How to request the thesis assignment
The final exam of the Master’s degree courses requires the presentation of a thesis with original characteristics.
The thesis is an intellectual work of a creative nature, with scientific content, protected by copyright law (Law 633/1941).
In order to request the thesis assignment, the student must submit the request at the beginning of the last semester (II semester of the II year), however not later than this term, and in any case, indicatively, when the number of remaining exams is 3. Then the student must correctly fill out the 📄 thesis assignment form, specifying any remaining exams.
The scanned form, filled in all its parts and signed by the supervisor, who will be the guarantor of the work and will follow the student in the preparation of the thesis, must be sent in PDF format to the following e-mail address:
ingegneria_nanotecnologie.lm53@uniroma1.it
The student agrees on the topic with a teacher of a scientific-disciplinary sector present in the student’s academic career among the basic, characterizing and related or integrative activities. The student agrees on the thesis topic with a supervisor, who will follow its development, which must belong to a scientific-disciplinary sector included in the student’s academic career.
The supervisor must be one of the teachers belonging to the Board of the MS in Nanotechnology Engineering.
There is no specific deadline for submitting the form, but it is recommended to submit it as soon as the internship for the preparation of the final thesis has started.
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Thesis development
The work of the thesis preparation can be carried out partially or totally in Italy or abroad at foreign or EU institutions, bodies, companies or at supranational or international institutions of an adequate scientific and cultural level. The work of the thesis usually requires a period of time between 3 and 6 months.
Thesis carried out abroad
In case of thesis carried out abroad, with reference to the Regulations for students' mobility and recognition of periods of study and training carried out abroad adopted by this University, the recognition of CFUs corresponding to the thesis work carried out abroad is foreseen; the recognition is possible up to 80% of the CFUs foreseen for the final thesis exam.
In the specific case of the MSc in Nanotechnology Engineering (17 CFUs assigned to the final exam), this means a maximum of 13 certifiable CFUs according to the following scheme, approved by the Area Council:
minimum certifiable period: 2 months corresponding to 9 CFU
maximum certifiable period: 3 months corresponding to 13 CFU
You can find the procedure in the following guidelines:
📄 GUIDELINES THESIS CARRIED OUT ABROAD
Thesis writing guidelines
After the assignment of the thesis topic, the student will have to search, evaluate and study the existing literature on the topic. For this purpose, he/she will have to carry out a bibliographic research, based on the consultation of texts and scientific journals available in the library, as well as on the consultation of dedicated websites.
In the paper, the sources used must be made explicit, following the scientific conventions of the specific field of study as regards the recognition of the work of others.
The supervisor will provide support by offering one or more starting points from which the student can trace further sources. At the end of the bibliographic research phase, when the student has a clear idea of the research topic, he/she must draft:
a (provisional) index of the work
a bibliography with the texts and journals consulted. This draft must be submitted to the supervisor, who will suggest any necessary changes or additions and will give consent to begin writing the thesis.
The student may then proceed to write the thesis, under the supervision of the advisor, who will provide further guidance and support until the final version of the thesis is completed.