Final examination: modalities

The final examination

The final examination consists in writing a dissertation on a subject pertinent to your studies, elaborated in an original way, under the guidance of a supervisor. The dissertation will be discussed publicly during a specific final examination session in front of a Board.
The Board will assess your performance using your curriculum as a reference. During the dissertation discussion, you may use slides and the Commission may ask you in-depth questions on methods, results and any developments of your work

Graduation application

To submit your application online, you must access Studenti Online before the deadlines set for the application submission and the requirements.

Graduation applications require the payment of €32.00 in stamp duty (imposta di bollo).
Applications submitted after the ordinary deadline but within the final cut-off date (“scadenza tardiva con mora”) must be submitted with a €100.00 late fee. 

Admission Requirements

In order to graduate, you must have:

• sat all the exams in your study plan and had them recorded;
• paid all tuition fees;
• uploaded the dissertation in pdf format on Studenti Online. The dissertation can be uploaded multiple times, until the requirements deadline expires. When uploading the dissertation, the system will ask you to enter some key words and a brief abstract;
• compiled the Alma Laurea questionnaire on Studenti Online.

The Student Administration Office will verify all requirements and will contact you if there are any issues, to allow you to regularise your position before the final examination.

Students who do not manage to graduate within the selected date must ask the Student Administration Office for an annulment and submit their application again for the following graduation dates, by the established deadlines, with no additional payment.

The renewal of the graduation application is necessary to graduate in an academic year that is subsequent to the one selected for the first time. This entails the payment of €16.00 in stamp duty (imposta di bollo).

Deadlines a.a. 2024/2025

Thesis upload and metadata submission

Follow the instructions published on StudentiOnline.

AlmaLaurea

Check the information to fill inthe AlmaLaurea survey here

Further information on the final thesis

Refer to the following University webpage to know more about the final exam.

Photographs and video recording during graduation session

Read carefully the information contained at the following page

ORGANIZATION OF THE FINAL EXAMINATION

Thesis defence

The thesis is discussed publicly during a specific final examination session in front of a Board. The Board assesses the performance of the candidate considering:
• originality of the topic discussed;
• methodology;
• level of analysis;
• consistency and editorial accuracy of the thesis;
• effectiveness and accuracy of the public discussion.
The Board can award up to 7 points to your dissertation which are added to the weighted average of the candidate. The Board expresses its assessment with a final 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.

The calendar of the discussions will be published on StudentiOnline a few days before the final examination session.

Graduands have 15 minutes to present their thesis by using a ppt/pdf presentation. Further 5 minutes are dedicated to the discussion with the Commission. The candidate must bring the presentation on the day of the discussion on a pendrive in a format compatible with Windows 10, ppt or pdf. It is recommended to save the presentation in e-mail, so that it can be recovered in case of malfunctions.

Proclamation of the graduate

 At the end of the thesis defense, the Board will then proclaim the graduand as a graduate with Master’s degree, declaring the grade and cum laude honour (if granted).