Structure

The programme is structured as follows:

Year 1: 60 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System)

During the first (1st) year of their doctoral thesis, PhD students are required to attend compulsory courses offered by the Department of Political Science and International Relations The assignment of courses is decided by the departmental assembly. The program is taught by members of the teaching and research staff of the Department of Political Science and International Relations and other departments of the University of the Peloponnese or other departments of domestic and collaborating foreign universities, as well as other categories of teaching staff in accordance with the provisions of Law 4957/2022 concerning Postgraduate Study Programs. Successful completion of the compulsory first-year courses is a prerequisite for completing the doctoral thesis. The structure of the program is as follows:

First Semester

Α/Α	Course Title	ECTS	Credit Hours
1	Research Methods in Social Sciences and Humanities I	5	2×7
2	Research Issues in Political Science and International Relations	5	2×7
3	Research and Thesis Writing	20	–
Total		30

Second Semester

Α/Α	Course Title	ECTS	Credit Hours
1	Research Methods in Social Sciences and Humanities II	5	2×7
2	Research Issues in Area Studies	5	2×7
3	Research and Thesis Writing	20	–
Total		30

Year 2: 60 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System).

– Conducting research and writing a doctoral thesis.

Year 3: 60 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)

– Completion of research.

– Writing of the doctoral thesis.

-Public support for the doctoral thesis.

Minimum total ECTS credits for the award of the doctoral degree: 180 ECTS.

The duration of the doctoral program cannot be less than three (3) full calendar years from the date of appointment of the three-member advisory committee. The maximum duration for completing the thesis is set at six (6) calendar years, including the academic year of their acceptance into the doctoral program.