Final dissertation
During the second year each student writes a dissertation under the guidance of a supervisor. The topic of the dissertation is associated with either a core subject or a specialist subject. Supervisors are assigned on the basis of students’ preferences and research specialization. Students meet the supervisor to discuss an outline of the topic, the use of appropriate data and methods of analysis, the relevant literature and drafts of the dissertation. When the student is near to completion of the final draft of his/her dissertation, the student chooses the title of the dissertation and with the supervisor’s approval communicates it to the Offices.
Finishing the thesis and graduating - Deadlines, Schedule and Procedures
Graduating students must have
- completed all exams.Please check on AlmaEsami that your exams and credits have been registered.
- paid all of the tuition fees (to be checked by the registrar office).
- submitted the online application for the final dissertation on www.studenti.unibo.it within the deadline approved for each degree programme
- paid the graduation and degree certificate fees € 132,00. The payment form is available on StudentiOnline under FEE SITUATION. Payment can be made at Unicredit Branches, showing copy of payment code or with credit card.
- filled in the Almalaurea questionnaire or contact the secretary to ask for exclusion from the database.
In case of delay of the grauation from one session to the next one, students have to
- inform immediately the registrar office writing an email from your @studio.unibo.it account
- enroll for the following graduation session in due time
- pay only the stamp (marca da bollo): you are not required to pay the graduation fee again
For graduation sessions please refer to the academic calendar.
Date for defence
A nominated Commission, head by the Coordinator, will confer degrees on candidates who have completed their course of study, and after defence of final dissertation. The local unit of the School of Economics, Management and Statistics sets the date for defence according to academic calendar. (See Convocation in attachment).
Final grade
To the weighted average expressed in one hundred and ten, should be added:
1) 0.33 points for each cum laude awarded
2) round up the result in point 1 to the nearest integer value (so, if the weighted average is 28.7, the admission grade will be 28.7*110/30=105,33, eventually rounded to 105).
3) 2 points for those students who graduate on time
The Commission, following the discuzzion of the thesis, in addition to the admission grade, assing an evaluation from 0 to 5 points.
In order to oder more that 5 points and in case the thesis deserves a special attention the supervisor can ask for a second reader (controrelatore). In this case, 2 extra points can be granted by the Commission.
To award 110/110 cum laude the Commission must approve unanimously.
