.Categories of candidates who can be admitted to the course are holders of first cycle degrees of the Department of Veterinary Medicine in Greece and abroad. A Diploma of Postgraduate Studies shall not be awarded to a student whose first cycle degree from a foreign institution is not included in the National Register of Recognized Foreign Institutions posted on the website of the D.O.A.T.A.P.

The selection will be based on the candidates’ curriculum vitae (evaluation of the supporting documents) and interview by the Admission Selection Committee, which consists of three (3) faculty members of the same or related subject belonging to the P.M.S. The Committee draws up a complete list of all candidates and, after the relevant screening, rejects those who do not meet the minimum criteria set by the Department and invites for an interview the qualified candidates who have met the prerequisites.

The purpose of the Postgraduate Studies Programme is the postgraduate

academic education and the production of high quality scientific potential

in the field of swine and poultry health management and

the application of modern techniques contributing to the diagnosis and

disease diagnosis and monitoring. In particular, the aim of the MSc is to

to provide postgraduate students with a solid foundation of up-to-date knowledge,

methods and basic principles that will enable them to be able to work continuously in the field of diagnostics.

The principles, principles and basic principles that will allow for continuous education, improvement and the creation of an innovative spirit by applying

technologies, and to foster in them the critical and

creative skills required for a socially and ethically responsible

professional activity. 

The learning outcomes and qualifications of those who successfully completed the Programme are to:

● identify and solve problems related to all aspects of pig and poultry health management

● perform all procedures in accordance with the principles of good veterinary practice

● collaborate with specialists and colleagues in other related and complementary disciplines for the benefit of the science of swine and poultry under the doctrine of the Single Health and Welfare Policy

● contribute to the development and application of concepts and methods in veterinary science, with particular emphasis on the management and prevention of diseases in pigs and poultry

● carry out clinical investigations in farms and experimental facilities

● carry out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and preventive interventions in animal husbandry

● assess the relevance of national and Community regulations concerning all aspects of pig and poultry production

● apply the Code of Good Veterinary Practice

Teaching activities of the
Postgraduate Studies Program (Postgraduate Studies Program) titled “Porcine and
poultry Health Management” will be carried out by the mixed educational process
method (blended learning) which is a combination of two educational methods,
the physical face-to-face education and the modern distance online education, since
the conditions of the Ministerial Decision (FEK 1079/Ta/28-2-2023) are
fulfilled

To MSc programme is structured in
three (3) semesters.

Five (5) courses are taught in the
first semester.

Two (2) courses are taught in the
second semester.

In the third semester an MSc thesis
is carried out

During the second semester the
students will be engaged for the whole of their time, except for lectures, in
the practical application of medicine, surgery (where relevant) and reproduction
of pigs and poultry at the Farms Animal Clinic of the School of Veterinary
Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Government Gazette for
the establishment of the Clinic 398/T.B./28-03-2005) .

The official language of the program
as well as the language of the preparation of the MSc thesis is English.

The fees for the MSc are
set at six thousand euros (6.000,00 €). The payment of the tuition fees is made
to a bank account of the Research Committee of AUTH (ELKE – AUTH) in three (3)
instalments, two thousand euros (2.000,00 €) at the time of registration, two
thousand euros (2.000,00 €) at the beginning of the second (B’) semester, and
two thousand euros (2.000,00 €) before the start of the MSc Thesis.

Those postgraduate
students who meet the criterion of excellence in the first cycle of studies,
which corresponds at least to a grade equal to or higher than seven and a half
with a perfect score out of ten (7,5/10), along with specific financial or
social criteria can be eligible for exemption from tuition fees. The specific
terms and conditions of the provision of an exemption from tuition fees in the
MSc Programme are described in the legislation in force and in the decision of
the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs. The exempted students should
not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total number of students admitted to the
MSc Programme and such exemption refers to their participation only in one MSc Programme.
If the beneficiaries exceed the above percentage, they are selected in order of
ranking, starting from those with the lowest income.

The application for
exemption of tuition fees is submitted by the interested party to the School
after the completion of the selection process of students to the MSc Programme.
Students interested in an exemption should submit their application along with
relevant documents to the MSc Secretary Office within ten (10) days from the
publication of selection results The MSc Secretary Office collects applications
and transfers them to the C.C. of the MSc programme, which assesses the
exemption criteria and decides respectively.

For persons wishing to
attend individual courses, tuition fees of the first (A’) semester or the
practical courses of the second (B’) semester a tuition fee applies per course
as demonstrated in the following table. Maximum number of attendees for
individual courses cannot exceed ten (10) students for the courses of the first
semester, and five (5) students for the courses of the second semester.

The attendance to
individual courses and/or practical training courses leads to the receipt of a
certificate of successful attendance after a relevant examination, without
giving the possibility of receiving a cumulative MSc Diploma.

An application for
tuition refund can be submitted only when the student can prove extremely
significant circumstances for the discontinuation of his/her studies. The
application is submitted to the C.C. up to twenty (20) days past the beginning
of each semester’s courses.

Failure of students to cover
the financial obligations of the MSc Programme constitutes sufficient reason
for not awarding the Diploma or for removal from the MSc Programme.