Preparation of the Master’s Diploma Thesis
For the preparation of the Master’s Diploma Thesis (M.D.Th.), the Programme Committee, following the student’s application — submitted on specified dates (first ten days of March) and including the proposed thesis title, proposed supervisor, and a summary of the proposed topic — appoints the supervisor. After successful completion and examination in all courses in the list of the declaration of courses of the candidate, and the completion of the Post Graduate Diploma Dissertation, the supervisor suggests a Three-Member Examination Committee for the approval of the thesis, one member of which is the supervisor. The publicly defense of a Masters Theses is held within three months from the approval of the Examination Committee.
The right to supervise master’s theses is granted to teaching staff categories as defined in Article 83 of Law 4957/2022, namely:
- Members of the Teaching and Research Staff (D.E.P.), Special Educational Personnel (E.E.P.), Laboratory Teaching Staff (E.DI.P.), and Special Technical Laboratory Staff (E.T.E.P.) of the Department or of other Departments of the same or another Higher Education Institution (H.E.I.) or Higher Military Educational Institution (A.S.E.I.), with additional employment beyond their statutory duties, provided the I.P.P.S. charges tuition fees;
- Emeritus Professors or retired faculty members of the same or other H.E.I.;
- Collaborating Professors;
- Contract Lecturers;
- Visiting Professors or Visiting Researchers;
- Researchers and Special Scientific Personnel of research and technological institutions as defined in Article 13A of Law 4310/2014 (Government Gazette A’ 258), or other research centres and institutes in Greece or abroad.
The members of the Three-Member Examination Committee must have the same or a related scientific specialization as that of the field of study of the Graduate Studies Program.
The preparation of the M.D.Th. is governed by the Code of Academic Ethics of A.U.Th. Every creator or co-creator of an intellectual work has the right to be acknowledged as such and to enjoy both the moral and economic rights deriving from the work. By exception, when the intellectual creation constitutes the final output of a funded research project commissioned by an external entity, the creator’s economic rights may be limited in accordance with the contract terms of the research project, while the moral rights remain with the creator(s), subject only to the necessary contractual limitations required for the use or commercial exploitation of the work.
The presentation of the M.D.Th. requires a positive recommendation by the Three-Member Examination Committee. If the defense is held publicly, a specific date and venue are determined by the Committee.
Following the defense, a report is drawn up, stating the individual grade assigned by each member, the average grade, and any remarks or comments. After approval by the Committee, the thesis is uploaded on the Programme’s website. If the thesis is not approved, the postgraduate student may resubmit it after incorporating the Committee’s remarks and improvements within a time frame determined by the Committee. If the revised version is again rejected, the student loses the right to obtain the Master’s Diploma.
In exceptional cases, if an objective impediment or serious reason exists, the replacement of the supervisor or a member of the Committee, as well as a change of the thesis topic, may be approved by decision of the Programme Committee, and approval my the assembly of the Department.
The APA 6th edition protocol is applied in the text of the Dissertation. For more information see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.