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Information on writing a dissertation

Rules on preparing the thesis for the final examination.

Styling and formatting your thesis

The length of the thesis should be between 40-60 pages including notes, tables and attachments. Thesis should includes an abstract.

The thesis must follow these criteria:

  • Interlinea/line space: 1 or 1,5;
  • Times or similar font: 12;
  • Margin: 2-2-2-2;
  • Pages must be of 32-35 lines each, every line must contain 65-70 characters of the following type fonts: Times, Courier, Helvetica;
  • Recto and verso writing;
  • For the title-page, frontespizio. The use of the Unibo logo is NOT allowed in the cover.

The university takes plagiarism very seriously and has legal implications: concepts and statements taken from the literature should be appropriately reworded and referenced.

Final grade

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.

The Board also considers these grading classes:
a) thesis assessable as sufficient: 0 to 2 points;

b) thesis assessable as good: 3 to 5 points;

c) thesis assessable as excellent: 6 to 7 points.
The Board, taking into account the dissertation discussion and the curriculum of the candidate, will decide on the final grade, which will be announced at the graduation sessions.