We offer a recognised, cutting edge Postgraduate Programme in Social Policy with expert professors and international collaborations. We develop interdisciplinary studies in a very friendly and well-organized academic environment. We have many years of experience, hundreds of graduates, visibility in academia and penetration in the labour market. Above all, we respect the expectations of our students and return the investment they make in our programme.

‘Social Policy’ in our programme means development, design, analysis and evaluation of mostly public policies with social redistribution as the means and social justice as the goal. Our three specialisations cover a most wide range of issues including migration, citizenship and social discrimination, economics, the administration and evaluation of health services and policies, contemporary reforms of social policy systems and the Europeanisation of social rights.

The programme delves into and interdisciplinarily analyses the response of organised societies to the grand challenges of the 21st century linked to global issues ranging from poverty and inequalities to new forms of work and climate change.

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The programme at a glance

Specialisations

The programme awards a Postgraduate Diploma in the following specialisations:

1. European Social Policy & Social Rights
2. Health Economics, Management and Policy
3. Policies on Migration, Social Discrimination and Citizenship

Aims of the programme

• To provide postgraduate studies of a high academic standard
• To systematically develop the knowledge and skills required for a successful career at academic/research and/or professional level in the fields of social policy
• To build the competences needed to design and implement social policies at the macro (national–supranational) and micro (specific fields) level
• To acquire the methodological knowledge and analytical skills required for doctoral studies

Number of students admitted, tuition fees

The number of students admitted to the programme is set at a maximum of thirty (30) per specialisation each year (90 students in total). Tuition fees amount to €2,500 for the entire programme. Up to 30% of admitted students are fully exempt from tuition fees on the basis of income criteria.

Teaching

Classes are held on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, and attendance is compulsory. At least 35% of courses are delivered remotely.

Knowledge, skills and career prospects

The programme explores all contemporary social policy issues at national and supranational level. It examines theoretical questions of social policy as an interdisciplinary field in order to understand and interpret social interventions in areas such as migration and combating social discrimination, the effective organisation and management of health services, and the Europeanisation and internationalisation of social policy on the path towards European integration. In this context, it equips students with a broad range of high-level knowledge and skills that systematically strengthen their career prospects in relevant international and national organisations, in the public and private sector, in NGOs, civil society organisations, social entrepreneurship, etc.

Eligible degree holders

The programme accepts graduates of all departments of Greek Higher Education Institutions, as well as graduates of equivalent recognised institutions abroad.

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Curriculum by specialisation

For more information: dsep.uop.gr/pms-koinoniki-politiki