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Information for submitting graduate applications at this link.

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Dates for Thesis defence - NS

- Summer Sessione: 13/07/2023 

- Fall Session: 19/10/2023

- Fall Session: 20/12/2023

- Extraordinary Session: 20/03/2024

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To be admitted to the final examination, students must have completed within the term set by the Department:

- all examinations and acquired all of the credits envisaged in the plan of study, with the exception of those for the final examination;

- the online upload of the thesis in electronic format to the Esse3 system.

The final examination consists of writing and public discussion of an experimental degree thesis, containing the results of an original basic or applied scientific research, which must demonstrate the scientific and management autonomy of the student.

The thesis, written and discussed in English, is first presented to an examination board of lecturers or researchers from the Programme Council (pre-degree session). For this occasion, each thesis is allocated to an Opponent, a lecturer or researcher with the task of examining the paper and assessing the content so as to suggest further insights to the candidate for the discussion during the pre-degree session. For this purpose, the Opponent and the members of examination board will receive a copy of the thesis before the pre-degree session, compliant with the deadlines set by the education regulations for the Programme.

The Degree Commission consists of 5 lecturers from the Council of the Department, appointed by the Department Director, pursuant to comma 5 Art. 26 of the University Educational Regulations.

The mark awarded to the degree thesis may add a maximum of 7 (seven) points, divided as follows: a maximum of 3 (three) points assigned by the Supervisor; a maximum of 2 (two) points assigned by the Opponent; a maximum of 2 (two) points awarded by the Commission (pre-degree session). A further 1 (one) point may be added if the final degree examination is passed by the student by the extraordinary session of the second academic year.

The final degree mark is calculated by the total of the weighted arithmetic average of marks, expressed in one hundred and tenths, with the mark assigned to the thesis and defence during the pre-degree session. The weighted arithmetic average of the marks refers to the examinations in TAF A, TAF B, TAF C and TAF D activities, as stated in the RDA, recorded with final mark expressed in thirtieths. The distinction is only awarded to candidates with a final mark of 110 one-hundred and tenths, at the discretion of the Examination Commission, with the majority decision of the members.