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Programme of Study

The MSc Programme in Primary Health Care at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki aims to provide specialized knowledge and promote research activity in the scientific fields of Primary Health Care, based on an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to health at a population level.

Programme Details

• Faculty: Health Sciences
• School: Medicine
• Qualification Awarded: MSc in "Primary Health Care"
• Programme of Study: Primary Health Care
• Cycle/Level: 2nd/Postgraduate
• Academic Year: 2024 - 2025
• Status: Active
• ECTS/Workload: One ECTS unit corresponds to 25 hours of workload.

Qualification Awarded

The qualification awarded is an MSc in "Primary Health Care".

Level of Qualification

The level of qualification is postgraduate.

Specific Admission Requirements

• PTYCHIO: Degree from a University in Greece or from a recognized foreign institution of equivalent status or from a Technological Education Institute.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

For the award of the MSc Degree in Primary Health Care, postgraduate students are obliged to complete successfully the modules of the four semesters corresponding to 120 ECTS.

Postgraduate Programme Structure

• Postgraduate students are obliged to attend and successfully complete the assessments of 9 modules, distributed as follows:
  • First semester: 3 modules (30 ECTS)
  • Second semester: 3 modules (30 ECTS)
  • Third semester: 3 modules (30 ECTS)
  • Fourth semester: Postgraduate Dissertation (30 ECTS)

Aim of the MSc Programme

The aim of the MSc Programme in Primary Health Care is the delivery of specialized knowledge and the promotion of research activity in the scientific fields of Primary Health Care, based on an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to health at a population level.

Scientific Area

The scientific area of the MSc covers all issues related to the health and healthcare needs assessment of the population and the policy responses to these needs.

Subjects Included

The specific subjects of the MSc include:

• Analysis of the factors that determine the level of health of the population
• Provision of specialized knowledge in the subjects of epidemiology, biostatistics, health promotion, and prevention strategy

Skills Development

Postgraduate students are expected to develop skills, including:

1. Applying knowledge in practice
2. Searching, analyzing, and synthesizing data and information
3. Working independently or in a team within an interdisciplinary setting
4. Adapting to new situations and making decisions
5. Understanding information in a second language
6. Developing new ideas and scientific knowledge
7. Showing responsibility
8. Developing critical skills
9. Enhancing free, productive, and inductive thinking

Professional Status

Professional qualification is not applicable in the public or private sector.

Access to Further Studies

The qualification is a terminal award and allows access to doctoral studies.

Examination Regulations, Assessment, and Grading

• A scale of 1 to 10 applies to the marks of each subject in the Hellenic Higher Education.
• The grading scheme for the qualification of the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Study Program follows the distribution:
  • (Arista) Excellent: 8.50 - 10.00
  • (Lian Kalos) Very Good: 6.50 - 8.49
  • (Kalos) Good: 6.00 - 6.49
  • (Anepitychos) Fail: 0.00 - 5.99
• Minimum passing grade: 6

Graduation Requirements

• 4 semesters
• 120 ECTS
• A full academic year is equivalent to 60 ECTS units, and each semester to 30 ECTS.

Mode of Study

Full-time.

Programme Director

Elias Kondilis

Courses

Courses of the 1st Semester

1. Eisagg sta Systmata Ygeías (10 ECTS, COR)
2. Epidemiology & statistics in Public Health (10 ECTS, COR)
3. Research Methodology in Social Sciences (10 ECTS, COR)

Courses of the 2nd Semester

1. Social determinants and inequalities in health (10 ECTS, ELC)
2. Prtováthmia Frontída Ygeías (10 ECTS, COR)
3. Koinniología ts ygeías (10 ECTS, ELC)
4. Health Systems and political economy of health (10 ECTS, ELC)

Courses of the 3rd Semester

1. Global governance of Health (10 ECTS, ELC)
2. Public Health and nowadays challenges (10 ECTS, ELC)
3. Immigration & Health (10 ECTS, ELC)
4. Ecology & Health (10 ECTS, ELC)
5. Mental Health Policies (10 ECTS, ELC)
6. Evidence practice in Primary Care (10 ECTS, ELC)

Courses of the 4th Semester

1. Master Thesis (30 ECTS, COR)