Further Information
The subject of this Postgraduate Studies Programme of the Department of Sociology is the education of scientists, researchers and executives of social organisations, local governments, non-government organisations, institutes, and businesses of the social sector in critical fields of social development and cohesion. In addition, the PSP aims a) to the familiarisation of learners to the following themes: social organization, social inequalities and social discrimination, policies for employment and social development, for delinquency and crime-fighting policies, as well as b) acquisition of special knowledge for the theory and methodology of social research and mainly of its techniques and analytical tools for the study and scientific thorough examination of the theoretical and applied fields of social development.
Education in the conduct of applied social research, on European Union issues, and on issues related to local development and social cohesion, on the above themes includes the accurate formulation of research questions and hypotheses, the development of a research plan and of research techniques, the procedure for collecting data, as well as the qualitative and quantitative processing thereof. Finally, the objectives include the processing of alternative models of social development, based on the local and regional specificities, with the purpose of promoting social and financial integration of socially vulnerable groups and the mitigation of risks for social marginalization.
Relation To Employment
Holders of qualifications that belong to this type may work either as self-employed or in positions of responsibility in companies and organizations in the private or in the public sector.
Transitions
Access to this type of qualification have those who hold a Bachelor Degree (level 6). The selection of graduate students is mainly based on the following criteria: the overall grade of the Bachelor Degree, the grades in undergraduate courses that are relevant with the subjects of the Master’s program, the performance in thesis, where is foreseen at the undergraduate level and any research activity of the candidate. The detailed application of the above mentioned criteria, the definition of additional criteria or the conducting of examinations and interviews, the results of which are taken into account in the selection, are determined by decision of the relevant Department.
Holders of such qualifications gain access to study programmes at the same level or at level 8.
Ways To Aquire
Qualifications of this type are acquired via formal education.