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INFORMATION CURRICULUM

Awarded title

Bachelor (Bsc Level 6, 240 ECTS) (New graduates from the academic year 2018-2019 receive a Certificate of Pedagogical Competence).

Name of qualification and title conferred

“PTYCHIO GEOLOGIAS KAI GEOPERIVALLONTOS” - BACHELOR DEGREE (New graduates from the academic year 2018-2019 receive a Certificate of Pedagogical Competence)

Duration of the programme

4 academic years (8 academic semesters)

ECTS credits

60 ECTS per academic year, 240 total

National and European Qualifications Framework

Level 6 (EQF)

Field of Education (ISCED – F)

  • 0521 Environmental sciences
  • 0532 Earth sciences

Special admission requirements (if applicable)

Special legal provisions are provided by the Greek legal system

Scope and objectives

The curriculum of the Department has been designed to provide students with a high level of education and training in basic and applied research, in order for them to acquire knowledge, skills and values that will be useful in their future scientific and/or professional careers. The structure of the Bsc aims at transferring the necessary know-how and strengthening critical thinking, so that the new graduates of the Department have the necessary skills to face the challenges and develop innovative methods in geosciences and the geo-environment.

The curriculum, which has been reformed over the years and has been implemented from the academic year 2021-2022, reflects the academic character of the Department. A key axis in the development of the programme is the objective of covering the entire scope of the science of Geology and Geoenvironment, which includes both basic and applied research. This is because the applications of this science are directly linked to both the country's basic infrastructure and important production processes, as well as the modern imperatives related to the environment and sustainable development (major engineering projects, natural and mineral wealth, natural disasters, environment, etc.).

Over time, the Department's subjects have included disciplines that cover the entire geosphere, namely the subsurface (classical geological sciences), the marine environment (oceanography), the earth's surface (physical geography and geomorphology) and the atmosphere (climatology, meteorology and renewable energy).

The teaching staff of the Department  covers a wide range of specializations and disciplines, in order to cover all the educational needs of the curriculum. In order to best meet the educational and research needs of the Department, the teaching staff includes people whose main degree (or PhD) does not come from Geology Departments, but from other Departments, such as Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Metallurgical Engineering.

Learning outcomes of the programme

  • Ability to search for, process and analyse information from a variety of sources, with the use of information and communications technologies
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Ability for abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis Προαγωγή της ελεύθερης, δημιουργικής και επαγωγικής σκέψης
  • Ability to make reasoned decisions
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Commitment to the conservation of the environment
  • Ability to apply knowledge in resolving problems
  • Ability to communicate with non-experts of one’s field in an interdisciplinary scientific environment
  • Theoretical thinking and ability to turn theory into practice
  • Ability to adapt to and act in new situations
  • Ability to design and manage projects
  • Ability to work in an international context
  • Ability to be critical and self-critical
  • Capacity to generate new ideas (creativity)

Structure of the curriculum

60 ECTS units per academic year

Attendance

Full

Examination arrangements and grading scale

The DPS is graded on a 0 to 10 scale and follows:

  • Excellent (8.5-10)
  • Very good (6.5-8.49)
  • Good (5-6.49)

Obligatory or selective mobility window

Not foreseen

Work placement possibilities

Students are expected to carry out an optional internship (see Elective PA001). Details in the corresponding chapter entitled Internship

Professional Profile of graduates

Graduates can be employed in a very broad spectrum of private and public sector enterprises, as well as in relevant to their specialty positions in organizations/services of the central or decentralized government.

Access to further studies

Holders of this type of qualification have access to programmes of study at the same level or at level 7 or 8.