Legislative framework

The Postgraduate Studies Programme was
established in accordance with the provisions of Law 4485/2017, Official
Gazette (114 t. A/4-8-17) and the Official Gazette of the Establishment of the
P.M.S. (3920, vol. B, Decision Number 7 (10-9-2018).

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Postgraduate degrees awarded

After completion of the relevant programme of
study, the P.M.S. awards a Diploma of Postgraduate Studies in the following
specialisations:

• Policies on Migration, Social Discrimination
  and Citizenship
• Health Economics, Management and Policy
• European Social Policy and Social Rights

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Duration

The duration of study for the award of the
Diploma of Postgraduate Studies is defined as three (3) academic semesters,
including the time for the preparation of the Diploma thesis.

The maximum time allowed for the completion of
studies is set at four (4) academic semesters, with the exception of students
who have applied for and received the prescribed deferral.  The extension of studies by one semester
applies only to the writing of the Diploma thesis.

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Dismissal from the P.M.S.

The Department Assembly, following a
recommendation of the Postgradute Programme Coordinating Committee, may decide
to dismiss postgraduate students if they:

• exceed the maximum permitted number of
  absences
• have failed in the examination of a course
  or courses, in accordance with Article 12, and have not successfully completed
  the programme
• exceed the maximum duration of study, as
  stipulated in this Regulation, unless there are demonstrably serious and
  exceptional reasons that have been communicated during the course of study
• violate the rules of academic ethics, for
  instance by committing plagiarism
• fail to pay due tuition fees on time.
• request withdrawal; in this case dismissal
  is automatic.

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Student obligations for the award of the Diploma

a) attendance and successful completion of the
relevant obligations in the individual courses of the study programme
(assignments, research projects, examinations, etc.) within two semesters b) completion
of the postgraduate thesis, within the prescribed period and c) fulfilment of
the financial obligations of the Programme (payment of outstanding tuition
fees, as stated in the annual call for interest for the Programme).

Examination periods are identical to the
examination periods of the undergraduate programmes of study, as defined in the
academic calendar of the University of the Peloponnese.

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Course resit

If a postgraduate student fails a course, he
or she may be re-examined in that course in the (re-)examination period in
September.

If a postgraduate student fails the
examination of a course or courses, so that according to the provisions of the
Regulations for Postgraduate Studies he/she is deemed not to have successfully
completed the programme, then the procedure provided for in Article 34, para. 6
of Law 4485/17 applies. More specifically, the student may be examined, at
his/her request, by a three-member committee of faculty members of the School,
who have the same or related subject matter as the course being examined and
who are appointed by the Department Assembly. The lecturer responsible for the
examination of the course is excluded from the committee.

If the student fails to apply within 15 days
from the date of the announcement of the examination score, or if he/she fails
the examination by the three-member committee, then the student’s irrevocable
dismissal from the P.M.S. is suggested to the Department Assembly.

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Procedure for the preparation of the Postgraduate Diploma Thesis

The third (3rd) semester of the Programme
provides for the preparation of the Postgraduate Diploma Thesis.

The postgraduate student is entitled to submit
a thesis if he/she has successfully completed all the courses of the first two
(2) semesters. He/she submits to the Secretariat of the P.M.S an application
form indicating the proposed title of the thesis, the proposed supervisor and
an abstract of the proposed thesis. The P.M.S. Secretariat forwards the
application to the Coordinating Committee of the student’s specialisation.

The thesis, according to the founding Decree,
must be completed within one semester.

The postgraduate student supports his/her
thesis in public. The date of the support is announced by the Secretariat of
the P.M.S. The Diploma thesis is examined by a three-member Examination
Committee, in which the supervisor and two other P.M.S. lecturers participate.
The tripartite Examination Committee is appointed by the Coordinating Committee
upon a proposal made by the supervisor. The approval of the thesis requires the
agreement of at least two members of the committee. After its examination and
approval, the revised, final version of the thesis is submitted by the
candidate in electronic form, in four copies and two CDs, to the Postgraduate
Programme Secretariat.

A change in the topic of the thesis may be
made in exceptional cases with documented justification by the student and
after approval of the supervisor. A change of supervisor may be made in
exceptional cases (e.g. due to a change of topic) by decision of the Department
Assembly.

In case of serious difficulties in the
cooperation between supervisor and student, the matter is referred to the
Coordinating Committee of the P.M.S.

Any other issue related to the preparation of
a Postgraduate Diploma thesis which is not provided for herein, is regulated by
the respective Writing Guide, which is approved by the Department Assembly.

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Grading of the Diploma

The grade of the Diploma is determined by the
grades obtained in the courses of the Programme and the Diploma thesis. More
specifically, the grade of the Diploma is calculated by multiplying the grade
of each course and of the thesis by the corresponding ECTS. Then, all the
products are added and the sum is divided by 90 (which is the total ECTS of the
Programme).

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