CONDITIONS
AND SELECTION CRITERIA
For
their admission to the program, MSc
candidates should hold a bachelor
degree from a Higher Education Institution, awarded by Schools of Health
Sciences, Science faculties, Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary and Polytechnic
Schools of the country or relevant Institutions abroad. The Postgraduate
Diploma cannot be awarded to students whose bachelor
degree
from a foreign institution has not been recognized by the Interdisciplinary
Organization for the Recognition of Academic Degrees and Information
(D.O.A.T.A.P.), according to Law 3328/2005 (A '80). Staff members serving as
Specialized Teaching Staff (ΕΕΠ),
Specialized and Laboratory Teaching Staff (ΕΔΙΠ),
Specialized Technical and Laboratory Staff (ΕΤΕΠ)
serving in the University of Thessaly might be registered as supernumerary
candidates and only one member per year, provided they meet the abovementioned
prerequisites and there is a relevance of their degree and the duties they
perform in the University of Thessaly to the MSc
program. University graduates of other fields might be accepted as well, under
conditions, depending on the decision of the General Assembly in the Department
of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, which could be based on the evaluation of
additional criteria, such as any proven professional and research experience in
health services.
Admission
Criteria and Selection Procedure:
The
selection criteria for postgraduate students are specified in Article 34 of Law
4485/2017 and are described as follows:
a. The grade point average on a scale of 0-10 alongside the grade in separate
undergraduate courses which relate to the MSc
curriculum. (50%).
b. Foreign language(s) level of proficiency, knowledge of a second foreign
language, the completion of a graduate thesis, professional experience,
publications in scientific journals, presentations in scientific conferences,
participation in research projects, a second degree (obtained after a four-year
course of studies), other postgraduate degrees as well as the relevance of the
undergraduate studies to the objectives of the current MSc
program (30%).
c.
Candidate performance during the oral interview (20%), which is conducted by
the five-member Postgraduate Student Selection Committee of the MSC program and
consists of lecturers of the MSc program who are appointed by the Steering
Commitee for
each application call. The candidates’ performance in the interview is assessed
on the basis of each candidate’s general ability to conduct postgraduate
studies.
d.
Sufficient knowledge of English documented in one of the following ways is
required:
1.Academic degree from an Educational Institution of an English-speaking country,
2. First Certificate in English
3.Toefl
Certificate with a score of at least 500 points (or 300 in the new method of
assessment)
4. IELTS certificate with a grade of 6.5 and above
5. State Certificate of Language Proficiency (level B2). In the absence any of the
required certificates, candidates will participate in a written and oral
examination by a committee which will be appointed by the General Assembly of
the Department, in order for the candidates’ level of comprehension and written
performance in English to be determined (e.g. by the means of a short interview
and reading comprehension test, written summary and text commentary).
Successful candidates are expected to reach an overall minimum score of 5 (out
of 10).
