MSc in Public Health and Epidemiology
Distance Learning
Programme information
The below structure outlines the modules for each semester of this MSc.
In the programme specifications below the aims and objectives of each module, the subjects to be covered by each module and the methods of assessment is presented.
Teaching staff for the MSc course are leaders in academic fields of applied epidemiology, public health, environmental health and hygiene, chronic diseases and infectious diseases, maritime health, health economics, occupational health including seafarers, human resources management and shipping economics.
Invited subject matter experts include professionals in the public health sector with applied experience in maritime and public health aspects.
| Country | Universities |
|---|---|
| Cyprus | Frederick University |
| England | University of Greenwich, UK |
| Germany | University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany |
| Greece |
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| Norway | University of South-Eastern-Norway |
| Romania | University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest |
| Sweden | University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Turkey | University, School of Medicine, Dept of Public Health, Istanbul |
| USA | Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health |
| Name | Affiliation | Module title |
|---|---|---|
| Christos Hadjichristodoulou | Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece | 1.1. Principles in epidemiology and social research
3.1.1 Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases 3.2.4 Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector |
| Anna-Bettina Haidich | Professor of Medical Statistics-Epidemiology, Department of Hygiene, Social-Preventive Medicine & Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | 1.2 Statistics for public health |
| Panagiotis Prezerakos | Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Laboratory of Integrated Health Care, Tripoli, Greece | 1.3 Health policy and principles for disease prevention |
| Areti Lagiou | Professor of Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Public Health, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Dept. of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Greece | 2.2 Health promotion and risk communication |
| Evangelia Nena | Occupational Medicine Physician, Associate Professor of Public Hygiene- Social and Occupational Medicine, Head of the Laboratory of Social Medicine and Sociology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece | 2.1 Environment and health, principles of occupational health |
| Barbara Mouchtouri | Programme Director, Associate Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece | 2.3 Issues in public health
3.2.1 Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector 3.2.4 Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector |
| Despena Andrioti Bygvraa | Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden | 3.1.3 Globalization and Public Health
3.1.4 Health economics 3.1.2 Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases |
| Vasiliki Benetou | Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece | 3.1.2 Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases |
| Volker Harth | Professor of occupational medicine, Director, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, UKE, Germany | 2.1 Environment and health, principles of occupational health
3.2.2 Issues in maritime health |
| Angelos Menelaou | Head, Department of Maritime Transport and Commerce, Frederick University, School of Business and Law, Cyprus | 3.2.3 Introduction to shipping and trade, maritime law and shipping management |
| Sergey Popravko | Industry expert, Visiting lecturer at the Frederic University Cyprus | 3.2.3 Introduction to shipping and trade, maritime law and shipping management |
| Nikolaos Ventikos | Associate Professor, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece | 3.2.1 Hygiene, environment and martime tranport sector
3.2.2 Issues in maritime health |
Christos Hadjichristodoulou
Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
• 1.1-Principles in epidemiology and social research
• 1.3-Health policy and principles for disease prevention
• 2.3- Issues in public health
• 3.1.1-Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
• 3.1.2-Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
• 3.2.2 Issues in maritime health
• 3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Barbara Mouchtouri
Programme Director, Associate Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
• 1.1-Principles in epidemiology and social research
• 2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
• 2.3- Issues in public health
• 3.1.1-Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
• 3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
• 3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
• 3.2.3- Introduction to shipping and trade, maritime law and shipping management
• 3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Issa J. Dahabreh
Professor of Epidemiology and Occupational Hygeiene, Univertisy of Thessaly, and Associate Professor, Epidemiology (primary) and Biostatistics (secondary), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Module(s) title(s):
• 1.1-Principles in epidemiology and social research
Despena Andrioti Bygvraa
Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Module(s) title(s):
• 1.3 Health policy and principles for disease prevention
• 2.3 Issues in public health
• 3.1.3 – Globalization and Public Health
• 3.1.4 – Health economics
Kostas Athanasakis
Assistant Professor in Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Department of Public Health Policy University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.3 -Health policy and principles for disease prevention
Anastasia Barbouni
Professor of Public Health, Hygiene and Disease Prevention, Department of Public and Community Health University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.3- Issues in public health
Vasiliki Benetou
Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.2-Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
Anna-Bettina Haidich
Professor of Medical Statistics-Epidemiology, Department of Hygiene, Social-Preventive Medicine & Medical Statistics, School of Medicine Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.2- Statistics for public health
Volker Harth
Professor of occupational medicine, Director, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, occupational medicine, public health, work-related diseases, cancer screening & prevention, Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Andreas Flouris
Professor of Physiology, Department of Exercise Science, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.3 Globalization and Public Health
Areti Lagiou
Professor of Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Public Health, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Dept. of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.2- Health promotion and risk communication
Pagona Lagiou
Professor Molecular Biologist, School of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.2-Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
Angelos Menelaou
Head, Department of Maritime Transport and Commerce, School of Business and Law, Frederick University, Cyprus
