Courses
Each semester consists of thirteen (13) full teaching weeks. All courses are taught for three hours per week.For the award of the M.Sc. degree, 90 credits (ECTS) are required. Specifically, 30 credits per semester, i.e. 7.5 credits per course and 22.5 credits for the Diploma Thesis.
Courses include teaching (delivery, assignments, examinations). Each student is required to attend and successfully pass a total of 8 courses, 4 courses per semester. The third semester includes the attendance of the Dissertation Seminar, as well as the preparation of the Dissertation and the student’s examination on it.
The educational process of each course includes one or more of the following forms:
- synchronous distance learning and asynchronous distance learning
- One-to-one or group assignments,
- seminars, tutorials per course, study visits and excursions; and
- Preparation of a thesis.
The link between theory and practice is a key objective of the MSc and runs through all courses of the curriculum as well as the entire educational process across the whole range and scientific fields of the programme.
1st Semester
| Code | Title | Characterization | Duration | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEO5106 | Policy and Governance | Mandatory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5103 | The Contractual Policies of Local Government | Mandatory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5122 | Biocultural Development and Local Society | Mandatory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5101 | Organisational Redesign of Public Bodies | optional compulsory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5102 | eGovernment | optional compulsory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5110 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS I Α. Electronic tools in the distance learning method, Β. Pedagogical seminars in distance learning and research/research methodology/writing scientific papers | Mandatory | - | |
| Total Semester Credits | 30 | |||
2nd Semester
| Code | Title | Characterization | Duration | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEO5105 | Strategic and Operational Planning | Mandatory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5114 | Administrative Reforms: State and Local Government | Mandatory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5109 | Local government and local public policies | Mandatory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5108 | Public Policies of the European Union | optional compulsory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5207 | Special issues of Public Employment Law | optional compulsory | 3 | 7,5 |
| DEO5110 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS III Α. Electronic tools in the distance learning method, Β. Pedagogical seminars in distance learning | Mandatory | - | |
| Total Semester Credits | 30 | |||
3rd Semester
| Code | Title | Characterization | Duration | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEO5116 | Specialized seminars in Research Methodology, in the context of the Diploma Thesis | Mandatory | - | - |
| DEO5116 | Preparation of Postgraduate Diploma Thesis | - | 30 | |
| Total Semester Credits | 30 | |||