Final project

The final examination involves the discussion of a paper in front of a committee.

The essay that you will have to submit consists of a text of at least 120 pages on a critical research on sources and/or historical-documentary texts.

You will need to demonstrate:

• to be able to adapt the topic to the historiographical debate
• to know how to use sources and bibliography properly
• ability to develop research
• propriety of language
• richness of content in presenting and discussing the results obtained.
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To be admitted to the final examination, you must have passed the examinations of all the subjects included in your study plan and earned the credits related to the other educational activities stipulated by the regulations.

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.

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.

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

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 are a current graduate
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• up to 2 points if you have participated in an international mobility programme for study, internship or thesis research purposes, in accordance with the criteria set out in the study regulations
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• 1 point if you have successfully completed the PFR (Percorso di Formazione alla Ricerca - Research Training Pathway), if envisaged by the CdS
• 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 any questions formulated by the Commission)

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

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