The subject covers technology, methods, production systems, and organisations for the collection, processing, design, and manufacturing of information products for distribution in printed or digital form. The subject contains a broad spectrum of related but diverse, often interdisciplinary, subtopics. The subject area is undergoing rapid development and change as a result of the general developments in society and media. The research work connected to the graduate studies is normally carried out within the research projects of the laboratory, although external research work can also be accepted. Since the subject area is very broad and in the midst of a rapid development period, the programme aims both at providing a comprehensive perspective on media, the media industry and media technology, and in-depth knowledge in one or several subareas.
Special attention is given to interdisciplinary and liberal arts insights.
The programme structure is flexible in order to make it adaptable to the special interests of the individual students. In order to enroll in the graduate programme in graphic and digital media technology, the student must have received a university degree in engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering, chemistry, computer science, or electronics, or have the corresponding background knowledge. University degrees in other subjects may also qualify the student for graduate studies focusing on subareas within graphic and digital media technology. This background knowledge can best be obtained through the undergraduate programme in graphic and digital media technology. Background knowledge obtained by other means may, when necessary, be supplemented by courses in the undergraduate programme.