UNIVERSITY OF THE PELOPONNESE
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & EDUCATION POLICY
http://dsep.uop.gr
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
• The Faculty of Social Sciences comprises the Department of Social and
Education Policy and the Department of Political Science and International
Relations
• The Faculty was established in the academic year 2003-04
• It is located in the city of Corinth
• Dean: Xenophon Contiades, xcontiad@uop.gr
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATION POLICY
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to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the social sciences in the areas
of social and education policy through academic teaching and applied research
to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and qualifications that will
enable them to successfully seek professional careers as well as to provide them
with appropriate qualifications for graduate studies and research
Head of the Department: Athanassios Katsis katsis@uop.gr
Director of Graduate Studies: Athanassios Jimoyiannis ajimoyia@uop.gr
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATION POLICY
• To organize graduate studies leading to the education of specialists in the
various academic subjects of the Faculty
• To promote science and research, especially in the fields of design and
implementation of education policies, enhancement of the structures of
welfare state, lifelong learning, adult education, and design of novel social
and educational policies and institutions
Some of the compulsory courses
•Introduction to the Sciences of Education
•Introduction to Information and Communications Technologies
•Introduction to Educational Policy
•Sociology of Education
•Informal and Non-formal Education – Lifelong Learning
•Introduction to Criminology
•Methodology in Social and Educational Research
Specialization in Social Policy
•Juvenile Justice
•Social Policy Planning and Evaluation
•Health Policy
•Penitentiary Institutions
•Civil Service Management
•Migration Policy
•Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy
•European Criminology
Specialization in Education Policy
•Teacher Education
•Adult Education
•Evaluation of School Units and Education Systems
•Sociology of Educational Practices
•ICT in Education
•Organisation and Administration in Education
•Museum and Educational Activities
•e-Learning and Distance Learning
As part of their undergraduate studies, students are placed in various
organisations and work places such as
o ΙΚΑ (the largest Social Security organisation in Greece)
o OPAD (Public Servants Health Organisation)
o The Parliament
o Institute of Education Policy (in the former Pedagogical Institute and
Organisation of In-Service Teacher Training)
o Schools
o Hospitals
o Research Institutes
Prospects of
Employment
Percentage of employed graduates
23
40%
35
60%
employment by sector
working
11
31%
in search
24
69%
Public
Private
Our graduates work as
In the wider Public Sector
Self-employed
Career Counselor
in a Second Chance School
Deputy Director of the Environment
Department of the Municipality of Sikyon
Administrative – Financial Staff
in the Prefecture of Piraeus.
Administrative – Financial Staff –
Dissemination of information
to vulnerable Social Groups
Carreer Change
In the Private Sector
•Implementation of educational programmes
•Employee in a department of functional
loan support
•Secretarial post in a Medical Centre
•ICT in Education
•Employee in Sales Department
12
24%
Yes
No
39
76%
Three subject areas
Educational Programs and Materials:
Formal, Informal and Distance Learning
(conventional and e-learning forms)
Institutions and Policies of Health
Social Discrimination,
Migration and Citizenship
* 3 Subject areas
* 20 students per subject area
* two semesters of formal instruction
* supervised dissertation consisting of a research study
* awarding a Master of Arts Degree
Educational Programs and Materials:
Social Discrimination,
Institutions
and
Policies
of Health
Formal,
Informal
and
Distance
Learning
Migration and Citizenship
(conventional and e-learning forms)
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Introduction
to
to Research
ResearchSociology of Knowledge
Methodology
•International
& European
•Educational Programs
and Framework
Materials
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Healthfor
care
Inequalities
Systems & the
• Information and Communication
State
•Social
Sciences
& Health
Technologies
(ICT)
in Education (e•Learning)
Citizenship
•Health Law
••New
Migration
Forms of Education (Informal,
•Health Planning, Economics & Policies
Non-formal, Distance, Adult Education)
• Social Inequalities and
Education
• Analysis, Planning & Development of
Evaluation Activities - Evaluation
Practices and Educational Programs
Education Research
International and National Research Programmes
Indicatively:
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to enhance
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in Society
initiative
administration
and local-government , Centre for European Constitutional
• Survey of Master Degrees in Europe - European University Association
Law
•(EUA)
International Programme Carpe Vitam. Leadership for learning (national
• Political and -international
coordinator)
economic implications
coordination,
of school
University
dropout
ofatCambridge
local level.(John
Issues
of participation in political establishments and attachment to the labour
MacBeath)
•market,
Comenius
General
Programme
Secretariat
Project
for
Based
Youth
School Management.
• “Promoting Best Practice in Virtual Campuses (PBP-VC)”
Courses
Educational Leadership and School Administration
Research Design in Social Sciences and Education
Academic Papers: Writing an empirical
research article
Health Economics and Evaluation
of Health Technology (HE & HTA)
The Faculty has developed strong relations
with many establishments and organisations
such as:
 The Hellenic American Educational Foundation
 The Municipalities of Amarousion, Corinth, Loutraki
 Experimental Schools of the Peloponnese region
 Summer School – training addressed to wider social groups
Address: Damaskinou & Kolokotroni Str., 20100, Corinth, Greece
Secretariat
Telephone number: 27410 74991
Fax number: 27410 74990
e-mail address: sep-secr@uop.gr
Open to the public: Monday – Friday, 9:00 - 14:00
website: http://dsep.uop.gr
: Social and Educational Policy (University of Peloponnese, Corinth)