The first cycle of studies at the Department of Sociology lasts four (4) academic years / eight (8) academic semesters. The Curriculum includes, in total, four (4) winter semesters (A, C, E, G) and four (4) spring semesters (B, D, F, H). The academic year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of the following calendar year. Each semester includes a minimum of thirteen (13) full weeks of teaching. The educational curriculum of each academic year is divided into two semesters. Undergraduate studies at the Department of Sociology last eight (8) academic semesters (four years). The maximum duration of study is the minimum period of study, increased by four (4) academic semesters. After completing the maximum duration of study, the Department Secretariat issues a withdrawal certificate. Students may, upon application to the Department Secretariat, interrupt their studies for a period not exceeding two (2) years. Student status is suspended at the time of interruption of studies.
Study Methods
- Full-time study
The duration of studies in all four-year departments in Greek universities is determined by the applicable legal framework. - Part-time study
Exceptionally, exceeding the maximum duration of study is permitted under specific conditions as defined by the applicable legal framework. - Suspension of studies
Students have the right to discontinue their studies by submitting a written request to the Department Secretariat in accordance with the applicable legal framework.
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
Credits (ECTS)
The Curriculum of the Department of Sociology is fully harmonized with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), as well as with the relevant Greek legislative framework. The credit units (ECTS) corresponding to each course reflect the student workload required to complete all the activities of the specific course, such as attending lectures, participating in workshops or seminars, preparing assignments, using university libraries for research and bibliographic information and, finally, participating in all types of exams. In accordance with the applicable legislation, the ECTS that each student of the Department of Sociology must accumulate in order to obtain a degree are distributed as follows:
- 6 ECTS per course (if the student proceeds to write a thesis)
This thesis receives 12 ECTS - 30 ECTS per semester
- 60 ECTS per academic year
- 240 ECTS for obtaining a degree in 4 years of study
In the context of student mobility, the Department ensures that all necessary conditions for the mandatory implementation of the ECTS system are met.
REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A DEGREE
- Success in the 17 mandatory "core" courses of the first four semesters.
- Completion of a minimum of 240 credit units – ECTS.
- Successful attendance of at least 4 (four) seminars.
- There are 64 courses available in total, of which students must attend at least 40.
- It is noted that the Department's educational activities also include the Open European Course "“European Citizenship and Fundamental Rights“". Students can attend this course without registering and it is not credited with teaching and credit units.
SEMINARS
Process for selecting students for a seminar and registering their declaration
Students interested in registering for seminar courses should express their interest by contacting the instructors during the first lecture of the courses and at the times when the seminars are scheduled or in an alternative manner indicated by the instructor (e.g. registration by email to the instructor).
For the selection of those interested in a seminar, the following criteria apply in combination:
a. Grades in courses taken prior to or related to the seminar. These courses are determined by the instructor and are fixed.
b. Number of seminars that the student has already registered for. Students who have registered for less than 4 seminars are given priority (in order of the smallest number of seminars).
c. A quota of participating students in the seminar is set depending on their semester of study. A percentage of participation is set for the seminar seats by students studying in the same semester as the semester to which the seminar belongs and by students studying in semesters longer than the semester of the seminar.
It is clarified that the time of the declaration - application to participate in a seminar does not affect the final selection.
The number of participants in the seminars is a minimum twenty (20) students and cannot exceed twenty-five (25).
Attending seminars is mandatory. They can be made at most up to three (3) absences (including excused absences).
The instructors rank all students interested in participating in the seminar, according to the above criteria.
The selection of students who will participate in the seminar is finalized on the 2η week of the seminars, utilizing, where necessary, the runners-up from the ranking order of all students who applied-registered for participation. After the final selection, the lecturers send the lists of the selected students to the Secretariat, which communicates the final lists of participants in the seminars.
It is therefore clarified that seminar courses will appear as eligible on the StudentWeb electronic platform only after the announcement of the final list of students selected for the seminars.
RESEARCH SEMINAR
The Research Seminar presents undergraduate and graduate theses, progress reports of doctoral theses in order to ensure the necessary publicity, as well as proposals from lecturers of the Department of Sociology in order to develop a forum for academic discussion within the Department.
COURSE REGISTRATION
From 1ο up to 4ο The maximum number of courses that can be registered per semester is six (6).
During the first two years of study, it is not permitted to register for courses from a semester higher than the one the student is currently taking.
From 5ο until 7ο semester of studies, students may register for up to seven (7) courses, provided that at least two (2) of the seven (7) courses are courses from previous semesters. During the 8thο semester, students may register for up to eight (8) courses, provided that at least three (3) of the eight (8) courses are courses from previous semesters.
Students studying beyond 8th semester of study have the possibility of registering for up to eight (8) courses per semester.
This decision (General Assembly meeting no. 18/06-07-2011) comes into effect from the academic year 2012-2013 for all undergraduate students of the Department, regardless of their year of registration.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COURSES
Update and clarification of topic 4.5 of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NO. 43/12.09.2003
Students of the Department of Sociology may declare courses offered by other Departments of the School of Social Sciences, except for foreign language courses. Also, students of the Department of Sociology are permitted to include in their total course load for their degree up to four courses in total from other Departments of the School of Social Sciences. Courses from other departments are considered mandatory electives.
GRADUATE THESIS
Students with an average grade of 7.00, including performance at 7, have the possibility of registering for the Compulsory Elective course of the 8th semester "Research and Writing (Graduate Thesis)" with code 476.ο semester of study. The selection of a student with a grade point average of less than 7.00 is at the discretion of each member of the Department's teaching staff who undertakes the supervision of the work.
PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Registration requirements: Students who are in the third (3ο) year of study may declare the Compulsory Elective Course of Practical Training provided that by their second year of study they have accumulated at least 90 ECTS (15 courses) and students of the fourth (4th) year, that they have accumulated 120 ECTS (20 courses) by the third year of study.
Previous Years' Study Programs:
Undergraduate Program of Studies for the Academic Year 2024 – 2025: here
Undergraduate Program of Studies for the Academic Year 2023 – 2024: here