and Material Technology School of Civil Engineering Department of Structural Engineering Department of Water Resources, Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering Department of Geotechnical Engineering Department of Engineering Construction and Management School of Mechanical Engineering Department of Fluid Mechanics Engineering Department of Thermal Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering Department of Mechanical Constructions and Automatic Control Department of Manufacturing Technology Department of Industrial Management and Operational Research School of Architecture Department of Architectural Design Department of Urban and Regional Planning Department of Interior Design and Landscaping Department of Building Technology-Structural Design and Mechanical Equipment School of Chemical Engineering Department of Chemical Sciences Department of Process and Systems Analysis, Design and Development Department of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Synthesis and Development of Industrial Processes School of Rural and Surveying Engineering Department of Topography Department of Geography and Regional Planning Department of Infrastructure and Rural Development School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Department of Geological Sciences Department of Mining Engineering Department of Metallurgy and Materials Technology School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department of Ship Design & Maritime Transport Department of Ship Hydrodynamics Department of Marine Engineering Department of Marine Structures Studies Undergraduate studies The academic calendar of NTUA comprises 10 independent, integral academic semesters. Each semester lasts 18 weeks: 13 weeks of classes, a two-week break (Christmas and Easter holidays for the fall and spring semester respectively), and three weeks of semester exams. The tenth semester is devoted to the preparation of the diploma thesis. The diploma thesis has to be related to one of the courses of the faculty. The student has at his or her disposal at least a full academic semester to prepare the thesis. Upon completion of the thesis, the student must take part in an oral examination that can take place either in June, October or February, after the final examinations, provided that the student has passed all courses prescribed by the curriculum. An important part of the studies in NTUA are the summer "training" projects which take place in Industrial and Production Units, in the period between the end of the spring semester and the beginning of the fall semester. They constitute an elective course for the Faculties of Civil Engineering, Survey Engineering (Surveying and Geodesy Camp) and Mining and Metallurgy Engineering (Mining Camp) and are partially subsidized by the European Union. Postgraduate studies There are currently 20 departmental