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The American University of Athens offers a wide range of Master’s of Science and Master’s of Arts degrees, according to the “American University pattern” for postgraduate students. Each Master degree is divided into the coursework (project),
Consisting of 7 to 4 credit courses, and a 12-credit (6 to 12 months) dissertation.
The professors are all with doctorate degrees from either the UK or the U.S. They teach in seminar classes and supervise the research work done during the dissertation.
All master’s degrees are career oriented and connected-membership- with the British Institution Society, granting the respective per profession license, i.e., Institute of Civil Engineers, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, British Computer Society, British Institute of Banking, British Psychological Society .
Our Master’ s degree students may continue their studies for a doctorate degree, with only two more years of study-intensive post master’s doctorate-.
The research and recourses facilities of The American University of Athens which is located in N.Psychico are housed in five storey building called the “Library & Research Building”.
-LIBRARY : 50,000 single titles in English and access to 1,500,000 books in U.S.A. in digital form
-LABORATORIES: Biology, Biochemistry, Engineering, Electronic and Robotic Materials.
The main building is housing the three auditoriums, 15 lecture rooms and the Computer Center.
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Name of the school : The American University of Athens
Campuses: a) 4 Sohou Str., b) 19, Aggelopoulou Str. c) 4, Andersen Str. All in N.Psychico, Athens. Gr.
Ranking: established 1982 in affiliation with Boston University, U.S.A.
Accreditation: Professionally recognized according to European Act 2005/36
Number of Faculty: 95
International Faculty: 95% all with Doctoral Degrees from the U.S.A. or U.K.
Graduates employed: 95% since 1996
Subjects of Masters Study:
Marketing & Communication – MA in Business communication
Management – MA Public Policy Administration, MS Project Management, MS Quality Assurance
Others – MS: Computer Science,CIS, Computer Graphics,EGINEERING: Civil,Architecture,Electrical
Courses held in: English
Length of Courses:11 moths full time, 18 months part time- 40 to 44 credit hours
Starting Dates : October 2nd,2009 and June 8th, 2010
Application Deadlines:July 13th, January 10, 2009 and May 1st, 2009-03-31
International Exchanges: U.S.A.,Denmark,Sudan,Kuwait,Libya,Egypt
Internships: available upon request
Average Class Size: 5 students
Percentage of International Students:70% - International student body with 55 country representatives
Number of Incoming exchange students: 15
University degree (level minimum) University Degree with GPA> 2.5/4.0
Prior educational background – no
Tests required and level: TOEFL 550/213 CBT
Specific Languages tests: Placement test
Languages fluency: English
References: required
Years of work experience :not required but important
Application fees : Euro 100.-
Range of Tuition fees : Euro 16,800.- to 18,480.-
Instalments : by credit card
Estimate for accommodation/living costs, insurance per year :€3,600.- to €5,000.- available on campus
Scholarships availabilities: graduate assistanship
Address: Main Building: 4, Sohou Street, N. Psychico 115 25, Athens, Greece
Telephone: 210-7259301-3
Contact Information Prof. A.C. Kanellopoulos, Ph.D., President
Masters programmes director : Prof. A.C. Kanellopoulos, president@aua.edu
Website: www.aua.edu