School of Industrial and Information Engineering
Degree Programme of:
Aerospace Engineering
Laurea (Equivalent To Bachelor Of Science)
Milano Campus
1. General Information
School School of Industrial and Information Engineering Code Reference Law 350 Name Aerospace Engineering Reference Law Ordinamento 270/04 Class of degree L-9 - Industrial Engineering Degree level Laurea (Equivalent To Bachelor Of Science) First year of activation 2008/2009 Official length of the programme 3 Years of the programme already activated 1,2,3 Official language(s) Italian Campus Milano Dean of the School Giovanni Gustavo Lozza Coordinator of the Study programme Luciano Galfetti Website of the School http://www.ingindinf.polimi.it Website of the Study programme
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Central Student Office - Milano Bovisa
Address VIA LAMBRUSCHINI, 15 (MI)
2. General presentation of the study programme
Social/economic context
Since the dawn of aviation, Lombardy has played a prominent role within the related Italian industry and research community, as witnessed by the long standing local presence of several well known aerospace companies: SIAI Marchetti, Caproni, