Academic Year 2013/14

School of Engineering of Industrial Process

Teaching Regulations of the Study Programme in:

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Master of Science

Campus: Milano Leonardo

Approvato CCS: 17 aprile 2013

C.M. Arturi

1. General Information
School:
Code Reference Law
Name
Reference Law
Class of degree
Degree level
First year of activation
Official length of the
programme
Years of the programme
already activated
Official language(s)
Campus
Dean of the School
President of the Study
programme
Website of the School
Website of the Study
programme

School of Industrial and Information Engineering

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Ordinamento 270/04
LM-28 - Electrical Engineering
Master of Science
2010
2
1,2
Italian
Milano Leonardo
Gianni Lozza
Cesare Mario Arturi
http://www.ingpin.polimi.it
http://www.electre.polimi.it

Student Office (Study Program)

SECRETARY OF THE DIPARTIMENTO DI
Reference office
ELETTRONICA, INFORMAZIONE E BIOINGEGNERIA
VIA PONZIO 34/5, 20133 MILANO
Address
02 23993702
Telephone

Central Student Office

P.ZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI, 32 (MI)
Address
800420470
Phone
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=81
e-mail address

2. General Programme Presentation

Electrical Engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with the study and application of
electricity, electronics and electromagnetism, with particular focus on electrical power systems,
electrical machines and their control, electronic power converters, electrical transport systems,
electrical and electronic measurements, circuit theory and electromagnetic compatibility.
The Electrical Engineering programme organises and provides courses needed to train first level
(Bachelor) and second level (Master of Science) graduates in Electrical Engineering.
Industrial and civil development is based on the availability of energy forms able to be easily
converted into light, heat, motive power, chemical actions, electromagnetic waves for distance
transmission and data processing. Energy can only be obtained where natural sources permit.
Due to its magnetic, heat and chemical properties, electricity is the most efficient vehicle for both
conversion from other primary energy forms and for long distance transmission. The easy
management of electrical energy and its conversion into the many different other energy forms
makes it irreplaceable in a multitude of everyday, domestic, industrial and service activity
applications and uses.
Electricity is a clean energy form that is easily regulated and environmentally-friendly. Nationally,
more than a third of energy is currently transformed into electricity before its final use. Electricity is
valuable and not to be wasted. All transformations concerning electricity should be optimised, from
production to final use.
The electrical sector is undergoing significant changes that will make the role of electrical engineers
even more important in future society as a fundamental element in managing energy and
safeguarding the environment.
It is impossible to list all Electrical Engineering applications. Its fields of use range from electrical
machines to electronic power convertors, transformers, large transmission and distribution electric
grids, electric plants for civil and industrial use, actuators used in the automation of industrial
processes, traction systems, heavy metallurgic industry applications, electromagnetic compatibility
between apparatus, transport systems and domestic and working environments.
The production, transmission, distribution and rational and economical use of electricity requires
first and second-level Electrical Engineering graduates with sufficient design, management,
processing and analytical skills.
The need to use renewable energy sources such as solar and wind through production plants, even
small in size, distributed throughout the territory, together with the more traditional high-power
hydro-electric and thermal plants, leads to a new way of designing and managing electrical
distribution grids.
The ever-increasing use of high-tech and sophisticated equipment requires a better quality
electricity supply (to give an example, data processing centres), that calls for the study and
development of new apparatus so as to ensure electrical utilities are problem-free and electrical
distribution grids are more reliable.
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The development of fuel cells and advanced storage systems will promote widespread use of hybrid
and electric vehicles and contribute significantly to reduce pollution, not to mention allowing a
better use of traditional and/or innovative energy sources.
Moving from a monopoly to free energy market undoubtedly brings with it new opportunities for
consumers but also causes technical problems for which a figure such as an electrical engineer
would be required.
These are the main areas of the Electrical Engineering programme. The skills acquired in this
programme are essential in all phases of the process of converting, generating, transmitting,
distributing and using electrical energy, for civil and industrial use, to reach desired objectives in an
economical way, without wasting resources and in an environmentally-friendly way.

