Choosing the subject and the rules on preparing the dissertation for the final examination.
To graduate, you must propose a dissertation subject to a teacher within your Degree Programme, who will assess the validity of your proposal in relation to your study plan. You will have to prove to be able to put together and summarize a bibliography on the subject and re-elaborate it based on the required editorial rules.
Basic editorial rules to write a dissertation:
The Board will assess the candidate's overall performance – dissertation, curriculum, time taken to complete their studies, transfers from another University or another programme – applying specific rules for each Degree Programme.
The Board expresses its assessment with a grade out of one hundred and ten. The exam is deemed to be passed with a minimum grade of 66/110 and a maximum grade of 110/110. In the case of granting a maximum grade, the Board may also grant honours (lode) by unanimous decision.
See the information on how to calculate the average score based on your study programme
The criteria to assess dissertations are:
Additionally, Boards evaluate dissertations as follows:
a) 0.33 points for each exam with honors ("lode")
b) 1 point for candidates which participated to an Erasmus Programme
c) 1 point for candidates which have done an internship (long or short)
d) Points for candidates "in corso":
You are "in corso" if you have matriculated 3 years before your graduation.
e) Evaluation of the dissertation: 0-3 points.
f) The sum of the points referred to in a)-e) shall not exceed 10 points.
For further information on the matriculation of the previous years, see the website page.
The Final Examination Board, having taken into consideration the dissertation discussion and your curriculum, will decide the final grade, which will be proclaimed after the discussion (or published on the last day of the Graduation Session on Studenti Online).