Undergraduate studies
The mission of the Department is the development, promotion, spread and application of knowledge related to athletics, competitive sports, physical activity and health. The students have the chance to acquire leadership, communication and team skills, through the interactive processes and challenges embedded in the learning processes and research opportunities of the educational environment of our department.
Our Department also endeavors to equip graduates with the professional proficiency and maturity that are consistent to the requirements of the job market as this is shaped in Greece. The promotion of an active lifestyle comprises an additional objective in whose context active living conditions and behaviors are adopted, as students themselves have the chance to develop their physical abilities and athletic skills.
The Democritus University of Thrace’s Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (DPESS) offers a degree in Physical Education and Sport Science. Matters relating to the curriculum, the studies regulation and postgraduate studies are governed by the legal provisions in force concerning universities. The minimum duration of studies in order to obtain a degree is 8 semesters. A graduate of the DPESS is entitled to:
