Graduating
The master’s dissertation is an original piece of work, written by the candidate under the guidance of a supervisor, in accordance with the rules specified in the “Regolamento didattico di Ateneo” (University teaching regulations) and the “Regolamento di Facoltà” (Faculty regulations). The topic of the thesis is chosen among the MLS courses, and the dissertation is typically supervised by Professors or Researchers teaching in MLS.
Each student has a dissertation’s supervisor (“relatore”) and a co-supervisor (“correlatore”). It is under each student’s personal responsibility to keep the co-supervisor updated about his/her progress with the dissertation.
Having earned at least 99 credits for the learning activities contemplated by his/her study plan, a student may be admitted to undertake the final exam leading to the award of the master’s degree.
A total of 21 credits are reserved to the design, preparation, writing up and discussion of the master’s dissertation.
The formal assignment of these credits can only take place at the moment when the dissertation is completed and discussed and the final exam is passed.
If you have doubts about the final thesis’ style, you can make reference to our template
In order to graduate, you must comply with all the procedures, requirements and deadlines established for each graduation session. Please also note that you need your supervisor's prior consent to the dissertation title in order to submit your graduation application.
Near-graduates must follow the procedures and deadlines provided.
To be admitted to the final exam, students must do the following:
- upload a digital copy of the thesis in PDF/A format by accessing - from UNIMIA -> SIFA Online Services -> Administrative services -> graduation application -> Thesis upload. You cannot apply for graduation without uploading the thesis within the deadline.
- Create a PDF/A file of your thesis starting from a Word or LibreOffice document (follow instructions on the video tutorial).
- Deliver one paper copy of your thesis following the instruction of your course programme (only Master and four-year degree programmes).
To be awarded a bachelor's or master's degree students may sit the final exam on set dates distributed in three sessions and four rounds minimum each year:
- first session: from May to July
- second session: from September to December
- third session: from February to April
Students who graduate by the third session of academic year need not pay the first instalment for next academic year.
To graduate students must:
- Be current with tuition and fees until the last year of enrolment
- Pass all the exams required by your last approved study plan, within the deadlines
- Agree on the thesis title with your supervisor before applying for graduation
- Apply for graduation and pay the graduation fee
- Fill in the upcoming graduate survey
- Comply with programme-specific formalities and deadlines for each session
The graduation application must be submitted online by the deadline set for your session. Do not hand it in to the Student Registrar.
Payment
The payment of the € 116.00 graduation fee (including the € 16.00 stamp duty) may be made through Pago PA:
- when submitting the online application, or
- after submitting the graduation application, through the payment service
Upcoming graduate survey
Upcoming graduates are required to fill in the survey within the term set for each session.
You can access the survey only after submitting the graduation application.
Failure to fill in the survey by the deadline will result in exclusion from the graduation session.
Deadlines, procedures and graduation calendars
Deadlines, calendars and procedures are different depending on the degree programme.
Each application is valid for a single exam session.
Students who forfeit an exam must promptly notify the Registrar through the Informastudenti Service. Students must submit another application through the online procedure, indicating the newly chosen exam session.
Once paid, the graduation fee is valid for the new session also. Postponements are not allowed.
- Final exams: 18 and 19 July 2024
- Online application for graduation: from 2 to 17 May 2024
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 17 May 2024
- Deadline for completing exams: within 1 July 2024
- Online thesis submission: from 17 June to 2 July 2024
- Students must deliver a paper copy of the final work to the Commitee on the day of the exam (only if in presence). The copy will be given back at the end of the exam.
- The calendar will be published indicatively on 12 July 2024
- Final exams: October 2024
- Online application for graduation: from 15 July to 2 August 2024
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 2 August 2024
- Deadline for completing exams: within 14 September 2024
- Online thesis submission: from 16 to 30 September 2024
- Students must deliver a paper copy of the final work to the Commitee on the day of the exam (only if in presence). The copy will be given back at the end of the exam.
- The calendar will be published indicatively on 15 October 2024
- Thesis presentation and announcement: 21 and 23 October 2024
- Final exams: December 2024
- Online application for graduation: from 7 to 21 October 2024
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 21 October 2024
- Deadline for completing exams: within 16 November 2024
- Online thesis submission: from 4 to 18 November 2024
- Students must deliver a paper copy of the final work to the Commitee on the day of the exam (only if in presence). The copy will be given back at the end of the exam.
- The calendar will be published indicatively on 10 December 2024
- Thesis presentation and announcement: 16 December 2024
- Final exams: March 2024
- Online application for graduation: from 15 to 31 January 2024
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 31 January 2024
- Deadline for completing exams: within 31 January 2024
- Online thesis submission: from 19 to 29 February 2024
- Students must deliver a paper copy of the final work to the Commitee on the day of the exam (only if in presence). The copy will be given back at the end of the exam.
- The calendar will be published indicatively on: 18 March 2024
- Thesis presentation and announcement: on 25-27 March 2024