To graduate, you have to sit a final examination designed to verify that you have reached the education objectives set by the Degree Programme.
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.
Submit your application to graduation on Studenti Online by paying a 32,00 € fee.
Late applications must pay an extra fee of 100,00 €.
You need a specific application for each session you apply for. Namely, if you postpone your graduation in the next session, you must submit your application and pay fees once again.
By the deadline you must:
The student administrative office (Segreteria) will double check your application and contact you in case you need to change something before the final exam.
Every academic year foresees a graduation session with different graduation periods ("appelli"). For every graduation period, there are specific deadlines to be respected for the presentation of the graduation application, the requirement fulfillment and for the dates of the defense of the final dissertation.
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Session |
Application submissions |
Late submission |
Completed requirements |
Supervisor's approval |
Session dates |
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Session 1 |
May 08, 2024 |
May 27, 2024 |
June 12, 2024 |
June 17, 2024 |
from July 1st to 12, 2024 |
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Session 2 |
September 09, 2024 |
September 25, 2024 |
October 14, 2024 |
October 18, 2024 |
from November 4 to 15, 2024 |
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Session 3 |
January 01, 2025 |
January 24, 2025 |
February 12, 2025 |
February 17, 2025 |
from March 10 to 21, 2025 |
Students who are graduating in March 2025 cannot change the study plan submitted in the AY 2023/24.
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In their study plan, students can choose among three different options to complete the final exam. The second and the third options allow students to gain part of the 24 CFUs of the final exam abroad.
1) Final Exam (24 CFUs): students write their dissertation without any institutional activities carried out abroad.
2) Final examination (12 CFU) with Preparation for the final examination abroad (12 CFU):
Students conduct a research period abroad in agreement with their supervisor. The Department of History and Cultures might provide some fundings.
3) Final examination (12 CFU) with Internship abroad (6 CFU) and Preparation for the final examination abroad (6 CFU):
Students conduct a research period abroad according with their supervisor. The Department of History and Cultures might provide some fundings.
In order to get your degree, you need to pass a public final exam, written and oral, and if necessary, supported by presentations, videos, audios etc.
During the final exam you are expected to show your skills in critically interpreting historical sources as well as your ability in projecting, writing, and presenting a dissertation that originally faces an important historical and cultural issue.
The final exam of the Master's degree will be assigned preferably in a discipline indicated by the student. This discipline should normally be present in the study plan. The thesis supervisor is either the academic responsible for the teaching activity or the teacher with whom the student has taken the exam for the teaching activity. The student may, however, apply to the Board of the Master’s degree, using the 'Interdisciplinary Thesis Form' (box on the side), to request the assignment of a teaching activity that is not included in the study plan, as long as it is consistent with the specific educational objectives of the Master's degree. In this case, the co-supervisor is appointed by the Board from among the faculty affiliated with the Master's degree course. This application is not necessary if the discipline in which the student wants to graduate is present in the curriculum of the Master’s degree in History and Oriental studies.
In order to get 24 CFU, your dissertation must be at least 150 pages long (2000 characters including spaces for each page = 300.000 characters)
Your dissertation may be enriched by audio and visual media and must be conducted under the supervision of one faculty member (relatore).
Students usually choose the supervisor of their dissertation among the faculty members who teach courses listed in their study plan.
In case you would choose a faculty member whose course is out of your study plan, you need to ask the Board of the Degree Program. The Board will also appoint a co-supervisor among the faculty members of the Degree Program.
Dissertation and abstract must be uploaded only in pdf format on Studenti Online by the dates in which you have completed all requirements
Your dissertation and presentation will be graded and points will be added to the average grade to get your final grade:
If you get a total of 110 points, the Degree Board may decide to add honours (lode) to your final grade.