Defence

The thesis defence is public and it is done in front of a Thesis Commission composed of 1 President and 4 members nominated by the Dean.

The defence consists of:

• Oral presentation of the thesis with the possible help of slides and other multimedia content (max 10 min).
• Question/answering session on the topic of the thesis (max 5 min) 

The defence is held in English. 

Evaluation and grade

The final degree grade is composed of:

• The weighted average of the grades achieved in exams, calculated in 110/110 (the grades of the Free choice and Language exams are not considered for the mean)
• The points given by the thesis commission at the thesis defence

The grade thus obtained is rounded to the nearest whole number.

The maximum number of points given at the thesis defence is 5. 

The thesis is graded along following criteria: 

• Context of the project: how well the student displays understanding of the project related theories and techniques.
• Organization and presentation of the content: literacy and professional presentation of the thesis work.
• Technical content: how well the student applies in the project work relevant technical and theoretical knowledge and skills.
• Originality: the degree of originality of the thesis work, commensurate with a 125 h project.

The Thesis Commission can fail a candidate if the thesis defence is considered insufficient; in this case the candidate must present a new thesis at a successive Graduation Session.

In accordance with the “general university study regulation” (Art. 26) of the unibz it is possible to give the “cum laude” starting from the grade 110/110. The "cum laude" must be unanimously approved by the commission.