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Wednesday, 12 October 2022 13:32

How to apply for Type B - Master's degree thesis

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1. Choose the Supervisor of your Master’s degree thesis
Once the Student has chosen the Supervisor, he/she must get the authorization of the Biology Department's Teaching Unit. The request for authorization must be sent by the student to the Didactic Unit enclosing the Start of activity  form duly filled in.

Start of activity form (PDF - Doc)

The start of the activity is subject to the granting of authorisation by the Biology Department's Teaching Unit.

The authorisation granted ex officio by the Department's teaching unit, which is communicated to the student and the internal/external supervisor by e-mail, replaces in all respects the authorisation of the start of the activity by the Course of Study Council (Resolution of the Aggregate Council in Biotechnology no. 106/2024 of 17/09/2024 and Resolution of the Aggregate Council in Biological Sciences no. 113/2024 of 17/09/2024).

From the date of authorization, the activity can be completed within 12 months.

After 12 months, any extension may be requested by the Supervisor to the Teaching Unit (a motivated request from the Supervisor to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.indicating the duration of the extension, is sufficient).

PLEASE NOTICE: the type chosen by the student for the conduct of the internship and thesis activity cannot be subject to change in progress (Resolution No. 84/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4008/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biological Sciences on 02/07/2024 and Resolution No. 86/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4011/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biotechnology on 02/07/2024).

CURRENT INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE

External facilities and departments of the University of Pisa already affiliated with the Department of Biology

Internship abroad

Students willing to carry out the internship abroad must fill in the "Dichiarazione per mobilità per tirocinio curriculare ed extracurriculare al di fuori del programma ERASMUS" available on this link.

PLEASE NOTICE: all documentation must be sent in PDF format to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2. Attendance form
The Student must therefore fill in the Attendance form during the internship and send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at the end of the internship period so that internship credits will be recorded in his/her career.

1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 25 hours.

Students are required to check the number of CFU scheduled for the internship on the Teaching Regulations of the first enrollment year in the Master’s degree course.

3. Apply for the appointment of Co-Supervisors
The student must fill in and send the Application form for the Appointment of Co-Supervisors (Doc - PDFand an abstract of the thesis (maximum 1 page in lenght) to the Didactic Unit within the deadline of the relevant graduation session.

PLEASE NOTICE: all documentation must be sent in PDF format to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

A specific Commission will appoint two Co-Supervisors who will assess, by means of a pre-graduation interview, the Student’s knowledge of the thesis topic and his/her critical approach to the thesis activity.

After the Examiners assignment is notified to the Student, he/she is required to:

4. Submit the graduation application to the Student Secretariat
All information is available on this link.

5. Submit the final version of the thesis (written essay)
Within the deadline, the Student is required to send a final presentation of the final paper to the Didactic Unit (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and to remind his/her Supervisor to send the Evaluation Form (PDF - Doc) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PN: it is not required to send the thesis in digital format or to deliver it in paper form. Only the submission of the presentation in PDF format is required: presentations in Power Point format will not be accepted. Once submitted, the presentation cannot be replaced.

6. Discussion
The Student will have 20 minutes for the discussion of the final paper.
The date, time and place of the discussion shall be notified to the Student by e-mail. All Students are required to present themselves at the starting time of the graduation session.


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Wednesday, 12 October 2022 11:55

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Given the complementary instructions provided with D.R. of 31.08.2020 #ioripartosicuro, it is possible to activate or reactivate in presence activities, in compliance with the Anti-contagion protocol provided by the University of Pisa.

Access to any scientific laboratory will have to be authorized by the Course Board, after specific verification from the Student's Tutor of the possibility of in person activity. The Student will have to provide the ordinary documents to start an internship as described below and will also be required to submit the following documents related to the sanitary emergency:

  • Internship in a University facility: the Students will have to provide a declaration signed by the Tutor/Supervisor, stating in which lab the internship will take place and the dates of beginning and ending. In case of occasional presence outside of the University facilities, the Tutor will have to activate a mission, in accordance with the Director of the Department, in compliance with the Anti-contagion protocol of the University of Pisa and according to the instructions given by the Administrative Office of the Department. In case of an external Tutor, the authorization must be granted also by the President of the Master's Degree Course.
  • Internship in an external facility: it is necessary to submit a declaration from the hosting institution, regarding the Security protocol on Covid-19, according to the form Hosting Institution Declaration and to submit also one copy of the hosting institution Safety Protocol for Covid-19 or internal regulations on the matter.
  • Internship at the Scuola Normale Superiore: the University of Pisa and the Scuola Normale Superiore have signed an agreement to handle the attendance in the facilities during the sanitary emergency. Consequently, all Students carrying out internships or traineeships in the labs of the Scuola Normale Superiore will have to fill in and submit this document.
  • Internship carried out abroad: it is possible to activate traineeships organized within the Erasmus programme, the University programmes or approved by the Course Board. In case of a traineeship abroad, Students must submit the ordinary documents listed below and the LINK ERRATO!!! specific documentation  Documents required for mobility activities. Except for Students starting a mobility project within the Erasmus programmes, all Students must activate a sanitary insurance regardless to the country in which the mobility will take place.