Electrical Engineering continually revises the knowledge acquired throughout its long-standing
history and tradition (since 1896 at the Politecnico di Milano), enriching its own wealth of
information through new research that arises from the need to provide adequate solutions to the
problems posed by industrial development and to the various applications of electrical,
electromechanical and electronic equipment and devices.
Electrical engineering graduates must therefore possess a wide spectrum of skills in many fields of
engineering, from the traditional to the more modern ones.
The programme in Electrical Engineering that has been offered by the Politecnico di Milano since
1896 was reorganised to adhere to the Ministerial Decree 270/04.
The first level of the programme aims to ensure students have a sufficient command of the general
scientific methods and contents surrounding electrical engineering. Students can orientate their
choices towards an educational path, as preparation for the Master of Science (or second level), or
towards a vocational path for those wishing to work straight after the first-level degree. In the latter
case students carry out a traineeship in a company.
The first-level degree programme lasts three years and upon completion, a Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering is awarded. The programme aims to train experts with a sound background
education who are able to address typical problems surrounding basic design in electrical
engineering, to understand and manage innovation together with scientific and technological
development.
Once graduated (both paths hold the same legal status), graduates can apply to the two-year Master
of Science programme.
Acceptance to the Master of Science is subject to submission of an application and a previous career
evaluation carried out by the CCS board.
Direct access to the Master of Science is possible for graduates who chose the educational path in
the first-level programme, especially devoted to the to second-level studies. For graduates applying
from vocational paths or those graduated in other subjects, the access to the Master of Science is
possible after having completed the necessary preparation.

The two-year Master of Science in Electrical Engineering aims to provide students with an
advanced level of education in order to perform highly qualified activities in the scientific and
technical fields of electrical engineering, to carry out and manage even complex design activities
and to promote and develop technological innovation.
From the A. A. 2012-2013, the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is also provided entirely
in English.
The areas covered by the Electrical Engineering Master of Science are: electrical energy and
renewable sources, transport systems, electrical machines design, power electronics and industrial
automation.

3. Learning objectives
An electrical engineer has a wide spectrum of knowledge that is necessary to address ever-difficult
challenges of work and research, not only in the production, transmission and distribution fields of
electricity, but also in the multiple and varied reality of industrial and domestic electrical
applications and those used in the transport and hospital sectors, and of the electromagnetic
compatibility of measurement techniques and diagnosis.
A wide and in-depth understanding of mathematics subjects and physics is the essential foundation
of graduates preparation in electrical engineering. Also fundamental is an understanding of
computer science, automatics and electronics and their roles in the various areas of electrical
engineering.
In line with the regulation according to the DM 270/04, after the Bachelor of Science there is a
Master of Science lasting two years and worth 120 credits that aims to provide students with an
advanced level of education in order to perform highly qualified activities in the scientific and
technical fields of electrical engineering, to carry out and manage even complex design activities
and to promote and develop technological innovation. This requires a sound foundation that
explores methodological and operative aspects along with theoretic and scientific ones. First-level
graduates can take this Programme, either directly (after an educational path) or after having
completed the necessary preparation (after a vocational path and for graduates of other subjects).
Finally, to complete the educational offer, after the Master of Science there is a Research Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering (third level) that provides education of an elevated cultural level, aimed at
training experts that are able to carry out important research activities in the world of industrial and
service businesses, in public Bodies and in universities.
The Electrical Engineering programme develops specific skills in the methodological, experimental
and applied topics of the electrical field, on different levels, depending on the qualification
awarded. In particular, the programme develops competences in the:

circuit theory;
electromagnetic computation;
electromagnetic compatibility;
measurement techniques and diagnosis;
electrical machinery design;
production of electricity and electricity plants;
transmission, distribution and utilization systems;
advanced industrial applications such as automation systems and electric traction systems;
economic and financial applications relating to the electricity market.

The areas covered by the Electrical Engineering Master of Science are: electrical energy and
renewable sources, transport systems, electrical machines design, power electronics and industrial
automation.
The first year of the Master of Science includes four compulsory characterising courses totalling 40
CFUs, aimed at completing the basic and advanced training, a compulsory 8-CFU course and one of
the options worth 6 CFUs of similar or integrative activities. The Programme is completed with an
8-CFU course to be chosen.
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Some of the optional courses are offered in English only.

