Graduation

Thesis writing guide
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Deadlines and paperworks for near-graduates

Starting from the July 2020 graduation sessions, the degree process is managed online. The new web features are available in the student area of the online secretariat, accessible after authentication with unisiPass credentials, following the path:

☰ MENU ► Conseguimento titolo ► Bacheca conseguimento titolo

 

To support the procedures, the system automatically sends email notifications to all parties involved (student, supervisor and the Student and Teaching office) at each stage of the process. The procedures are described in detail in the guides dedicated to each feature and published on the homepage of the student area of the online secretariat.

In the online forms section of the Student and Teaching Office, students will also find the new memo for graduating students.

With the introduction of the anti-plagiarism service, provided by the University of Siena for both students and professors, the University aims to promote greater awareness of correct bibliographic citation practices.

 

For deadlines, administrative documents and forms, refer to the following link:

Paperwork
The master thesis

The master thesis will be the written presentation of a personal theoretical and/or experimental research. The preparation of the thesis will be conducted under the direction of a supervisor, whom the student will choose among the professors of the master program. The thesis will have to be of a certain length, and should not be less than 100 pages. A second professor will play the role of co-supervisor. The thesis will be defended in front of a committee. The state of advancement in the elaboration of the master thesis will be verified in the course of its preparation in a dedicated research seminar, specifically planned in the timetable of the program. If the presentation at the research seminar will be approved by the professors of the master program, the candidate will be attributed the planned cfu. The thesis will be attributed 18 cfu. The final grade will be attributed on the basis of the average obtained by the student in the exams, calculated over 110. It will be possible to raise the average following the criteria established by the department for an original piece of work of high scientific quality, to which it will also be possible to attribute the mention cum laude.