MSc “Maternal Fetal Medicine”
Aristotle University School of Medicine
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Programme

The Department of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki organizes and operates the Postgraduate Program in Fetal and Maternal Medicine since the academic year 2020-2021. The MSc “Fetal and Maternal Medicine” lasts 3 semesters (90 ECTS). Upon successful completion of a master’s thesis during the 3rd semester, it leads to a Postgraduate Diploma in “Fetal and Maternal Medicine”.

Curriculum Information

Faculty Health Sciences
School Medicine
Title of Study Fetal and Maternal Medicine
Program of Study MSc Fetal and Maternal Medicine (2020-present)
Cycle / Level 2nd / Postgraduate
Academic Year 2023 – 2024
Status Active
Website www.med.auth.gr
Contact Email emvryomitriki@auth.gr
ECTS / Workload One ECTS credit corresponds to workload hours
Fetal and Maternal Medicine
Postgraduate (Master’s)

Graduates of the 1st cycle Departments of Health Sciences, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology-Genetics, Midwifery, Nursing, Medical Laboratories, as well as graduates of other related Schools or Departments of University and Technological Institutions of Higher Education, domestic or recognized equivalent foreign institutions, are admitted to the MSc.

Student admission is based on the grading of documented qualifications and an oral interview.


To obtain the Postgraduate Diploma (Fetal and Maternal Medicine), students are required to attend and pass the compulsory courses, elective courses, and the Postgraduate Master’s Thesis.

Professional certification in the public or private sector is not applied; the Postgraduate Diploma is sufficient.

Access to Doctoral (PhD) studies.
The grading scale used to calculate student performance is ten-point (0-10), and the diploma grade follows the scale below with the corresponding descriptions (M.D. Φ.1231/Β1/425, Government Gazette 1099/2000/Β, article 60):
Excellent: 8.50 – 10.00
Very Good: 6.50 – 8.49
Good: 6.00 – 6.49
Fail: 0.00 – 5.99
The minimum passing grade is 6.00 (AUTh Postgraduate Studies Regulations, AUTh Special Senate Assembly No. 127/2-2-11).


3 SEMESTERS, 90 ECTS
A full academic year of study is equivalent to 60 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) and a full semester to 30 ECTS (1 ECTS = 26-30 hours) (Harmonization of Greek Legislation, M.D. Φ5/89656/Β3, Government Gazette 1466/2007/Β, art. 1-3). Each course is assigned the required number of ECTS (>= 2) representing the workload required by the student to complete the course, laboratory, seminar, internship, etc.

Intensive full-time study.
Mr. Mamopoulos Apostolos