The second year of the Master of Science includes five courses to be chosen by students, totalling
40 CFUs of characterising activities, so as to install a personal competence area. There are three
recommended areas of competence.
The area of competence Energy and renewable sources, includes the following courses:
- Electric Power systems (10 CFUs);
- Electric Power Stations (8 CFUs);
- Planning and operation of electric energy systems (6 CFUs);
- Electromagnetic compatibility A (8 CFUs);
- Measurement and diagnosis techniques (8 CFUs);
The area of competence Energy and renewable sources addresses issues surrounding electric
systems for energy, in consideration of the impact of electronics, automatics and computer science
and with particular attention to modern uses of renewable sources. The skills developed in the
production, transmission, distribution and use fields of electricity (for example: calculations of
optimum dispatching, load flow, short circuit, dynamics, reliability) are included in the new
prospective of a free electricity market. Widespread contribution from renewable sources (such as
wind, solar and in particular photovoltaic, fuel cells, cogenerative cycles) mainly involves medium
and low voltage systems and the revision of structure, control and protection of the distribution
system; this is where the quality of electricity supply is important, for the ever-increasing diffusion
of equipment that must be problem-free and not cause problems itself. In terms of use, there are
skills in the field of drives and innovative systems, for example: storage for a more efficient use of
electrical systems, both stationary and on transportation vehicles.
The area of competence Transport, includes the following courses:
- Electric Power systems (10 CFUs);
- Electric systems for transportation (8 CFUs);
- Automatic electric transportation systems (6 CFUs);
- Electromagnetic compatibility A (8 CFUs);
- Electrical Drives (8 CFUs);
The area of competence Transport explores electric issues associated to transport systems. The
areas addressed particularly involve railway systems (also High Speed - High Capacity),
underground networks (including automatic ones), mass overground urban transport systems
(tramlines, trolley buses and light rail), independent transport systems (electric and hybrid vehicles)
and electric systems on board ships and airplanes. Both the infrastructural and energy aspects are
considered in relation to supply systems together with electromechanic aspects of converting
electricity for traction. The issues of safety and speed control, electrical drives and electromagnetic
compatibility between power systems and control and signalling systems are also explored. The
skills developed ensure training of an electrical engineer with sound methodological and
engineering foundations, and an expertise in the transport sector - a sector that increasingly turns to
electrical engineering (for example electric propulsion systems for ships and electric vehicles) to
optimise resources and for a sustainable development of transport.

The area of competence Design and automation, includes the following courses:
- Construction and Design of Electrical Machines (10 CFUs);
- Electrical Drives (8 CFUs);
- Systems and components for industrial, home and building automation (6 CFUs);
- Electromagnetic compatibility A (8 CFUs);
- Measurement and diagnosis techniques (8 CFUs);
The area of competence Design and automation provides knowledge, develops skills and instils a
certain insight with reference to design methodologies of components, the theoretic and application
aspects of electrical drives and static convertors, and the numerous areas of automation: issues that
are common in industrial, civil and movement systems' applications. The skills developed vary from
modern methods of designing and checking electromagnetic and electromechanic components, both
standard and special, to the ability to choose and design the most suitable drive and supply system
for each application, with the relative control techniques, to a practical understanding of the most
advanced communication, automation and supervision systems in the various fields of industry, of
the generation distributed, domotics and of services.
The Electrical Engineering programme's teaching regulations have been devised in such a way as to
reach certain general objectives:
- to pave the way for basic training in electrical engineering at first-level, that observes teaching
commitments of a three-year programme;
- promote both a preparatory training for the Master of Science and application routes, with a sound
overall training;
- to adapt learning activities to the world of work and to exercising design capabilities and
independent judgement;
- to allow, at second level, general training to be orientated towards specialist fields and advanced
applications;
- to favour completion of a methodological training with laboratory activities in the pre-chosen
specialist fields;
- to require independent development, guided by tutors, of designs and plans starting from the first
level, ending in a thesis at the second level;
- to encourage independent choices, obviously limited at the first level and more available at the
second level.
Specific learning objectives of the Master of Science are:
- allow the choice between a number of characterising areas of competence relating to fundamental
subjects, although in such a way as to allow various types of specialisation, to be chosen by
students;
- to favour completion of a methodological training with laboratory activities in the pre-chosen
specialist fields;
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- encourage students to make independent decisions on their learning paths on the basis of their
chosen area of competence;
- require independent development, guided by a tutor, of a thesis that is original and in line with the
training path chosen by the student;
- to attract foreign students with the path of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in English
language.
Finally, to complete the educational offer, after the Master of Science there is a Research Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering (third level) that provides education of an elevated cultural level, aimed at
training experts that are able to carry out important research activities in the world of industrial and
service businesses, in public Bodies and in universities.