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.3- Introduction to shipping and trade, maritime law and shipping management
Androniki Naska
Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Dept. of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.2-Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
Mirela Nedelescu
MD, PhD, Lecturer, “Carol Davila” Hygiene and Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Evangelia Nena
Occupational Medicine Physician, Associate Professor of Public Hygiene-Social and Occupational Medicine, Head of the Laboratory of Social Medicine and Sociology, Laboratory of Social Medicine and Sociology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Marcus Oldenburg
Occupational medicine; specialised in maritime medicine and mental health of seafarers, Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Dimitrios Paraskevis
Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.1-Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
3.2.2 Issues in maritime transport
Efthimia Peteinaki
Professor Biopathology – Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.3- Issues in public health
Andreana Pexara
Assistant professor, Hygiene of Foods of Animal Origin, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Panagiotis Prezerakos
Professor, Department of Nursing, Laboratory of Integrated Health Care, Tripoli, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.3-Health policy and principles for disease prevention
Sergey Popravko
Industry expert, Visiting lecturer at the Frederic University, Cyprus
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.3- Introduction to shipping and trade, maritime law and shipping management
George Rachiotis
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Occupational Hygiene, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.1 Principles in epidemiology and social research
3.1.2-Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Evanthia Sakellari
Associate Professor Community Health with focus on mental health promotion in the school setting, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.2- Health promotion and risk communication
Mattheos Speletas
Professor Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.1-Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
Emmanouel Symvoulakis
Associate Professor of Primary Health Care, Division of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.3- Issues in public health
Nikolaos Solomakos
Assistant Professor,
Hygiene of Foods of Animal Origin, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Aristomenis Syngelakis
Expert in Social Dentistry, Public Health & Primary Health Care, fmr President of the Institute of Child, Executive of the NSRF Task Structure of the Ministry of Health, fmr Vice President of the National Ambulance Services, fmr Deputy Manager of 1stHealth Region, Research Associate in University of West Attica, University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.3-Health policy and principles for disease prevention
2.3- Issues in public health
Nikolaos Ventikos
Associate Professor, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
• 2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
• 3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
• 3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
• 3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Ioannis Boziaris
Professor, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1 Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
3.1.1. Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
Nikolaos Christodoulou
Associate Professor Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.2 Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
John Ewer
Assoc. Prof. Development Manager for SMARTFIRE Associate Professor in Applied Fire Safety Engineering, Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG), School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, The University of Greenwich, UK
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1- Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Fani Kalala
Assistant Professor, Medical Immunology Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.3- Globalization and Public Health
Sibel Kiran
Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Istanbul Koç University, School of Medicine, Turkey
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Jörn Klein
Professor, Microbiology, epidemiology, and infectious disease control University of South-Eastern-Norway, Norway
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
2.3- Issues in public health
Ioannis Koumpouros
Associate Professor, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.2- Health promotion and risk communication
Eleni Malissiova
Associate Professor,Quality, Safety & Technology of Food of Animal Origin, Animal Science Department, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
• 2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
• 3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Antonios Michaelakis
Head Research Scientist, Laboratory of Insects & Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
• 3.1.1-Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
• 3.2.1 – Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Paraskevi Mina
Laboratory Teaching Personnel, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.1-Principles in epidemiology and social research
Venetia Notara
Associate Professor, Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.2- Health promotion and risk communication
Eleftherios Ouzounoglou
Team Leader, Senior Researcher, Institute of Communication & Computer Systems, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Nikos Papadopoulos
Professor of Applied Entomology, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.1-Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
Vana Papaevagelou
Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.1-Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases
Stefania Papatheodorou
Lecturer in Epidemiology at School of Public Health, Harvard TH Chan, USA
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.2-Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
Anastasia Paschalidou
Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Nikolaos Polyzos
Professor, Management of Health and Social Care Services, Department of Social Work, Demokritus University of Thrace, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.3-Health policy and principles for disease prevention
Evangelia Samoli
Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Dept. of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.1.2-Epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases
Constantina Skanavis
Professor of Environmental Education and Communication, University of West Attica, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.2- Health promotion and risk communication
Andreas Tsakalof
Professor of Medical Chemistry (retired), European Registered Toxicologist
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Jörg Abel
Maritime Medical Service Germany
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.2 – Issues in maritime health
Lemonia Anagnostopoulos
Public Health Biologist -PhD Candidate, Larissa, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.1 Principles in epidemiology and social research
