Thesis/Final examination | Mathematics

On this page you will find all the information about the final examination and the awarding of marks and bonuses.

Other infromation can be ask to Student registry office

Characteristics of the final test

The final examination, to which 3 CFU are attributed, consists of the discussion of a paper that must be written under the guidance of a lecturer acting as Rapporteur, and may consist of

the discussion of a theoretical argument;
the resolution of a specific problem;
the description of a work project or an experience made in a company, laboratory or school.

The final paper may be a manuscript, or a project paper, or an electronic paper. In case the student decides not to submit a manuscript, he/she is required to produce a detailed abstract of at least 4 pages, using a template prepared by the Course Council and available on this page.

final paper template

Scoring and bonuses

The score for admission to the degree examination is given by the ECTS credit-weighted average of the marks achieved in the profit examinations.

The mark for the final examination is:

between 0 and 6 points, at the discretion of the committee, if a final paper is submitted;
between 0 and 3, at the discretion of the committee, if the student opts for the short abstract the mark is included.

In addition to the cultural content of the thesis, in awarding marks the Commission assesses the candidate's achievement of the following indicators:

autonomy of judgement;
the ability to clearly communicate the results contained in the thesis;
the ability demonstrated by the student to learn the techniques used and to take on board the results contained in the thesis.

In addition to the points awarded for the thesis, students are entitled to a bonus of

2 points if they graduate within 3 academic years of enrolment;
1 point if they graduate within 4 academic years of enrolment.

In order to give concrete support to the internationalisation processes of the Course of Study, a bonus of up to two points is also provided for study activities (also not within the Erasmus programme) carried out abroad, assessed on the basis of duration and qualification. Students wishing to apply for the bonus must apply for it to the Course of Study's internationalisation contact person at least 15 days before the meeting, submitting documentation certifying the study activities undertaken abroad.
The praise proposal must be unanimously approved by the Commission.
The graduation mark is expressed in hundredths and is announced at the proclamation ceremony.

Conduct of the final examination

On the day scheduled for the degree session, the student shall discuss his/her dissertation in the presence of a special seven-member Commission, the majority of whom shall be tenured professors of the University of Parma, whose Chairman shall be chosen from among the Commission's tenured professors, preference must normally be given to the Director of the Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences or to the President of the Unified Study Course Council of the Degree Course in Mathematics and the Second-Cycle Degree Course in Mathematics, or to the first-ranking professor with the greatest seniority in the role. According to the needs of the Course of Study and in compliance with the University Teaching Regulations, the Commission may be reduced to 5 members, the majority of whom are tenured professors of the University of Parma.

The Degree Committee is appointed by the Director of the Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences on the recommendation of the President of the Unified Study Course Council of the Degree Course in Mathematics and the Second-Cycle Degree Course in Mathematics.

On the day of the final examination, candidates illustrate their work in a slide presentation lasting approximately 15 minutes.

Timeframe and forms for submitting the graduation application

The student wishing to enrol in the graduation session must receive prior approval from the thesis supervisor, who must sign form A50, made out in the name of the Director, fill it in and, it will be the responsibility of the graduating student to deliver it to the Academic Office of the Mathematics and Informatics Complex.

The application procedure for admission to sit the degree examination is then exclusively online no later than 30 days after the date of the degree session.

Documents to be submitted to the Mathematics Complex at least five days before the date of the dissertation session:

if the candidate intends to submit the manuscript, he/she must deliver a copy to the Thesis Advisor and deposit a copy, signed by the candidate and countersigned by the Thesis Advisor, at the Academic Office of the Mathematics Complex. This last copy will be made available to the Commission and, once the graduation session is over, returned to the candidate;
if he/she does not wish to submit the manuscript, he/she must submit 2 copies of the summary of the work carried out of at least 4 pages prepared using the template downloadable from this page. A copy will be made available to the Commission.