Art. 10 – Final test
1. In accordance with the provisions of the Degree Course's teaching regulations, the final exam consists of the presentation of a thesis in the vehicular language of the Degree Course, originally written by the student under the guidance of a supervisor. In the case of activities carried out abroad as part of the Erasmus program, the thesis may be written in another foreign language, previously agreed upon with the Degree Course Coordinator. In this case, an extended summary of the thesis must also be prepared in the vehicular language of the Degree Course.
2. A supervisor (professor or researcher) is appointed for each student, who is responsible for following the preparation for the final exam and reporting to the Commission. The assignment of topics and the identification of the supervisor take place within three months of the expected graduation date on the basis of a specific request presented by the interested students to the Coordinator of the Degree Course.
3. The judging commissions for the final exam are appointed by the Director of the Department and are composed of 7 members including the President.
4. The CFU assigned by the educational system to the final exam are divided into CFU for the preparation of the thesis and CFU for the dissertation limited to the activities carried out abroad within the Erasmus program.
Art. 11 – Obtaining the Master's Degree
1. The master's degree is obtained with the acquisition of 120 CFU, in compliance with the maximum number of exams or final assessments of the expected profit. The student must also have successfully passed the final exam referred to in the previous article.
2. The methods and criteria for the final evaluation must in any case take into account the student's entire career within the Degree Course, the times and methods of acquiring the CFU, previous training activities and the final exam, as well as any relevant element.
3. The final grade of the master's degree is expressed in hundredths. The minimum grade to pass the exam is sixty-six/hundredths. The final grade is made up of the sum:
a) the weighted average of the credits of all the teachings/teaching activities to which a grade is assigned, including the activities freely chosen by the student;
b) the increase in grade, also expressed in hundredths, obtained in the final exam and up to a maximum of 8 points for the presentation of the final paper and, for current students who graduate by October, 2 additional points for the speed of acquisition of credits.
4. It is possible to obtain the Master's Degree even in a shorter time than the normal duration of the Degree Course (two years). It is possible to take the assessments of the second year's training activities only after having passed those of the first year.