In the third semester of the programme, a postgraduate thesis is planned. The candidate submits an application form stating the proposed title of the thesis, the proposed supervisor and an abstract of the proposed thesis. The Director of the MSc recommends the thesis topic, the three-member examination committee and the supervisor to the Assembly for approval.
The right to supervise theses is granted to the lecturers of the MSc (according to article 15 of the study regulations) provided that they hold a PhD degree.
The members of the three-member examination committee must have the same or a related scientific specialisation as the subject of the programme. By decision of the Assembly, following the recommendation of the MSc Committee, the supervision of dissertations may be assigned to members of the Department's faculty members, members of the teaching staff and members of the R.E.P. and R.I.P. who have not undertaken teaching work in the MSc.
In order for the thesis to be approved, the student has to defend it before the three-member examination committee, which then drafts and signs the presentation protocol of the thesis. At least two members of the three-member examination committee are required to be present when the thesis is supported. The presentation of the thesis may also take place by videoconference.
The Tripartite Examination Committee may request corrections and submit the final grade to the Secretariat without further examination. If the Tripartite Examination Committee decides that major corrections must be made or rejects the thesis then a re-examination of the corrected thesis is appointed. In case the student does not respond successfully, he/she will be deleted after a reasoned recommendation of the Examination Committee and a decision of the Assembly.
The language of the thesis can be in Greek and/or English.
The Assembly adopts a Guide for writing a postgraduate thesis, which is communicated to postgraduate students and includes guidelines for writing the thesis, e.g. cover page, logo, font, minimum and maximum number of words, etc.
The postgraduate theses, if approved by the examination committee, must be posted by the student himself/herself in the Institutional Repository DIONI of the University of Piraeus Library (according to the internal regulations of the university).