4. Organization of the study programme and further studies

4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications
The following diagram shows the structure of the Electrical Engineering programme, in line with
the educational system DM 270/04.

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A Bachelor of Science is a prerequisite for admission onto the Master of Science Programme, which
in turn is a prerequisite for admission onto the research Ph.D.
To access the Electrical Engineering Master of Science, the Bachelor of Science offered by the
Politecnico di Milano (formative path) ensures integral recognition of acquired credits and direct
access. Instead, the Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science (vocational path) does not lead to
full recognition of acquired credits for admission onto the Master of Science in Electrical
Engineering. In this case, curricular supplements acquiring additional credits are required.
Both Degree paths allow recognition of acquired credits in most Master of Science programmes in
the Industrial Engineering field.

4.2 Further Studies

The qualification gives access to the PhD, to the second level Specialisation Programme and to the
second level University Master.

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5. Professional opportunities and work market

5.1 Professional status of the degree
Graduates are awarded the qualification Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Master of Science graduates of Electrical Engineering can work as self-employed professionals,
subject to passing the State Exam, and registering in the Professional Order of Engineers, under
Section A, in their home province. For more information please visit the website:
http://www.ordineingegneri.milano.it

5.2 Careers options and profiles

There is a continually high demand for electrical engineers: in 2011, compared with the 39 Master
of Science graduates in 2010, the companies have requested to the Politecnico di Milanos Career
Service 546 lists for employment of electrical engineering .
According to the Technical Report of the Evaluation Nucleus of the Politecnico di Milano, 88% of
the Master of Science graduates in Electrical Engineer of the year 2007, interviewed at December
2008, has declared that they would enroll again on the same Study Programme and 90% have a
stable employment.
According to the Report of the Commissione Paritetica of the School of Industrial Process
Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano, dated December 17th, 2012, the employment rate for
graduates in Electrical Engineering, compared to that graduated in other Engineering programmes,
is higher by 6-15 points, depending on the year; the percentage of graduates in Electrical
Engineering who find their first job within 2 months is far superior to that of graduates in other
Engineering programmes; the professional preparation of graduates in Electrical Engineering is
considered more appropriate when compared to that received by graduates in other Engineering
programmes. Finally, the appreciation of the studies done and the confirmation that would be
chosen again by undergraduates sees largely positive responses from students in Electrical
Engineering than from students of other Engineering programmes.

An electrical engineer works mainly in one (or more) of the following fields:
- manufacturers of equipment, electric machinery and electronic power systems;
- industrial automation and robotics industries;
- companies and bodies that produce, transmit and distribute electricity (planning and activity);
- companies and bodies that design, produce and run electrical transport systems;
- companies that produce and manage automatic goods and services;
- companies and consortiums that purchase electricity on the electricity stock exchange;
- self-employment.

Occupational fields for graduates (ref. ATECO 2007, ISTAT):

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(27.11 Manufacturing of electrical motors, generators and transformers; 27.12 Manufacturing of

equipment for electricity distribution grids and control; 27.20 Manufacturing of batteries and
electrical storage; 27.40.01 Manufacturing of lighting and signalling equipment for transport;
35.11.00 Electricity production; 35.12 Electricity transmission; 35.13.00 Electricity distribution;
35.14.00 Electricity commerce; 71.12.10 Engineering studios; 72.19.09 Research and experimental
development in the field of natural sciences and engineering.

