
Christos Christodoulou-Volos
Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
Head of the Department of Economics and Business
This Postgraduate Programme on General Management aims to provide high quality education to those aspiring to become the future leaders in this field.
The programme guides students to approach General Management empirically so newly-acquired knowledge and skills are to be mixed with experience and help with real-life problems of the local society. This approach is proven possible because the programme was designed with the ever-changing public policy and local self-government matters and the increased responsibilities of public leaders in mind.
In consequence, the students broaden and deepen their grasp on management matters and policy procedures. As a result the students acquire the much-needed knowledge and specialisation to effectively develop and manage the public resources at their disposal and understand the larger issues which determine policy and finance politics.
The Programme is suggested for:
This is a distance learning Programme. For each module students are required to attend a 3-hour class and between four and six 2-hour on-line meetings with the tutor. During the semester, students should study the educational material provided following a specific timeline.
For each module students are required to dedicate approximately 14 hours per week. Furthermore, for each module students must complete and submit two pieces of coursework.
At the end of the semester students must take written exams either at Neapolis University in Cyprus or at local partner examination centers in Cyprus or Greece.
In order for the student to succeed in a course he / she must achieve, in the written assignment as well as the final examination, a grade of at least 50/100. Students can retake an exam in case they fail. The final mark obtained for a module consists of the sum of the final written exam mark weighted by 0.7 and the average mark obtained from the two pieces of submitted coursework weighted by 0.3.
Students must attend and complete successfully six Modules. Each Module consists of two post-graduate courses.
The following table shows the brief structure of the Knowledge Units, including their corresponding postgraduate courses, their codes and titles as well as their credit units (ECTS).
Module | Contents | ECTS |
---|---|---|
Economy and Management | ΜΡΑ 510 Financial Management for Public Sector ΜΡΑ 530 Financial Resources Management for Public Sector | 15 |
Leadership and Human Resources | ΜΡΑ 520 Leadership and Organizational Behaviour in the Public Sector ΜΡΑ 540 Human Resources Management for Public Sector | 15 |
Public Management and Administration | ΜΡΑ 500 Introduction to Public Administration
ΜΡΑ 550 Public Sector Management | 15 |
Strategic planning in Public Management | ΜΡΑ 560 Strategic Planning and Effectiveness of the Public Sector
ΜΡΑ 580 Administration | 15 |
Public policy and European Governance | ΜΡΑ 570 Planning Public Policy Evaluation and Implementation
ΜΡΑ 603 European Governance and Negotiations Procedures | 15 |
Research Methodology | ΜΡΑ 590 Research Methodology of Social Sciences
PSY 610 Independent Research | 15 |
Total | 90 |
Applicants must be from an accredited university graduates with excellent knowledge of Greek and English.
The University reserves its right to define the electives offered on an academic year basis.
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