Department of Psychology
COURSE SELECTION
Exchange students are being accepted only from partner universities with which there are signed bilateral agreements in specific subject areas. This information can be obtained by contacting the International Relations/Erasmus Office of the home university. In order to plan their study programme Erasmus students should consult the study programs offered by the NKUA. Then, students should contact their home university coordinator and ask for the approval of the courses they have selected.
Following course selection, students should fill in their Learning Agreement for Studies that will be obtained by the Erasmus Office of their Home Institution and then have it signed by the Departmental Coordinator of their Home University. The Learning Agreement should be sent to the European and International Relations Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens together with the student’s Application Form.
As not all incoming students are fluent in Greek at the beginning of their study, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens requires good knowledge (Level B2) of the English language to allow students to communicate and function within an academic context.
Download the Study Guide for detailed information on the program of studies of the Degree in Psychology.
ELECTIVE COURSE: CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY:AGGRESSION (67PSY132)
- LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
- SEMESTER: SPRING 2022-2023
- MODULE: 67PSY132
- ECTS: 4
- GROUP: ΙV
This course aims to examine some of the most contemporary topics in the discipline of Applied Psychology. Applied psychology investigates the use of psychological methods and findings of scientific psychology from various sub-fields (e.g., healthcare, education, social services, criminal justice), with an aim to solve practical problems of human behavior and experience. The course focuses on a different area of application in each academic semester. In the current semester, the focus will be in the application of psychology in criminological and legal settings. In particular, the course will include a broad illustration of the psychology of violence and aggression across the life course. Specific topics that will be covered include biological and psychological models of criminal behavior, victimology, the relationship between mental illness with crime. Αbuse, rape, domestic violence, femicide, and hate crimes are also included, from a theoretical and practical approach.
ELECTIVE COURSE: Contemporary Greece: History, Arts and Letters
The elective course Contemporary Greece: History, Arts and Letters Erasmus A (for the first semester) and Erasmus B (for the second semester) (Code 68ΘΣ41) is addressed to all incoming Erasmus+ students independent of the main field of their studies. It is organized by the Department of Theatre Studies in collaboration with academics from the Faculty of Philosophy and it offers an introduction to Greek history and culture, since the creation of the Modern Greek State. Participating lecturers:
- Prof. Amalia Mozer (Linguistics)
- Prof. Platon Mavromoustakos (Theatre)
- Assoc. Prof. Minas Alexiadis (Music)
- Assist. Prof. Anna Karakatsouli (History)
- Assist. Prof. Eva Stefani (Cinema)
- Assist. Prof. Manos Stefanidis (Art)
- Assist. Prof. Kirki Kefalea and colleagues (Literature)
The course is taught in English twice every week. Students are asked to present small papers (700-1200 words) and a final essay (5.000-8.000 words) on any of the topics taught depending on their own specific interest after agreement with the lecturers. Attendance is obligatory.
Academic Coordinator: Prof. Platon Mavromoustakos, Department of Theatre Studies (9th floor, office 912), e-mail: platon[at]theatre.uoa[dot]gr Duration of the Course: 7 weeks Language of the Course: English ECTS: Six (6) Place of the courses: School of Philosophy, Faculty of Theatre Studies, 9th floor (room 916) every Tuesday and Thursday 15:00-18:00
GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
The UoA offers Greek language courses to Erasmus students, in order to enable them to understand and read the Greek language. Even if many of the incoming students take courses in English, basic knowledge of the Greek language will help them get acquainted with everyday life in Greece.
The Greek Language Courses are free-of-charge and offer 6 ECTS per semester. Please refer to the Modern Greek Language Teaching Center website for further information about the courses and registration details.
In order to complete the online Application for the Greek Language Courses, you must ensure that you have received the Acceptance Letter from our Department.
Modern Greek Language Teaching Centre
Georgiou Chatzidaki
Panepistimioupolis, Zographou
Reception hours: Monday-Thursday 11.00 -13.00
tel.: +30 210 727 7672, 7331, 7971 fax: +30 210 727 7673
website: http://en.greekcourses.uoa.gr/
e-mail: info[at]greekcourses.uoa[dot]gr