Survey of evaluation nucleus

www.polimi.it

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6. Enrolment
6.1 Access Requirements
Bachelor of Science or comparable foreign degree
A Bachelor of Science is a prerequisite for admission onto the Master of Science Programme, which
in turn is a prerequisite for admission onto the research Ph.D.
To access the Electrical Engineering Master of Science, the Bachelor of Science offered by the
Politecnico di Milano (formative path) ensures integral recognition of acquired credits and direct
access. Instead, the Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science (vocational path) does not lead to
full recognition of acquired credits for admission onto the Master of Science in Electrical
Engineering. In this case, curricular supplements acquiring additional credits are required.

6.2 Requested knowledge

1. Students can be admitted onto the Master of Science in the first or second semester.
2. Students who have not reached English language level B2 are automatically excluded from
applying to the Master of Science; the Programme Board (CCS) can nevertheless evaluate
their careers;
3. Generally speaking, admission onto the Master of Science is subject to an application
(via the online procedure available at: www.webpoliself.polimi.it) and to a previous
career evaluation by the Programme Board whose decision is final. In the case of
refusals, the Board shall provide sufficient reasons for the decision.
4. To assist students in planning their careers and any logistical aspects, there are four
distinct periods in which evaluations can be requested. Particularly, there are two per
semester: The first "advance" evaluation is 5/6 months prior to enrolment, the second
"standard" evaluation is nearer to the start of lessons.
Each candidate can, between the advance and standard phases, by using the online service, make up
to three applications to Master of Science programmes, specifying for each one the
School/Campus/Programme/Route.

The requirements to be admitted to a career evaluation in the advance phase are: to have
acquired at least 145 CFUs, excluding any excess examinations;
to have an approved study plan complete with all of the CFUs needed to complete the firstlevel programme that can be self-certified by students from other universities. This allows a
thorough evaluation of the first-level studies to be carried out. Should changes be made to
the study plan after evaluation, the latter will be considered invalidated and it will be
necessary to request another evaluation.

The requirements to be admitted to a career evaluation in the standard phase are:

for students of Politecnico di Milano first-level programmes, to be enrolled on the

graduation session;
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for students of other university first-level programmes, to have graduated before enrolling
on the Master of Science.

The Board, in the case of acceptance following an evaluation, will inform the candidate of the result
"admitted without curricular supplements" or "admitted with curricular supplements". In the latter
case, graduates can integrate their training by acquiring, by taking individual courses, the curricular
supplements specified by the Board. Admission is subject to achieving the curricular supplements
by the end of the a.y. for which the application refers which shall be submitted again when the
necessary CFUs have been acquired and graduates will then be officially enrolled on the Master of
Science.
Graduates in the above circumstances can bring courses forward that relate to the Master of
Science, up to 30 CFUs including any excess CFUs acquired during the course of the first-level
studies and in any case, not exceeding 80 CFUs, included therein any curricular supplements.
Politecnico di Milano students that are still enrolled on a Bachelor of Science and that, expecting to
graduate within the six foreseen semesters, have applied to a graduation session and whose
application to a Master of Science programme has been accepted on the condition that they acquire
curricular supplements, can make use of an additional semester (6+1) to the six regular ones so as to
acquire the curricular supplements that include:
- courses that are conditioned (curricular supplements) to enrolment onto the Master of Science
- any courses taken in advance that are foreseen in the teaching regulations of the Master of Science
programme on which the graduate has been accepted for a maximum of 30 excess CFUs acquired
throughout the entire three-year programme and in any case not more than 80 CFUs overall,
including curricular supplements.

For more information on the general admission conditions of the Master of Science, please visit the
university's official website www.polimi.it.

GENERAL EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO THE ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERING MASTER OF SCIENCE

Definition of the curricular requirements for admission to the Master of Science in Electrical
Engineering is based on educational requirements that permit a sufficient background in the
methodologies and technologies of electrical engineering and in particular:
- a sufficient general mathematical and scientific background;
- a sufficient background in Electrical Engineering, Fundamentals of Automatic, Electronics,
Fundamentals of Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Machines, Applied Mechanics and Technical
Drawing;

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- a sufficient background in Electrical Machinery, Electrical Measurements, Distribution of Electric

Power, Modelling of Electrical Machines and Power Systems, Electric Safety.

