The Master’s Thesis provides graduate students with the opportunity to gain a solid understanding of real research conditions in Atmospheric Sciences and the Environment. Its completion is mandatory, lasts one semester (the 3rd), and contributes 30 ECTS, i.e., one third (1/3) of the total ECTS required for the award of the Master’s Degree.
At the end of the second academic semester, the General Assembly of the Department of Physics, following an application by the graduate student, acceptance by the instructor, and the approval and recommendation of the Steering Committee of the MSc Program, appoints for each student a supervising faculty member, who is responsible for guiding the research and monitoring the student’s performance during the preparation of the Master’s Thesis.
The topic of the Master’s Thesis is defined by the supervising faculty member. Completion of the research within the framework of the Thesis is accompanied by its written submission. This is done in accordance with the Master’s Thesis writing template, which provides detailed writing guidelines. During the preparation of the Thesis, all rules of research ethics governing scientific research methods and practices are strictly observed. For their implementation, postgraduate students remain in continuous consultation with their supervisor.
The final evaluation and assessment of the Master’s Thesis is carried out by a three-member Examination Committee, which includes the supervising faculty member and two additional members appointed upon the supervisor’s proposal. Postgraduate candidates publicly present their Thesis before the three-member Examination Committee, which then assesses its scientific maturity and completeness, its overall contribution to the scientific field, and whether the student’s initiative in the research process is evident. Approval of the Thesis requires the positive vote of at least two (2) members of the Examination Committee. Upon completion of the evaluation, the Examination Committee prepares an examination and evaluation report, which is submitted to the General Assembly of the Department. This report includes weighted objective evaluation criteria that take into account both the public presentation and the written text of the Thesis. The final version of the Thesis is submitted to the Department Secretariat, where it is archived.