Notice for Students carrying out their internship in medical facilities of the University of Pisa: Students that are interested in activating a subtype 1 or a subtype 2 Internship type A in one of the medical facilities of the University of Pisa, will be allowed only if:
- they have already been vaccinated;
- one of the Tutors will submit the following written (and signed) declaration: "Activities will take place in environments neither hosting Covid patients, nor containing potentially infected materials".

Students will have to submit the proof of their vaccination and their Tutor's declaration upon presenting the documents for the internship or by forwarding them to Mrs. Cristina Mela (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Wednesday, 12 October 2022 09:42

Written essay and final exam

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How can students apply for the final exam?

All information is available on this link.

Which components must the written essay consist of?

The written essay must consist of the following components:

  • presentation of a biological subject through the analysis of the scientific literature;
  • planning of an experimental or theoretical approach for the study of the biological subject;
  • execution of the experimental research plan made up to develop the study topic, critical processing of data collection from the scientific literature or other sources and discussion of the results.

Graduation sessions – Department of Biology 

Graduation sessions of the courses held by the Department of Biology and relevant deadlines are available on this link.

How is the final grade calculated

The final grade is calculated on the basis of the overall “curriculum” of the study, the thesis work and discussion, in compliance with the University teaching regulations and general criteria for candidates’ evaluation set by the Course of study Council.

The final grade is expressed in one hundred and tenths (0-110 scale). The maximum grade is 110/110 and honours (“Cum laude”) may be awarded to the maximum grade if the Committee decides unanimously.

The final grade, without honours (“Cum Laude”), is the sum of the following components:

  1. weighted average in thirtieths (0-30 scale) of the grades of the single exams (75%);
  2. average of the scores in thirtieths (0-30 scale) of each members of the Evaluating Committee

The final grade is the result of the following formula: (a*3+b)*115/120 

The value “a” and “b” correspond to the average scores described above.

If the result is less than half an integer, the final grade is rounded down. If the result is equal to or greater than half an integer, the final grade is rounded up.

The Supervisor or the President of the Evaluating Committee, with the opinion of co-supervisors, may propose the “cum laude” award in case the Candidate has achieved a grade of 110/110 without rounding up and 30/30 cum laude in at least 2 fundamental exams of the Master’s Degree Course, or he/she has a weighted average of the grades of the single exams of at least 29/30.

Can I change the type chosen for the conduct of internship and thesis activity?

The typology chosen by the student for the conduct of the internship and thesis activity CANNOT be subject to change in itinere (Resolution No. 84/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4008/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biological Sciences on 02/07/2024 and Resolution No. 86/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4011/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biotechnology on 02/07/2024).

 

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How to apply for Type A - Master's degree thesis

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  1. Choose the Supervisor of your Master’s degree thesis

Once the Student has chosen the Supervisor, he/she must get the authorization of the Biology Department's Teaching Unit. The request for authorization must be sent by the student to the Didactic Unit enclosing the Start of activity  form duly filled in.

The start of the activity is subject to the granting of authorisation by the Biology Department's Teaching Unit.

The authorisation granted ex officio by the Department's teaching unit, which is communicated to the student and the internal/external supervisor by e-mail, replaces in all respects the authorisation of the start of the activity by the Course of Study Council (Resolution of the Aggregate Council in Biotechnology no. 106/2024 of 17/09/2024 and Resolution of the Aggregate Council in Biological Sciences no. 113/2024 of 17/09/2024).

From the date of authorization, the activity can be completed within 12 months.

After 12 months, any extension may be requested by the Supervisor to the Teaching Unit (a motivated request from the Supervisor to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.indicating the duration of the extension, is sufficient).

PLEASE NOTICE: the type chosen by the student for the conduct of the internship and thesis activity cannot be subject to change in progress (Resolution No. 84/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4008/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biological Sciences on 02/07/2024 and Resolution No. 86/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4011/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biotechnology on 02/07/2024).

