General information

To be admitted to the final degree examination, students must have earned all the credits required by the regulations of their degree programme, with the exception of those required for the final examination, and must be up to date with their fees.

Conduct of the final examination

The final examination, which involves the preparation of an original written thesis in Italian, may be undertaken once the candidate has earned 108 ECTS credits.

The thesis topic must be:

• consistent with the themes of the Master’s degree
• accompanied by a sector-specific project.

The thesis will be carried out under the supervision of a lecturer and defended before a committee of at least five members.

How the final degree mark is calculated:

The final degree mark is calculated based on the weighted average of the exams taken

To this is added:

the mark for the thesis (from 0 to 5 marks)

The following may also be added to these marks:

• Erasmus project: 2 marks
• Winter/Summer school, work placement or similar experiences: 1 mark
• Hospital placement: 1 point
• Thesis written in English or another European language: 1 point
• Degree in progress (from the first thesis examination session of the second year, which is the June session, until April of the following year): 2 points
• Early graduation (before the first thesis examination session of the second year): 2 points
• Student representation on the bodies of the degree programmes and the SUF: 2 points