The academic year begins on the 1st of September and ends on the 31st of August of the following year, according to the academic calendar of the School of Social Sciences. The academic year is divided in two teaching semesters, winter semester and spring semester. There are two examination periods, in February and in June, at the end of each semester, and a follow up exam period in September.
Each semester lasts for at least thirteen full weeks for all courses, tutoring not included. An academic semester may be extended in exceptional cases only, so that the required minimum number of teaching weeks is completed.
An extension of a semester cannot exceed two weeks and is approved by the Rector of the University of Crete, following a proposal by the Dean of the School of Social Sciences. If, for any reason, the number of teaching weeks in a course is less than thirteen, the course is deemed as untaught and, therefore, it is not assessed. Inasmuch as the examination is invalid, the specific course is not included in the degree awarded by the Department.
Make-up lectures can be arranged in exceptional cases in agreement with the attendees of the course, and they are solely announced through the Registrar of the Department. Make-up lectures are scheduled exclusively for the week preceding the respective examination period. Teaching material and all relevant requirements for the courses are provided to the students during the first two months of each semester via the eClass learning platform.
Course allocation and maximum number of ECTS credits which correspond to each semester, for all years of studies, are presented below.
List of Offered Courses and ECTS Credits per Semester and per year of studies
Courses - First Year
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course | ECTS | Course Code | Course | ECTS |
| Compulsory Courses | |||||
| ΟΙΚ1001 | Mathematics I | 8.00 | ΟΙΚ1004 | Mathematics II | 8.00 |
| ΟΙΚ1003 | Statistics I | 8.00 | ΟΙΚ1002 | Macroeconomics I | 8.00 |
| ΟΙΚ1401 | English for Economists I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ1005 | Microeconomics I | 8.00 |
| ΟΙΚ1501 | Computers I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ1006 | Statistics II | 8.00 |
| ΟΙΚ1007 | Introduction to Economic Theory | 8.00 | ΟΙΚ1402 | English for Economists II | 6.00 |
| Total | 34.00 | 38.00 | |||
Courses - Second Year
| 3rd Semester | 4th Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course | ECTS | Course Code | Course | ECTS |
| Compulsory Courses | |||||
| ΟΙΚ2001 | Macroeconomics II | 8.00 | ΟΙΚ2004 | Macroeconomics III | 8.00 |
| ΟΙΚ2002 | Microeconomics II | 8.00 | ΟΙΚ2005 | Microeconomics III | 8.00 |
| ΟΙΚ2003 | Econometrics I | 8.00 | ΟΙΚ2006 | Econometrics II | 8.00 |
| ΟΙΚ2501 | Computers II | 6.00 | |||
| Elective Courses | |||||
| (1 course) | (1 course) | ||||
| ΟΙΚ2303 | History of Economic Thought Ι | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ2201 | Financial Accounting | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ2304 | Greek Economic History I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ1301 | Political Economy I | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ2306 | European Economic History I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3206 | Financial Analysis I | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3313 | Sustainable Development | 6.00 | |||
| ΟΙΚ2502 | Introduction to Programming Languages | 6.00 | |||
| Total | 32.00 | 38.00 | |||
Courses - Third & Fourth Year
| 5th-7th Semester | 6th-8th Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course | ECTS | Course Code | Course | ECTS |
| Elective Courses | |||||
| (12 courses) | (12 courses) | ||||
| ΟΙΚ3401 | Advanced English I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3402 | Advanced English II | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3202 | Management I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3102 | Game Theory | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3303 | Marxist Analysis | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3104 | Environmental Economics | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3305 | International Political Economy | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3201 | Industrial Organization I | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3302 | Economic Development Ι | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3207 | Financial Management I | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3601 | Teaching Economics | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3211 | Economics of the Firm | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3109 | Monetary Theory Ι | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3110 | Economic Growth I | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3108 | International Trade Theory | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3113 | Greek Economy Ι | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3101 | Public Economics I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3209 | Management II | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3216 | Financial Derivatives Analysis | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3501 | Introduction to Relational Databases for Economists | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3214 | Financial Institutions Management | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3117 | Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Policies | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3118 | Behavioral Economics | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3107 | Public Economics II | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3217 | Marketing | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3215 | Economics of Tourism | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3502 | Machine Learning with Applications to Economics I | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ3218 | Strategic Change Management | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ3219 | Marketing with a Focus on Tourism | 6.00 | |||
| ΟΙΚ3220 | Entrepreneurship | 6.00 | |||
| ΟΙΚ3222 | Βιώσιμη Χρηματοοικονομική | 6.00 | |||
| ΣΚΕ611 | Επιστημολογία των Κοινωνικών Επιστημών | 6.00 | |||
| ΟΙΚ3120 | Agricultural Economics | 6.00 | |||
| Seminar | |||||
| ΟΙΚ4201 | Special Topics in Industrial Organisation | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ4101 | Special Topics in Econometrics | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ4106 | Economic Growth II | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ4501 | Computers III | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ4301 | Special Topics in Economic Theory | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ4203 | Data Collection, Management and Analysis | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ4102 | Monetary Theory II | 6.00 | ΟΙΚ4305 | Comparative Economic Systems II | 6.00 |
| ΟΙΚ4502 | Introduction to Programming using R | 6.00 | |||
| ΟΙΚ4208 | Development of Tourism Destinations | 6.00 | |||
| ΟΙΚ4109 | Experimental Economics | 6.00 | |||
| Total | 76.00 | 76.00 | |||
