According to the curriculum of the School of Law, obtaining a degree requires attending and successfully passing examinations in forty-one (41) courses, of which:
Mandatory courses are defined as those that all students of the School of Law are required to attend and pass.
Regular attendance of lectures is highly recommended for proper theoretical training. Direct interaction with the instructor is essential for a precise understanding of each course's subject matter.
Elective courses are those that students are generally free to select based on their personal interests. However, they must choose at least six (6) mandatory elective courses from the core fields of law ("sections") that correspond to the departments into which the School of Law is divided according to specific areas of knowledge.
The curriculum of the School of Law includes ninety-five (95) courses, further divided into:
The mandatory elective courses are grouped into five (5) sections according to the related knowledge areas:
a) General Theory, History, and Ecclesiastical Law, b) Private Law, c) Public Law, d) Criminal Sciences, and e) International Studies.
Exams: Each course’s syllabus is evaluated at the end of the semester by the respective professor(s) through either written or oral examinations. Courses are graded on a scale from zero to ten (0-10), with a passing grade of five (5), without the use of fractional grades. In case of failure, the student has the opportunity to retake the examination. If the student fails the retake as well, they must re-enroll in the course and attend it in a subsequent semester.
The number of credits for each mandatory course is equal to the total hours of instruction plus half the hours of tutorial exercises, provided that these hours are at least two.
Tutorials are not standalone courses but are supplementary to lectures, consolidating the material taught and offering a deeper understanding and practical application of the lecture content. Tutorials are held in small student groups, allowing for active participation. This way, tutorial exercises contribute significantly to a more thorough understanding of each course's material.
Legal application/composition courses also play a unique role in reinforcing theoretical knowledge. These legal application courses integrate the various fields of the main branches of law, providing systematic, in-depth study through the analysis of case law and practical issues, including "moot" or "educational trials" to deepen understanding in each field. For this reason, legal application courses are offered in the final semesters of the School of Law's curriculum and are expanded to include additional student groups, allowing for active participation.
Lastly, seminars are of great importance in training students in research and the preparation of academic essays, as well as in engaging in constructive critical discourse. These seminars focus on student presentations and subsequent academic debate. They are conducted with the active participation of a limited number of students, primarily in the final semesters.
We inform you that, as part of the originality and plagiarism check for undergraduate essays, as well as for master’s theses and doctoral dissertations submitted by students, the University of Athens (EKPA) uses the TURNITIN software, which is also available to faculty members in our School.
Information about TURNITIN and its usage can be found on the University of Athens Library website.