6.3 Deadlines
For deadlines, please see the Politecnico di Milano's enrolment guide that is updated annually.
There are 150 places available on the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at the Politecnico
di Milano.
Detailed information concerning deadlines and available places can be found in the Master of
Science enrolment guide:

www.polimi.it

6.4 Tutoring and students support

Orientation website
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=616

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7. Contents of the study Programme

7.1 Programme requirements
To obtain the second-level qualification, 120 credits must be acquired, sub-divided as follows.
For the characterising activities ((ING-IND/31 - Electrical Engineering, ING-IND/32 - Convertors,
Machinery and Electrical Drives, ING-IND/33 - Electric Power Systems, ING-INF/07 - Electrical
and Electronic Measurements) there are: min. 50 - max. 80 credits.
For the similar or integrative activities (Science and Technology of Electrical Materials, Structural
Mechanics, Network Economics, Fundamentals of operations research, Professional liability:
aspects and consequences, Applied Statistics) there are: min. 12 - max. 20 credits.
For the activities chosen by students (DM270, section.10, paragraph 5, letter a) there are: min. 8 max. 10 credits.
Finally, for the thesis (DM270, section.10, paragraph 5, letter c) and for the final examination, there
are min. 17 - max.18 credits.
Other subjects that are useful for joining the world of work: min. 0 - max. 1 credit.
Minimum credits reserved by the university for activities (section.10, paragraph 5, letter d) : 1
credit.

7.2 Mode of study

The programme is full-time; it includes attendance at lessons and laboratories.

7.3 Detailed learning objectives

1st year Courses in Italian
Approved study plan: R2E
Code
089674
089675

Att
SSD
Course Name
Sem
Form
B
ING-INF/07 MEASUREMENT ORIENTED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Students from 1
B
ING-IND/32 POWER ELECTRONICS
1

Credits
(CFU)
10.0
10.0

CFU
Group
10.0
10.0

--

--

--

Courses to be chosen from the Group af-int

--

6.0

--

--

--

Courses to be chosen from the Group elt

--

8.0

089676

089140
089693

C
B

ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS AND COPUTATIONAL

ING-IND/31
METHODS
ING-IND/22 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRICAL MATERIALS
ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS

10.0

10.0

2
2

8.0
10.0

8.0
10.0

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Courses from the choice Groups

Courses from the Group af-int

Code
089678
089677
089679
089681
089680

Att
SSD
Course Name
Form
C
ING-IND/35 NETWORK ECONOMICS
C
ICAR/08 STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
C
MAT/09 FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
C
IUS/01
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: ASPECTS AND CONSEQUENCES
C
MAT/06 APPLIED STATISTICS

Sem
1
1
2
2
2

Credits
(CFU)
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0

Courses from the Group elt

Code

Att
Form

Sem

Credits
(CFU)

083760

ING-IND/32 ELECTRICAL DRIVES A

8.0

089245

ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS

089682

8.0

B
B
B
B

ING-INF/07
ING-IND/31
ING-IND/33
ING-IND/33

2
1
1
2

8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0

SSD

Course Name
Students from A to ZZZZ
Students from A to ZZZZ

MEASUREMENT AND DIAGNOSIS TECHNIQUES

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY A
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION A
ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES
A CHOICE AMONG OTHER COURSES OFFERED BY POLITECNICO AT
THEMASTER OF SCIENCE

8.0

2st year Courses in Italian

Codice

Att
Form
B

SSD
ING-IND/32
ING-IND/33
ING-IND/31
ING-IND/32
ING-IND/33
ING-IND/33
ING-INF/07
ING-IND/32
ING-IND/33
ING-IND/33

Denominazione Insegnamento
CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY A
ELECTRICAL DRIVES A
ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION A
MEASUREMENT AND DIAGNOSIS TECHNIQUES
SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL, HOME AND BUILDING
AUTOMATION
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
PLANNING AND OPERATION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY SYSTEMS
THESIS AND FINAL EXAM

Sem
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1

Crediti
(CFU)
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
6

CFU
Gruppo

18

18

10
24

Note 1. It is allowed to the Master of Science students a surplus choice among the basic formative
courses of the PhD and the course Lingegnere e la sua professione of 2.5 CFU for the
introduction to the profession and the preparation of the State Exam.
Note 2. The optional courses of APPLIED STATISTICS, ELECTROMAGNETIC
COMPATIBILITY A, ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES, ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR
TRANSPORTATION A will be offered in English only.

