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Final project

What is

The undergraduate examination consists of the discussion of a research thesis prepared under the guidance of a faculty advisor and subjected to critical examination by a co-rapporteur.

The final examination involves the composition of a written paper, which must consist of an in-depth study of a scientific research topic consistent with the candidate's background and the aims of the degree program. The candidate must demonstrate mastery of critical and methodological tools, familiarity with the bibliography related to the subject matter, depth of analysis, argumentative ability, mature expressive ability, as well as aptitude for philological-linguistic and literary, or historical research related to the classical world. 

To be admitted to the final examination, you must have passed the examinations of all the subjects included in your syllabus and obtained the credits related to the other educational activities stipulated by the regulations.

What to do to graduate

If you are an undergraduate you must:

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The Departments of the Humanities Area of the School of Humanities provide 7 appeals, distributed as follows:
June - July - October - November - December - February - March

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The first useful session to be able to graduate in the last academic year of enrollment is June. The last useful session is in March of the following year.

If you are an undergraduate student, you must submit the thesis title filing form at least six months in advance of the session chosen for discussion.

The title entered on the form is considered provisional; the final title will be the one entered on the degree application. If you have to change the title substantially, for example, if you change the thesis topic or the thesis advisor and/or co-rapporteur, you will have to file the form again, with possible re-filing of the terms.

The form, duly completed and also signed by the referring professor, should be sent to email tesiarealettere@unige.it.

To register for the graduation exam, about 2 months before the session the service for filling out the online graduation application opens.

The graduation application is filled out online from Student Portal (UnigePass authentication is required), at the same time as filling out the AlmaLaurea questionnaire.

The graduation application approved online by the Lecturer NOT must be delivered to the Student Desk, as well as it is not necessary to hand over the receipt of completion of the AlmaLaurea questionnaire.

By the graduation application deadline, remember to:

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Non-registration of exams and other educational activities does not prevent the online completion and confirmation of the graduation application.

You can make payment of the graduation stamp only after confirming the online graduation application.

In order to graduate, however, you will have to check that everything is registered online.

You can check your status by accessing the Graduation Dashboard.

By the deadlines indicated in the table with deadlines, you must deliver to your Rapporteur and Correlator a copy of the paper, in the manner agreed upon directly with the lecturers (delivery of a bound copy or transmission by e-mail or other service such as Wetransfer).

You also need to upload the pdf file of the thesis to the dedicated portal and enter the abstract in Italian and English. The guide to uploading the thesis is available in the portal.

By the deadline for submitting your dissertation you need to verify that you have returned any library materials you may have borrowed from the libraries.
. To do this, log on to your Online Services portal > Webstudents

The compilation of the questionnaires of the evaluation of teaching is an important tool to bring out any critical issues and weaknesses of the courses of study.

If you are a regularly enrolled student, you can fill out the annual evaluation questionnaire of your course of study at the end of each academic year.

N.B. The annual evaluation is not available for students enrolled out of course.

You can apply for graduation only after you have completed the annual teaching evaluation questionnaire (unless the deadline has passed: then there is no block).

Deadlines

what WHERE IN WHEN

Deposit of thesis title

via email to tesiarealettere@unige.it

at least 6 months in advance

A) Application for Graduation and Almalaurea
B) Registered exams and fees in good standing (including payment of the Graduation Stamp)

Online services

see webpage Graduation Sessions Calendar

Thesis volumes

to Rapporteur and Co-Rapporteur (in the manner agreed directly with the teachers) and in the online portal

see the web page Degree Sessions Calendar

Technical Directions.

Electronic presentation

The dissertation sessions will be held in classrooms equipped with video projectors, using a single computer equipped with an MS Windows operating system for the candidates' presentations, where possible. The presentation should be of a size compatible with the time available (suggested length approximately 12 slides) in order to illustrate the main aspects of the thesis work. Any further details may be developed during the discussion.

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If you would like to use an electronic presentation during the discussion, you can test it 30 minutes before the start of the degree session.

Graduation photo shoot

For the conduct of photo shoots inside university buildings, please note the following:

  • accredited professionals, must wear an identification badge with surname first name and/or company name of the company, issued by the University
  • during each graduation session
  • this is without prejudice to the students' right to bring, with them and under their own responsibility, another trusted cameraman, professional or otherwise, to film during the final examination, it being understood that the same cameraman is strictly forbidden to remain on the University premises to offer his services to other undergraduates and their families
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  • the University guarantees exclusively the disciplined, regular and efficient conduct of the ceremonies for the awarding of degrees, any agreements between the operator and the student are free, the University remains extraneous to the contractual relationship between them and cannot be held responsible, under any title, for the effects of such agreements.
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For further information please refer to the attachments and the link https://unige.it/fotografi

Evaluation

The vote must take into account:

  • your curricular background
  • the result of the test discussion
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To the weighted average of the marks obtained during your course of study, expressed in hundredths of a second, are added:

  • 1 point if you participated in an international mobility programme in the course of which you successfully completed examinations for at least 12 CFUs for a period of study equal to one semester and at least 18 CFUs for a period of study equal to two consecutive semesters
  • 1 point if you have successfully completed the PFR (Research Training Pathway), if envisaged by the degree course
  • up to 6 points for the quality of the final exam (quality of the final paper; ability to present and discuss the paper, responding to the questions formulated by the Commission)

NB:from the June 2025 session it has been decided to also award 1 point up to 2 points to those who have participated in an international mobility programme for study, internship or thesis research purposes, in accordance with the criteria set out in the Academic Regulations of the Master's Degree Course a.y. 2024/2025.

When the score reaches (or exceeds) 110, the committee may unanimously award the lode on the proposal of the supervisor.

You can only graduate if you have obtained a mark of no less than 66 out of 110.

Withdrawal of parchments

The collection of Degree, Master's, Doctorate and Postgraduate Parchments for all schools takes place by appointment at the 'UniGe World' premises at Via Balbi 40-42 r - ground floor (opposite Via Balbi 5).

Info, timetable and booking on the page Diploma collection