Students can select the diploma thesis as an elective course of 10 ECTS credits distributed by 5 ECTS during the 7th and 8th semester. The diploma thesis must be related to the subject of their studies.
Each teaching member of the Department undertakes the supervision of a number of theses.
For each thesis topic, the member who supervises the progress of the topic, guides the students, ensures the provision of the necessary facilities in terms of space and equipment. Furthermore, he/she shall recommend to the President of the Department the distribution of the necessary funds for consumables, etc. Supervision of a thesis may be assigned to full-time faculty members of another Department depending on the requirements of the subject, following decisions of both Departments.
The development of the thesis may be extended beyond the end of the last semester of study, depending on the complexity and requirements of the topic.
The theses are assigned to all students twice a year by decision of the Department’s Assembly. The exact date of notification and application for the assignment is announced by the department’s member in charge of theses.
Upon completion of the thesis and after approval by the supervisor, the thesis is submitted through the protocol to the Department. The Department’s Assembly shall set a date on which the theses shall be presented before a three-member committee of the Department’s teaching staff. All Department members and students of the Department may attend this presentation.