  • Start of activity form (PDF - Doc)
  • Declaration of the host institution (this form is required only for activities held in research centres or companies located in Italy or abroad; this form is not required for activities held at UNIPI Departments, Scuola Normale Superiore, CNR (Centro Nazionale per le Ricerche), Scuola Superiore Sant'anna) 
  • For activities held abroad students must fill in the form "Dichiarazione per mobilità per tirocinio curriculare ed extracurriculare al di fuori del programma ERASMUS" availble on this link)

PLEASE NOTICE: all documentation must be sent in PDF format to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

CURRENT INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE


External facilities and departments of the University of Pisa already affiliated with the Department of Biology

  1. Apply for the appointment of Co-Supervisors

The student must fill in and send the Application form for the Appointment of Co-Supervisors (Doc - PDFand an abstract of the thesis (maximum 1 page in lenght) to the Didactic Unit within the deadline of the relevant graduation session.

PLEASE NOTICE: all documentation must be sent in PDF format to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

A specific Commission will appoint two Co-Supervisors who will assess, by means of a pre-graduation interview, the Student’s knowledge of the thesis topic and his/her critical approach to the thesis activity.

After the Examiners assignment is notified to the Student, he/she is required to:

At the end of the interview, the thesis Co-Supervisors will express their evaluation of the thesis work according to the following criteria:

  • Acquisition of the fundamental concepts underlying the activities (scientific context)
  • Ability of critical behavior also toward the experimental approach
  • Autonomy during the discussion and interpretation of the results
  • Autonomy during the elaboration of the paper and linguistic competence
  • Command of scientific language, clarity of the exposition, accuracy in exposition of the paper

    PN: assigned Co-Supervisors remain valid even in the event that the Student fails to attend the initially chosen graduation session. The procedure therefore does not have to be carried out again.

  1. Submit the graduation application to the Student Secretariat
    All information is available on this link.
  1. Submit the final version of the thesis (written essay)
    Within the deadline, the Student is required to send a final presentation of the final paper to the Didactic Unit (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and to remind his/her Supervisor to send the Evaluation Form (PDF - Doc) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

    PN: it is not required to send the thesis in digital format or to deliver it in paper form. Only the submission of the presentation in PDF format is required: presentations in Power Point format will not be accepted. Once submitted, the presentation cannot be replaced.

  2. Discussion
    The Student will have 20 minutes for the discussion of the final paper.
    The date, time and place of the discussion shall be notified to the Student by e-mail. All Students are required to present themselves at the starting time of the graduation session.

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Tuesday, 11 October 2022 13:01

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Tuesday, 11 October 2022 12:36

Type B - Master's degree thesis

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The internship matched to the Type B Master’s degree thesis can be carried out in the premises of a UNIPI Department, in a public or private company, structure or laboratory, either in Italy or abroad.

The Type B Master’s degree thesis is usually recommended for those students who need to acquire credits at the very ending of the internship in order to meet requirements for the scholarship, while the rest of credits will be acquired at the time of thesis discussion.

The Student must therefore fill in the Attendance form during the internship and send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at the end of the internship period.

1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 25 hours.

In case the internship is carried out in external research institutions or companies, the host institution is required to sign an agreement with the Department of Biology.

The list of institutions and companies, which already signed the agreement, is available on this link (see "Sezione riservata agli studenti/laureati").
Students willing to carried out an internship at an institution or company which has not already signed the agreement, must send his/her request for authorization to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Once the Student get the authorization, he/she can proceed with the agreement following these istructions.

Internships performed within Erasmus + programme or other UNIPI international mobility programme do not require any agreement with the host institution.

PLEASE NOTICE: the type chosen by the student for the conduct of the internship and thesis activity cannot be subject to change in progress (Resolution No. 84/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4008/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biological Sciences on 02/07/2024 and Resolution No. 86/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4011/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biotechnology on 02/07/2024).


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Type A - Master's degree thesis

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The experimental work of the Master’s degree thesis can be carried out in the premises of a UNIPI Department or a company. Buildings and laboratories can be either public or private and they can be located in Italy or abroad.

1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 25 hours.

PLEASE NOTICE: the type chosen by the student for the conduct of the internship and thesis activity cannot be subject to change in progress (Resolution No. 84/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4008/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biological Sciences on 02/07/2024 and Resolution No. 86/2024 - prot. AOO "BIO" 4011/2024, of the Aggregate Course Council in Biotechnology on 02/07/2024).

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