The MSc starts in the winter semester of each academic year. In addition to theoretical education, the curriculum emphasizes laboratory training of students through the preparation of assignments and projects within the course. It also emphasizes research to prepare students who wish to continue to the third cycle of studies. The MSc is full-time and comprises three (3) semesters of study. The first two (2) semesters are devoted to coursework, while the third semester is devoted to the preparation of the Master’s Thesis (M.D.E.). A total of ninety (90) credit hours (ECTS) are required for the award of the M.D.E. degree. Students are required to successfully complete eight (8) courses (four in each semester) in order to obtain the degree. Students who wish to prepare for the third cycle of studies have the possibility to substitute two (2) courses of the curriculum with a research topic (outside the M.Sc.) in which they will study and present research papers and/or write a review article and/or a research article on the given topic.
Each course corresponds to six (6) or eight (8) credit hours (ECTS) and is not less than thirty-nine (39) credit hours. During the third semester of study, students complete the M.D.E., which corresponds to (30) thirty (30) credit hours (ECTS). Courses are taught in Greek with the possibility of teaching in English if necessary.
The permitted duration of the requirements for the postgraduate degree is from a minimum of three (3) to a maximum of eight (8) academic semesters. However, in exceptional cases, a suspension of study may be granted upon recommendation of the Board of Trustees and decision of the Departmental Assembly, and this time shall not be counted towards the total required duration for the award of the Diploma of Postgraduate Studies (M.Sc.).
