Master's Degree in Industrial Management and Technology. Department of Industrial Management and Technology. School of Maritime and Industrial Studies. University of Piraeus.

Description

The subject of the Postgraduate Studies Programme is the scientific training and specialisation of scientists on:
a) Logistics Management
b) Energy and Environmental Management
c) Project Management & Product Development.
The programme's objectives are the following:
a) Promotion of scientific knowledge and research:
- on Logistics, with the purpose of improving the various management operations of the supply chain, the management of the transport operation, the storage and control of raw materials, management of production, scheduling and forecasting, product distribution, customer service, by-product management;
- on Energy and Environmental Management, contributing to the methodical and analytical formulation of energy and environmental problems, as well as to the effective management thereof;
- on Project Management, which deals with the methodology, the tools and the techniques for scheduling, executing, and following a project, and on Product Development, which involves the use of modern principles, methods, practices, and advanced tools, for the creation and introduction of new, innovative, products to the market;
b) the creation of specialised scientists who are capable of responsibly manning Agencies of the private and public sector, with the purpose of drafting studies or providing consultation and other services on the themes covered by the Postgraduate Studies Programme.

Further Information

The Postgraduate Studies Programme is organized into three directions:
(a) Logistics Management, (b) Energy and Environmental Management and (c) Project Management & Product Development.
The basic purpose of the PSP is the cultivation of knowledge and the development of research in fields related to the three directions and the creation of specialised scientists, who are capable of responsibly manning businesses of the private and public sector, with the purpose of preparing studies or providing knowhow, along with consulting or other services in the subjects covered.
This postgraduate programme is suitably organised and designed that thanks to its faculty, the material and technical infrastructure, the programme of studies, the proper organisation and its thematic pluralism, covers through the necessary knowledge, courses, and research the requirements, the concerns, and the pursuits of its students.

Relation To Employment

Holders of qualifications that belong to this type may work either as self-employed or in positions of responsibility in companies and organizations in the private or in the public sector.

Transitions

Access to this type of qualification have those who hold a Bachelor Degree (level 6). The selection of graduate students is mainly based on the following criteria: the overall grade of the Bachelor Degree, the grades in undergraduate courses that are relevant with the subjects of the Master’s program, the performance in thesis, where is foreseen at the undergraduate level and any research activity of the candidate. The detailed application of the above mentioned criteria, the definition of additional criteria or the conducting of examinations and interviews, the results of which are taken into account in the selection, are determined by decision of the relevant Department.
Holders of such qualifications gain access to study programmes at the same level or at level 8.

Ways To Aquire

Qualifications of this type are acquired via formal education.