The doctoral studies of the Department of History and Archeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens aim to promote original scientific research. They are organized and operate in accordance with the provisions of Law 4485/2017 and the general institutional framework.

They have the right to submit an application for the preparation of a doctoral thesis the:

• holders of the Graduate Studies Diploma (D.M.S.) A.E.I. of the country
• holders of D.M.S. FOREVER. recognized as equal to the foreigner
• the holders of a single and undivided master's degree (See Law 4485/2017, article 46).

Non-holders of D.M.S. with a serious published scientific work in the subjects treated by the Department, it is possible to be accepted as PhD candidates following a reasoned decision of the Department's Assembly (Law 4485/2017 article 38).

The preparation of a doctoral thesis lasts from three to five years.