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1st year Courses in English

Approved study plan: R2E
Code

Att
Form
B
B
C
C
B
B

SSD
ING-INF/07
ING-IND/33
ING-IND/22
MAT/06
ING-IND/32
ING-IND/31

Course Name
MEASUREMENT ORIENTED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRICAL MATERIALS
APPLIED STATISTICS
POWER ELECTRONICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY B
Courses belonging to the ELT Group

Sem
1
1
1
2
2
2
-

Credits
(CFU)
10.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
10.0
10.0
8.0

CFU
Group
10.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
10.0
10.0
8.0

Credits
(CFU)
8.0
8.0

CFU
Group
8.0
8.0

Credits
(CFU)
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
18.0

CFU
Group
10.0
10.0
10.0
6.0
18.0

Courses of the ELT Group

Code

Att
Form

SSD

Course Name

ING-IND/33 ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES

COURSES OFFERED BY POLITECNICO AT THE MASTER OF SCIENCE

Sem
2

2st year Courses in English

Code

Att
SSD
Course Name
Form
B
ING-IND/32 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES
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ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION B
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ING-INF/07 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND QUALITY CONTROL
B
ING-IND/32 ELECTRICAL DRIVES
THESIS AND FINAL EXAM

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7.4 Foreign language

The university considers English level B2 a pre-requisite to enrolment.
Foreign languages guide
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7.5 Degree examination

The degree thesis is chosen by students on the basis of their education obtained throughout the
course of the Master of Science and in line with the choices made concerning the pre-chosen area of
competence and chosen courses.

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The thesis areas offered are usually connected to basic and applied research subjects developed in
laboratories connected to the programme with which students enter into contact via teaching
activities or by means of meetings with professors.
At the supervising professor and student's discretion, thesis development can include cooperation
with external laboratories, companies and bodies.
Candidates must demonstrate an ability to develop an electrical engineering problem independently,
involving design skills and addressing research issues. The level of educational maturity must allow
proposals of original and worthy solutions from a professional point of view.
The supervising professor oversees progress of the work, suggesting issues to address and assessing
the solutions proposed by students.
Depending on the complexity of the work, the supervising professor decides whether to request a
counter-supervisor who can assess the thesis text in detail.
The defence, in front of the board, supervising professor (or co-supervisor appointed by the former)
and any counter-supervisor, is public. Candidates must demonstrate sufficient command of the
issues addressed and an ability to present them, underlining the original elements of the proposed
solutions and the results obtained.
Information concerning general rules, regulations, session calendar, registration and thesis
submission are available at
www.polimi.it

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8. Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar - 20121/2013
www.polimi.it

9. Faculty
The names of professors for each Course, together with their subject, will be available on the degree
programme starting from the month of September.
The degree programme is annually published on the website of Politecnico di Milano.

10. Infrastructures and laboratories

The Electrical Section of the Department of Electronics, Information Science and Bioengineering
has available teaching laboratories for Electrical Engineering students, specifically intended and
designed for this programme. In particular, students use an experimental laboratory, to support
experimental activities, fitted out with instrumentation and advanced equipment.

11. International context

Politecnico di Milano is presently performing benchmarking analyses with most prominent
international technical universities. on the overall results analysing the teaching activities and the
integration of graduates into the work world. Reports and studies on this topic will be available on
the of the Politecnico di Milano website, in the section Manifesto degli Studi

12. Internationalisation
Information on exchange programmes, double degree projects and international internships,
European research and international relations projects are available on the degree programme.
The degree programme is annually published on the website of Politecnico di Milano.

13. Quantitative data

The Didactic Observation Unit and the Evaluation Nucleus perform periodic analysis on the
overall results analysing the teaching activities and the integration of graduates into the work
world. Reports and studies are available on the website of the Politecnico di Milano, on the
section:
- Degree programme
- Evaluation Nucleus.

14. Other information

Only the original in Italian is valid.

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