The Thesis

Your Master’s thesis must be experimental and carried out under the guidance of a Supervisor. You may also have up to two Co-supervisors. If you choose to write your thesis in English, you must include a short summary in Italian.

Guidelines

• The bibliography may include up to 100 references.
• The thesis must be submitted to the Reader* (appointed by the Degree Committee) at least 7 days before the final examination.
• The thesis should be printed double-sided.

*The Reader is a lecturer or researcher with expertise in your subject area that will review your thesis and may propose topics for further discussion during the examination.

Procedures

To graduate, you must:

• Submit your graduation application through the Online Student Service (See Graduation: General info) by the stated deadlines.
• Complete the digital upload of your thesis.
• Send the second part of the Internship application, signed by your Supervisor, at least one month before graduation to the Academic Office (didattica.dsv@units.it).
• Provide a copy of your thesis to both the Supervisor and the Reader.

The date of the final examination will be published on this page. Details of the Committee will be sent to you by email.

The Final Examination

The examination consists of a discussion of your thesis before the Committee. It includes:

• 15 minutes for you to present your work
• 10 minutes to answer questions from the Reader and the Committee

The Supervisor and Reader, if they are not already members of the Committee, will take part only during your discussion.
 

Final Mark

The final grade is awarded in accordance with Art. 9 of the Teaching Regulations. You may receive up to 7 additional points, allocated as follows:

• Up to 3 points from the Supervisor.
• Up to 2 points from the Reader.
• Up to 2 points from the Committee.

Additional bonus points:

• 1 point if you graduate within the prescribed time
• 1 point if you have obtained at least 12 CFU from exams taken abroad (credits gained from internships abroad are not considered)

Sessions and deadlines

The session dates refer to the starting day of the graduation sessions, which could continue on the following days depending on the number of graduating students.

Summer session

Submission of online graduation application: from 22 April 2025 to 12 May 2025 

Deadlines for the 21 July 2025 session:

• Passing the last exam: 7 July 2025
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 7 July 2025
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 7 July 2025
• Uploading the dissertation form*: 7 July 2025
• Uploading the thesis: 7 July 2025 by 1.00 pm

Autumn session

Submission of online graduation application: from 25 August 2025 to 12 September 2025 

Deadlines for the 20 October 2025 session:

• Passing the last exam: 6 October 2025
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 6 October 2025
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 6 October 2025
• Uploading the dissertation form*: 6 October 2025
• Uploading the thesis: 6 October 2025 by 1.00 pm

Deadlines for the 15 December 2025 session:

• Passing the last exam: 1 December 2025
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 1 December 2025
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 1 December 2025
• Uploading the dissertation form*: 1 December 2025
• Uploading the thesis: 1 December 2025 by 1.00 pm

Extraordinary session

Submission of online graduation application: from 7 January 2026 to 23 January 2026

Deadlines for the - session:

• Passing the last exam: -
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): -
• Changing the thesis title (online only): -
• Uploading the dissertation form*: -
• Uploading the thesis: -

*The dissertation form can be downloaded after submitting the online graduation application

Forms and docs for Graduation

Certificate of attendance