internet skills would be useful for the successful participation in the programme.

Note:

Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education means graduates of Greek Universities or Polytechnics or Higher School of Fine Arts or Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education or Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) or those who hold academically equivalent first cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions with the degrees awarded by the Greek Higher Educational Institutions, in accordance with the provisions of article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.)

Marking:

For the evaluation of the application to the Postgraduate Studies Programme, it will be examined whether the candidate’s institution of study is or may be included in the National Register of Recognised Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate’s degree is or may be included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognised Institutions of Foreign Countries.

The Hellenic Open University, if the degree is included in the list of article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, must request a “Certificate of Place of Study”, which is issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies is confirmed as the Greek territory, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of the studies that took place in the Greek territory is in a public higher education institution or in a recognized foreign educational institution within the meaning of paragraph b) of article 299 of Law No. 4957/2022.

The PSP «Sustainable Interior Design of Buildings» is structured in three (3) academic semesters, which include five (5) Course Modules (CM), five (5) Laboratory Course Modules (LCM) and a Postgraduate Thesis (DE).

The minimum period of study is three (3) academic semesters. The total number of credits (ECTS) required to obtain the Master’s Degree is 90 ECTS.

Instructions for the selection of Course Module (CM) and Laboratory Course Module (LCM)

You can choose from one (1) to three (3) CMs/LCMs for each semester (30 ECTS).

The selection of the CM and LCM is suggested to be followed in the order that the program structure follows.

During the CM enrollment process, the CM of the previous semester it is suggested to be completed first and then the CM of the next semester should be selected.

The preparation of the Master’s thesis (EPK DE) presupposes the successful attendance of five (5) CMs and the LCM of 1st and 2nd semester.

The viva exam of the Master’s thesis presupposes the successful completion of all CMs and LCMs of the Program.

The minimum duration of study in the Master’s Program is three (3) academic semesters. To complete the program in three (3) academic semesters, the successful completion of all CMs and LCMs must completed in each semester (30 ECTS) along with the Master’s thesis.

In order to obtain the Master’s degree, the successful completion of five (5) CMs, three (3) LCMs as well as the successful completion and presentation of the Master’s thesis, is mandatory.

Academic Supervision Committee:

Doulos Lampros, Associate Professor of HOU (President of the ASC)

Zerefos Stylianos, Professor of HOU

Zervas Efthimios, Professor of HOU

Balaras Konstantinos, National Observatory of Athens

Karellas Sotirios, Professor of NTUA

Pallis Platon, LTS of NTUA

Theodosiou Theodoros, Professor of AUTH

Tsagrasoulis Aris, Professor of UTH

Financial contribution for admitted students until the academic year 2023-2024:

The financial contribution for students to the Programme is as follows:

The cost of each Module is €300, the cost of each Laboratory Course Module (L.C.M.) is €400 and the cost of the Master Thesis is €400.

The total financial contribution for the Programme is: €3,100.

Financial contribution for students commencing from the academic year 2024-2025:

The financial contribution for students to the Programme is as follows:

The cost of each Module is €400, the cost of each Laboratory Course Module (L.C.M.) is €400 and the cost of the Master Thesis is €400.

The total financial contribution for the Programme is: €3,600.

Student Registration Department:

Tel: +30 2610 367315. E-mail: epk@eap.gr    

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Students’ Service Office:

Tel.: +30 2610 367600. E-mail: info@eap.gr