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Graduate > PhD Dissertation
The work upon which the dissertation is based must have
been done by the candidate under the direction of an approved
Advisory Committee. The dissertation must demonstrate the
candidate's competence to undertake independent research work,
and it must contribute significantly to the existing knowledge
in the candidate's field of study. The contribution must be
of sufficient merit to suggest publication in an appropriate
scholarly journal or other form. The dissertation must show
that the candidate is fully aware of the pertinent published
material, and it must be written in a satisfactory literary
style. It should be free from typographical, grammatical,
syntactic and scientific errors.
The title of the dissertation must be approved by the Department
at least one year before the Convocation during which the
candidate expects to receive the degree. The dissertation
will be examined by the Department, and if approved, shall
then be submitted to an Examining Board appointed by the Departmental
Meeting for Graduate Studies and Research.
The Examining Board shall consist of the candidate's supervisor,
two faculty members from the Department, and four other members
(external examiners) recommended by the Departmental Meeting
for Graduate Studies and Research. The Departmental Meeting
for Graduate Studies and Research shall name one member of
the Board other than the candidate's supervisor as chairman.
Should the Board upon examining the dissertation find it acceptable,
the Board shall then proceed with the oral examination of
the candidate.
The Examining Board shall decide whether the candidate shall
be recommended for the degree. The oral examination shall
be open to all members of the University Faculty. They will
be permitted to question the candidate but shall have no vote.
The Rector or Associate Rector will chair the oral examination.
On the recommendation of the candidate's Examining Board,
the dissertation may be returned to the student for minor
corrections. The candidate must make such corrections and
return the corrected copies of the dissertation to the Dean’s
office before being recommended for a degree.
The dissertation must conform in all respects to the regulations
governing the presentation of dissertations approved by the
Departmental Meeting for Graduate Studies and Research. Copies
of these regulations may be obtained on request from the Department
Office. The submission of dissertations to the Technical University
of Crete is possible at any time of the year.
Candidates who have not taken undergraduate courses sufficiently
related to the major subject of advanced study, and equivalent
in quality to courses offered in this University, shall be
required to undertake such preparatory work as may be prescribed
by the Department. The residency requirements for the doctor's
degree are given here. Specific
language requirements are set by the Department offering a
doctoral program.
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