Final Thesis: After passing all the exams set out in the study plan, in order to obtain the degree, students have to write a thesis on a topic related to one of the subjects covered in the courses offered in the Program, under the supervision of a supervisor chosen from the Professors teaching in the Program. The work must be written in English and have original content. The dissertation is finally discussed in a graduation session before a Committee appointed by the Head of the Department.
It is also possible to write a thesis under the supervision of a foreign University Professor, provided that a co-tutorship is established with a Professor from the Program. In this case, the specific features of the final exam will be defined in agreement with the partner University.
Assessment criteria: The assessment criteria to compute the final grade are the following: once the marks weighted average in all exams has been computed on a 110 basis, 4 additional points can be attributed for the quality of the thesis, 2 points for the presentation-discussion, 2 points if the candidate completed the academic career in 2 years, and 2 point if the candidate accomplished some training activities abroad within some university exchange programs.
The Graduation Committee may also award the candidate with honors (laude), taking into account the student's entire career within the degree program, the timing of credit acquisition, as well as the quality of the thesis and its presentation-discussion at the final examination.
Deadlines and administrative procedures: In order to graduate, students must follow some administrative procedures consisting of different steps (thesis assignment request, graduation application, graduation fee payment, thesis upload), each characterized by a different deadline.
For further information on deadlines, please visit the DIPEG following page: https://www.unicas.it/dipeg_en/education/economics-courses/graduation/graduation-dates-gomp-procedure-and-deadlines/
Graduation sessions: Each academic year has usually 8 graduation sessions, in March, June, July, September, October, January and February.
For details on the dates of the graduation sessions, please visit the DIPEG the following page https://www.unicas.it/dipeg_en/education/economics-courses/graduation/graduation-dates-gomp-procedure-and-deadlines/