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General information on Study Guide of the School of Early Childhood Education

For receiving a Bachelor’ s degree from the School of Early Childhood Education, studies must last, at least, 8 semesters (4 years), and successfully 240 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) should be collected. Specifically, it includes:

(a) twenty-six (26) courses that are Compulsory (C), twenty-nine (29) that are Elective Compulsory (EC), twenty-three (23) Elective Compulsory Seminars (with mandatory attendance) thirty-one (31) Elective Compulsory Thesis Seminars (with mandatory attendance).

(b) the Dissertation and

(c) the Internship – Applied Activities.

The Compulsory Core Courses cover the subjects of all scientific areas of the Department, which are considered necessary for the scientific training of the students.

The category of Compulsory Elective Courses consists of courses from all scientific disciplines offered by the Department.

The Foreign Language module is included in the Core Compulsory Courses and in the Compulsory Elective Courses.

In particular, the structure of the courses by semester of study is presented in Table 1 below:

Table 1. Courses offered per semester of study

• Research Project Seminars included in this semester give the student the opportunity to choose one (1) seminar course from a list of disciplines, which may be updated by decision of the Department Assembly depending on the academic staff of the Department.

The list of available Compulsory Elective Courses to be taught is updated by decision of the Department Assembly each semester, depending on the academic staff of the Department.

The credit hours (ECTS) of the courses are proportional to the workload of the students (1 credit hour corresponds to 25 hours of work). Specifically, both the Compulsory and the Compulsory Elective courses correspond to six (6) credits (ECTS) each, with the exception of the Internship which offers 24 credits (ECTS), the Research Seminars which offer 12 credits (ECTS) and the Thesis which is credited with 18 credits (ECTS). Each academic semester includes educational activities which are credited with 30 ECTS credits.

Undergraduate Curriculum Courses

Course Types

The Undergraduate Curriculum courses are classified into the following categories:

Courses of General Background: These courses build upon and expand high school knowledge and/or serve as prerequisite courses required for the comprehension of other subjects. Although not directly related to the core scientific discipline of the program, they provide essential foundational knowledge, necessary for understanding specialized topics within the field.

Scientific Field Courses (of Specialized Background): These courses focus on subject areas that are directly aligned with the academic discipline of the program.

Skills Development Courses: These courses do not primarily aim at providing scientific knowledge within the field but rather focus on fostering and developing additional skills (e.g., courses in entrepreneurship, foreign languages, or practical training/ internship).

Holidays

During the Winter and Spring semesters there are no classes or exams:

Winter semester

National “OΧΙ” holiday 28^th of October

Anniversary of Athens Polytechnic Uprising 17^th of November

Christmas holidays 24^th of December to 6^th of January

Spring semester

Clean (Ash) Monday 3^rd of March 2025

National holiday 25^th of March

Easter holiday 14^th of April to 27^th of April 2025

1^st May

Holly Spirit holiday 9^th of June 2025

Local holidays

26^th of October – Religious holiday of Saint Dimitrios, Patron Saint of Thessaloniki