For admission to the master's degree exam you must have obtained all the credits required by the teaching regulation of your degree course.

The final test consists of a discussion of a written dissertation (thesis),to the nominated Degree Commission, worked out individually with the support of one or more supervisors: among the supervisors, there should be at least one teacher of the Polytechnic School and/or of the Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering.

The thesis may consist of either a project or a monographic research (theoretical or experimental) consistent with the subjects of the Master's degree.

The thesis should reveal the student's ability in relation to research and/or applicative issues.

The thesis should also reveal:

• adequate preparation in the disciplines characterizing the Master's degree
• correct use of sources and bibliography
• knowledge of a language of the European Union, with particular reference to technical-scientific terminology
• systematic and argumentative skills
• clarity in exposure
• design skills and experimental capacity
• critical capacity