Course Programme
The MSc "Competition Policy and Market Regulation". (Master of Science in Competition Policy and Market Regulation), starts in the fall or spring semester of each academic year. A total of ninety (90) credit hours (ECTS) are required for the award of the Master of Science degree. The Master of Science degree includes the successful completion of eight (8) courses and the preparation of a thesis.A total of ninety (90) credit hours (ECTS) are required for the award of the MSc. During studies, postgraduate students are required to attend and pass six (6) compulsory courses and two (2) elective courses as well as to prepare a postgraduate thesis. Alternatively, they may take three (3) additional elective courses, in addition to the two elective courses of the second semester, which are equivalent to the preparation of a thesis. Before the start of the first semester, two optional preliminary courses "Market Mechanism Failures and State Intervention" and "Statistical Analysis and Mathematical Economics" are offered, which postgraduate students may take. These courses will be completed by examinations attesting the acquisition of knowledge (pass or fail) without a mark (0 ECTS).
The curriculum aims at the following:
α) Provide students with the fundamental knowledge required for their professional development in areas of public policy such as competition policy and market regulation.
b) To seek to bring students into contact with the most topical problems that affect and will affect competition policy and regulatory policy in the future.
(c) To provide students with freedom of choice, taking into account their interests and covering a wide range of topics through thesis and elective courses.
(d) To prepare students for doctoral studies.
(e) To produce qualified scientists and managers to meet the needs of effective management in the private and public sector.
Courses are taught face-to-face or at a distance. The percentage of teaching by distance learning will be under the provisions of the law.
Courses shall be organised in semesters and conducted in Greek and/or English. Before the beginning of the third semester, postgraduate students are required to attend a seminar entitled 'Training of Executives in Regulatory Authority Procedures'. The seminar is ungraded and may be offered intersessionally or remotely and by a company with proven experience in matters of organization and operation of regulatory authorities.
The courses, their distribution per semester and the ECTS credits are presented in the following table.
| Courses of the first semester | Category | Credits (ECTS) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principles of Microeconomic (ΠΑΡΑ03) | Mandatory | 7,5 | |
| Applied Industrial Organization and Market Regulation (ΠΑΡΑ04) | Mandatory | 7,5 | |
| Economics of Competition Policy (ΠΑΡΑ05) | Mandatory | 7,5 | |
| Applied Econometrics (ΠΑΡΑ06) | Mandatory | 7,5 | |
| Total Credit Units First Semester | 30 | ||
| Courses of the second semester | |||
| Strategic Business Decisions (ΠΑΡΑ07) | Mandatory | 7,5 | |
| Financial for Managers (ΠΑΡΑ08) | Mandatory | 7,5 | |
| Elective course | Elective | 7,5 | |
| Elective course | Elective | 7,5 | |
| Total Credit Units for the second semester | 30 | ||
| Elective courses of the second semester: | |||
| Economics of Bilateral Markets (ΠΑΡΑ09) | 7,5 | ||
| Digital Data Analysis (Mega) Applications (ΠΑΡΑ10) | 7,5 | ||
| Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ΠΑΡΑ11) | 7,5 | ||
| EU competition law (ΠΑΡΑ12) | 7,5 | ||
| Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions (ΠΑΡΑ13) | 7,5 | ||
| Regulation of Digital Markets (ΠΑΡΑ14) | 7,5 | ||
| Business Organization and Management (ΠΑΡΑ15) | 7,5 | ||
| Third Semester Courses | |||
| Executive Training Seminar on Regulatory Authorities | Mandatory | 6 | |
| Thesis Preparation | Elective | 24 | |
| or | |||
| Elective course | Elective | 8 | |
| Elective course | Elective | 8 | |
| Elective course | Elective | 8 | |
| Total Credit Units Third Semester | 30 | ||
| Elective courses of the third semester: | |||
| Competition Case Studies in Online Markets (ΠΑΡΑ16) | 8 | ||
| Leadership and Competition (ΠΑΡΑ17) | 8 | ||
| Game Theory in Oligopolistic Markets (ΠΑΡΑ18) | 8 | ||
| State Aid Policy (ΠΑΡΑ19) | 8 | ||
| Econometric Techniques in the Economics of Competition and Regulation (ΠΑΡΑ20) | 8 | ||
| Total Credit Units | 90 | ||
The MSc in Competition Policy and Market Regulation requires a good knowledge of economic theory and industrial organisation. In addition, students must be familiar with quantitative methods, particularly econometric techniques. For this purpose, two preparatory courses of 15 hours each are proposed as follows:
(α) market mechanism failures and state intervention (PARA01)
(b) Statistical analysis and mathematical economics (PARA02)
The preparatory courses will cover a total of five three-hour courses each and will be taught before the start of the first semester. These courses will be concluded by examinations in which the acquisition of knowledge will be certified without marks (pass or fail).
The modification of the course programme and the redistribution of courses between semesters may be made by decisions of the competent bodies (Coordinating Committee) and will be included in the Regulations for Postgraduate Studies.