Postgraduate studies

General Characteristics of the Programme 

The postgraduate degree course offered by the Department of Social Policy focuses on the interdisciplinary study of issues relevant to social policy, with special emphasis on a deeper understanding of the methodological tools and applications that are necessary for exercising social policy. 

Aims of the Programme 

The aim of the course is twofold. Firstly, it aims at offering specialized knowledge on the methodology of the social sciences, the planning and evaluation of social policy programmes, through an extensive use of computers (information technology and the relevant packages, SPSS etc.). Secondly, the course introduces students to the interdisciplinary research in the fields of social policy (work and employment, social security and social protection, inequalities and social cohesion, etc.) so that they may understand and interpret the existence and the evolution of the problems in the fields of social policy, carry out relevant research and propose the application of the necessary policies and the evaluation of their results. 

Career Prospects

Graduates of the Master’s Degree can work in universities, research institutes, central, peripheral and local administration, in organizations of the public sector, as well as in other institutions. The nature of their work can be both the study of relevant issues and coping with the needs and problems that arise during the exercise of social policy.

Duration of Studies

The duration of studies is three academic semesters.

 

 

Postgraduate Course on  “Social Rights and Advocacy in Social Services” 

In the academic year 2022-2023, our Department in conjuction with the Department of Social Policy at Panteion University will offer a Postgraduate Course on  “Social Rights and Advocacy in Social Services” (Government Gazette 1935 B ‘/ 19-04-2022).

The main objective of the Postgraduate Course is the provision of specialized theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of Social Rights and Advocacy in the Social Services of Social Policy and in the key areas. Its purpose is to familiarize postgraduate students with the complex theoretical and research tools in the analysis and understanding of Social Rights and Advocacy in the context of their practice in modern social services. The Course focuses on the description, development and critical interaction of fundamental social rights in the particular context of social services. Special emphasis is given on advocacy methods.

The innovation of the Program lies in the fact that, for the first-time advocacy methods are taught at the postgraduate level in Greece, as part of a human rights based interdisciplinary approach. 

This Course will be tuition-free and will enrol graduates from the departments of Social Work and Social Policy.

In due course, there will be more updates the admission process. The announcements will be shared, in the first instance by the Department of Social Policy of Panteion, and will be re-posted on the web-page of the Department of Social Work and PADA.

For more information please about the Course please visit the following link: https://dipms.panteion.gr/