Program
Postgraduate Studies Programme “Health Promotion in the Third Age” is organized by the Department of Public and Community Health of the School of Public Health of the University of Western Attica from the winter semester of the academic year 2020-2021. The Programme aims to further promote scientific knowledge, the development of research and the high-level specialization of graduates in theoretical and applied areas of the first cycle of studies of the relevant Department.
The Programme provides specialized knowledge regarding the promotion of health, well-being, autonomy and the protection of dignity in elderly people, as well as the planning and implementation of interventions for this purpose.
The purpose of the Programme is high-level postgraduate education with the aim of providing students with knowledge about modern developments, the interdisciplinary approach to promoting the health of the elderly and the development of cross-sectoral policies and actions.
Postgraduate Studies Programme “Health Promotion in the Third Age” awards a Postgraduate Studies Programme Diploma in “Health Promotion in the Third Age.”
Structure and Organization of the PMS
The Programme is organized 3 academic semesters in 1,5 years. Each semester in worth 30 ECTS credits. Thus, upon successful completion of the Programme, a Postgraduate Studies Programme Diploma worthed 90 ECTS credits is awarded. The Programme is taught in Greek, while it may also be English.
The Programme is offered in a hybrid way of teaching with live and distance teaching methods. The live teaching takes place at the premises of UniWA Athens University Campus in 196 Alexandras Avenue, 11521, Athens. Distance learning takes place through the Microsoft Teams platform.
Tuition fees are set to €2,250, i.e. €750 per academic semester. Scholarships are provided for studying at the Programme, in accordance with current legislation.
The number of admissions for each student cohort is limited to thirty (30) postgraduate students.
Target Audience
Postgraduate Studies Programme “Health Promotion in the Third Age” is primarily aimed at graduates of Greek tertiary education institutions or similar institutions from abroad related to:
- Public Health
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Special Education
- Biology
- Pharmaceutics
- Social Sciences
Why should you choose this particular study programme?
Aging of the population is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. At the same time, however, it is also one of the most important challenges. Understanding population’s aging and the diseases of this period of life is one of the issues that preoccupy the global scientific community today more than anything else. This is because the numbers of people belonging to the third age are increasing at a rapid rate. Significant and many changes have been made in relation to this age group. These changes are mainly demographic, social and economic, while they have also brought significant contrasts in the way third age affects society.
Although demographic aging is not a new phenomenon, nowadays it has assumed alarming proportions mainly due to the dramatic decline in the birth rate that followed the post-war “baby boom.”. In the upcoming decades Europe and EU will be increasingly threatened by these dangerous demographic trends. Recent demographic changes mean that member states will experience a strong aging population in perhaps different ways and to different degrees each. However, all states will suffer consequences in the areas of economy, social protection and dialogue between social partners.
As a result of the interdependence of various factors and, above all, the specific conditions prevailing in each country, there is no right answer as to how we will best adapt our social systems to the impending demographic changes.
Both the question of economic performance and those of employment and social protection are a source of particular concern for all member states of the EU. The type of demographic changes currently taking place in Europe prompts research into the effects previously observed in similar distortions of the age pyramid. At the European Commission in Brussels, they believe that an in-depth analysis of the relevant developments and statistical data is required. This study should form the basis for the formulation of other interdependent policies (such as the policy for employment and social protection) as well as the material for calculating the possible future effects in the above sectors.
According to the above, the necessity for trained scientists at postgraduate level in Greece and the European Union in the specific subject is imperative.