3.2.2 – Issues in maritime health
3.2.4- Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Lukas Belz
Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Hamburg
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Elisabeth Bengtsson
Regional Developer/Senior advisor, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
Module(s) title(s):
2.2 – Health promotion and risk communication
Nick Bitsolas
IT professional, Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.2- Statistics for public health
Ioannis Bras
Managing Director, Five Senses Consulting and Development, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Sebastian Crespi
Specialist Consultant in Laboratory Medicine, President and Scientific Director, Biolinea International, Spain
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1 Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Miguel Dávila-Cornejo
Head of the Health Coordination Unit. Deputy, Directorate of Foreign Health., Ministry of Health, Spain
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1 Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Dorothee Dengler
General medicine; with regard to occupational medicine specialised in maritime medicine and mental health of seafarers Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Lena Ehlers
International Health Regulation; Public Health at Point of Entry; crisis and emergency management; , Institute for Hygiene and Environment, Hamburg Port Health Center Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
CV
Jan-Gerd Hagelstein
Consultant of general medicine, former head of outpatient clinic for seafarers in a local hospital Private Port Health Service, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Jan Heidrich
Public health in occupational medicine, chronic disease epidemiology, cancer screening & prevention Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Hanno Hoven
Social and occupational epidemiology, life course research, psychosocial working conditions Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Hamburg Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Katerina Iliopoulou
RN/Healthcare Researcher, Department of Microbial Resistance and Infections in Healthcare Settings, Directorate of Surveillance and Prevention of Infectious Diseases Hellenic National Public Health Organisation /Chair N&AHPs, European Society Intensive Care Medicine/Honorary Research Fellow, City University, London, UK National Public Health Organisation, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.2- Health promotion and risk communication
Dimitra Kafetsouli
Clinical Research Fellow, Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College, UK / Research Fellow, Department of Greece Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.1-Principles in epidemiology and social research
Katerina Maria Kontouli
PhD candidate, University of Ioannina, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.2- Statistics for public health
Elina Kostara
Researcher, Environmental Chemist Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1 – Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Sotirios Koupidis
Occupational Physician, Consultant, WHO Country Office, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.3-Health policy and principles for disease prevention
CV
Michalis Koureas
Environmental Engineer-Researcher, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.1-Principles in epidemiology and social research
1.2- Statistics for public health
1.3-Health policy and principles for disease prevention
2.3 Issues in public health
Leonidas Kourentis
Public Health Engineer, PhD candidate, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
Anna Maria Leoutsi
Communication expertM National Public Health Organization, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
2.2- Health promotion and risk communication
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Stefanie Mache
Mental health promotion, occupational health psychology, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Gordon Nichols
Independent Consultant Epidemiologist,Adjunct Professor University of Thessaly, Greece, UK
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
CV
Luis Rodriguez
Chief VSP CDC VSP USA
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
CV
Chiara Reck
Health management, health promotion, prevention, physical activity, Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Clara Schlaich
Seafarer´s welfare, occupational medicine, seafarer´s health care, infectious diseases, Hafenpraxis Hamburg & German Seamen´s Mission, (Johns Hopkins Univ. /USA), Germany
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
Stephanie Selke
Human biomonitoring, chemical pollution and toxicological risks, occupational and environmental medical assessment values Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Sofia Tsokani
Researcher, Mathematician Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.2- Statistics for public health
Marcial Velasco-Garrido
Occupational medicine, public health, work-related diseases, offshore Institute for Occupational and Martime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Module(s) title(s):
2.1-Environment and health, principles of occupational health
Ioanna Voulgaridi
PhD candidate, Medical Biopathologist-Microbiologist, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.1-Hygiene, environment and maritime transport sector
Christos Zanganas
Data Protection expert, Skopas Zagganas Law Firm, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
1.1 Principles in epidemiology and social research
George Papageorgas Chrelias
PhD student, University of Thessaly, Greece
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.2-Issues in maritime health
CV
Eirian Thomas
Researcher, UK Health Security Agency, UK
Module(s) title(s):
3.2.4-Public health crisis management in maritime transport sector
CV
The tuition fees are 6.000,00 € per student for each study cycle.
Payment scheme of tuition fees:
Full time attendance mode: four (4) installments; each instalment should be paid before the beginning of each of the first three semesters and for the last semester right before the submission of the thesis project. Monthly payments are possible from Semester 2 onwards.
Part time attendance mode: eight (8) installments; each instalment should be paid before the beginning of each of the first seven semesters and for the last semester right before the submission of the thesis project. Monthly payments are possible from Semester 2 onwards.
A maximum of two full Excellence Scholarships with conditions are offered. The submission of applications for scholarship of excellence takes place after the completion of the admission process of students to the Postgraduate Program. All applicants must confirm that they have the financial capacity to pay the full tuition fees for the program, regardless of any potential scholarship.
There are opportunities for studying free of charge based on socioeconomic criteria for Greek residents. A prerequisite for granting the right to free attendance due to socioeconomic criteria is the fulfillment of conditions of excellence during the first cycle of studies.
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MSc in Public Health and Epidemiology (Distance Learning)
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