Study Guide

The categories of candidates who can be admitted to the Postgraduate (Masters) Programme of Specialization in "Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology" are: 1. Those holding a bachelordegree from a Department of Psychology in an institution of higher education (university and technical institute) in Greece, 2. Those holding a bachelordegree from a Department of Psychology in an accredited institution of higher education abroad. A Masterdegree cannot be awarded to a student whose Bachelordegree from a university abroad has not been recognized by the Hellenic National Academic Recognition Information Center (NARIC), according to law 3328/2005 (A0). The graduate program in "Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology" only accepts candidates who have a license to practice psychology in Greece.

4.2 Programme requirements:

To postgraduate program Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology is a full-time program; its duration is four semesters and two summer sessions. It leads to the Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology in one of two specialty areas:

1.Specialization in Clinical Psychology

Successful completion of the postgraduate program leads to a masterdegree in this specialty area and requires attending and passing eleven (11) mandatory courses, equivalent to eighty-five (85) credit hours (ECTS), completion of a Mastershesis, which is equivalent to twenty (20) credit hours, and completion of 1200 hours of practical training, equivalent to forty-five (45) credit hours (ECTS).

2.Specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology

Successful completion of the postgraduate program leads to a masterdegree in this specialty area and requires attending and passing eight (8) mandatory and two (2) elective courses, equivalent to ninety (90) credit hours (ECTS), completion of a Mastershesis, which is equivalent to twenty (20) credit hours, and completion of 1000 hours of practical training, equivalent to forty (40) credit hours (ECTS).

The total number of credit hours (ECTS) for each specialty area of the postgraduate program is one-hundred and fifty (150), which corresponds to a workload of 30 credit hours (ECTS) per academic semester.

The focus of the Clinical Psychology postgraduate specialty of the School of Psychology is in depth and specialized training in theoretical, practical and research aspects of Clinical Psychology. Specifically, the specialty in Clinical Psychology prepares trainees to function independently as clinical psychologists in public and private settings. Thus, upon graduation, the students of the Clinical psychology specialty should be able to act independently as clinical psychologists in all basic applied fields of clinical psychology. Among these fields are psychological assessment, psychological therapy, prevention and intervention within the community and in-depth scientific research. The program cultivates a broad perspective with respect to the etiology of the psychological problems that clients present, with particular sensitivity to social problems and how they may affect the individual emotionally.

The focus of the Clinical Neuropsychology postgraduate specialty of the School of Psychology is diagnostic assessment and cognitive rehabilitation of cognition disorders in individuals with a variety of conditions (neurological, psychiatric or other pathoetiology or injury), which affects the functioning of the central nervous system. This incorporates the description and assessment of the clientbehavioral profile and the design and application of neuropsychological rehabilitation programs. The goal is diagnosis, determination of the nature of the disorder and brain organization, as well as patient care. The educational structure of the postgraduate program is based equally on academic and professional training and incorporates theoretical foundations and practical training under supervision by experienced clinical neuropsychologists. Graduates of the program should be able to practice the profession of clinical neuropsychologist independently and in both private and public settings (hospitals, rehabilitation centers, health centers, diagnostic centers, health services, educational institutions, etc.) and teach courses or seminars for the continuing education of health professionals (e.g., physicians, speech therapists).

Graduates of the graduate program in "Clinical Psychology and neuropsychology" of the School of Psychology at AUTh, who have a Bachelordegree in Psychology have already attained a license to practice psychology with their Bachelordegree and according to the relevant law 991/1979 (ΦΕΚ 278 τ. Α0-12-1979), as modified by the provisions of law 2646/1998 (ΦΕΚ 236 τ. Α0.10.1998). Graduates of the same program, who do not have a Bachelordegree in psychology are not entitled to receive a license to practice the profession of a psychologist.

The qualification is a terminal award and allows access to Doctoral Studies (PhD)The qualification is a terminal award and allows access to Doctoral Studies (PhD)

A scale of 1 to 10 applies to the marks of each subject in the Hellenic Higher Education.

Άριστα (Arista) Excellent from 8.50 to 10.00

Λίαν Καλώς (Lian Kalos) Very Good from 6.50 to 8.49

Καλώς (Kalos) Good from 6.00 to 6.49

Ανεπιτυχώς (Anepitychos) Fail from 0.00 to 5.99

Minimum passing grade according to the Schools Postgraduate Studies Regulations is 6.00.

A full academic year is equivalent to 60 ECTS units, each semester to 30 ECTS and each summer period to 15 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) (1 ECTS=25-30 hours). Compliance with the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) regulations started in 2007, when the Greek Legislation was harmonized with the relevant European one (Ministerial Decision no. Φ5/89656/Β3, art. 1-3 Hellenic Government Gazette no. 1466/2007/B). Each course is credited with a number of ECTS (>=2) according to the studentworkload (contact hours, laboratory work, examination etc) and accumulation of credits (ECTS) is accomplished after successful completion of the course.