Choosing the subject and the rules on preparing the dissertation for the final examination.
The information regarding the final examination methods are included in the Degree Programme regulations, art. 12, available on the Programme website: https://corsi.unibo.it/singlecycle/Pharmacy-Rimini/programme.
Students, in agreement with their thesis supervisor, work on a thesis chosen among one of the following kinds: non-research, practical-professional or research based (as desribed here).
Students wishing to carry out the preparation of their final dissertation within an external (non-Univeristy) institution will need to follow the instructions included on the Internship page: https://corsi.unibo.it/singlecycle/Pharmacy-Rimini/internship-for-final-dissertation.
To start the gratuation process, you must propose a dissertation subject to a professor teaching within the Pharmacy Degree Programme or within other LM-13 and L-29 degree programmes offered by the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology.
The teacher 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:
length: between 50,000 and 100,000 characters (including spaces);
font: Times New Roman or Arial;
font size: 12 or 13 (10 for footnotes);
right-left and top-bottom margins: 2.5 cm;
spacing between lines: 1.5 cm.
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.
The Board expresses its assessment with a grade out of one hundred and ten (110). 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:
Points can be attributed as follows:
1. Zero to three (0-3) points for non-research thesis
2. Zero to six (0-6) points for practical-professional thesis
3. Zero to nine (0-9) points for research thesis
Only for students of the new Pharmacy programme qualifying to the profesison (code 5987): two (2) additional points may be attributed to students who graduate having earned more than 309 CFUs.
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 (and/or published on the last day of the Graduation Session on Studenti Online).
For general information on the Final Examination, see the dedicated website page.