According to the internal regulations of the Postgraduate Programme of Studies “Dermatoscopy”:

For the preparation of the Master’s Thesis, the student, after contacting the Program’s instructors, proceeds to choose and declare the thesis supervisor at the Program Secretariat.

After consulting with the supervisor, the student finalizes the exact thesis topic and, on specified dates, submits an application to the Program Secretariat. This application includes the proposed title of the Master’s Thesis, the proposed supervisor, and an attached abstract of the proposed thesis.

The Coordinating Committee reviews the application, approves the thesis topic, assigns the supervisor, and forms a Three-Member Examining Committee for the approval of the thesis, one of whose members is the supervisor. Subsequently, the application is forwarded to the Medical School Assembly, recommending its final approval.

The members of the Three-Member Examination Committee must have the same or a related scientific specialty to the subject of the Programme.

In order for a Diploma Thesis to be approved, it must meet the following requirements:

1. The topic and content of the thesis must be related to the subject of the Programme.
2. The thesis must be original.

The preparation of the Diploma Thesis is governed by the Code of Academic Ethics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Every creator or co-creator of any intellectual work is entitled to be referred to and recognized as such, enjoying both the economic and moral rights/powers deriving from the specific work. Exceptionally, if the original intellectual creation (“work”) is the final output of a paid research project, which has been assigned by an entity outside the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the economic rights of the creator or co-creators may be limited based on the terms of the contract under which the said research project is assigned, while the moral rights remain with the creator or creators, subject to the necessary – for the exploitation/economic exploitation of the produced intellectual work – contractual restrictions.

The Diploma Thesis can be either theoretical or applied and the language of its writing can be Greek or English. It must be at least forty (40) single-sided A4 sheets, in Arial font, size 12, fully aligned, with one and a half spaces. The work must include (in addition to the text concerning the main body of the work) an analytical table of contents, a table of abbreviations (if necessary), a summary in Greek and English and a bibliography.

The Diploma Thesis must be completed before the end of the 3rd semester and a presentation date must be set no later than February 28, otherwise the postgraduate student loses the right to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma. After its completion, the postgraduate student sends it electronically to the supervisor and the other two members of the Three-Member Examination Committee as well as to the Secretariat of the Programme.

For the presentation of the Diploma Thesis, the positive recommendation of the Three-member Examination Committee is required. In the event that the Diploma Thesis is supported publicly, a specific date and place is set by the Coordinating Committee of the Programme which cannot exceed one (1) month from the submission of the thesis.

After the Diploma Thesis is supported, a report is drawn up indicating the individual grade of each member of the Three-member Examination Committee, the average score as well as any observations or comments.

Following its approval by the Committee, it is electronically deposited in the Central Library of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in accordance with the rules and instructions of the Library, and the postgraduate student receives a relevant certificate that will be needed for his/her Graduation Application. The Central Library compulsorily posts the Diploma Thesis on the website of the Institutional Repository of Scientific Thesis (IKEE) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

If the assessment of the Diploma Thesis is negative, the postgraduate student may submit his/her thesis incorporating the comments for its improvement within a period of time set by the Three-member Examination Committee. Even if the second assessment is negative, the postgraduate student loses the right to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma.

In exceptional cases, if there is an objective weakness or a significant reason, it is possible to replace the supervisor or member of the Three-member Examination Committee, to modify or change the topic of the Diploma Thesis and to extend the preparation and submission of the Diploma Thesis by up to one (1) year, following a recommendation by the Coordinating Committee and a decision by the School Assembly.