In order to graduate with a “Ptychion” (Bachelor’s Degree equivalent) from the Department of Italian Language and Literature of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), each student must accumulate a total of 244 European Credits (ECTS), after successfully completing all the required courses. He or she can choose his/hers individual curriculum within the following requirements:
• 34 Required Courses (204 ΕCTS). This is the total course units the student is required to successfully accumulate in order to partially fulfill his/her degree requirements. 32 courses must be taken from the Department curriculum and 2 from other Departments of the School of Philosophy (taught in Greek).
• 8-10 Elective Courses (32 ECTS). This is the total course units the student is required to further accumulate to partially fulfill his/her degree requirements. Courses must be chosen from the available elective course units offered in the Department of Italian Language and Literature.
• Up to 2 Free Elective Courses (up to 8 ECTS) which may be chosen from elective courses offered by other Departments in the School of Philosophy.
Courses are offered either during Winter or Spring semester. Students should be familiar with the course distribution per semester. To graduate, a student should have accumulated 244 ECTS according to the following table:
Department of Italian Language and Literature | Number of Courses | Number of ECTS Credits |
Required courses | 34 (includes 1 Pedagogy course) | 204 |
Elective courses – Department of Italian Language and Literature | 8-10 | 32-40 |
Free Elective courses – from other School of Philosophy Departments | Up to 2 (taught in Greek) | 0-8 |
Total | 44 | 244 |
Note:
Required courses correspond to 6 ECTS.
Elective courses correspond to 4 ECTS.
The Free elective courses offered by other Departments of the School of Philosophy are announced by the department’s secretariat at the beginning of each semester.
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
Starting from the academic year 2021-22, students are further required to submit a written undergraduate thesis during their fourth year of studies. The thesis corresponds to 8 ECTS. Students need to communicate with and get the approval of a faculty member, whose expertise is related to the student’s proposed thesis topic. The student must submit an official application, which has to be approved by the department’s General Assembly. Pre-requisite: before applying for a thesis, students must have successfully completed the requirements of the course “Research Methodology” (66ITA092).