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Final project

What is

The dissertation 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 thesis should develop content:

  • original
  • critically crafted
  • clearly expressed and argued
  • framed in an up-to-date critical landscape

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

Evaluation

The vote must take into account:

  • your curricular background
  • the result of the test discussion
  • .

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
  • .
  • 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
  • .
  • 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.

Withdrawal of parchments

Pick-up of parchments 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

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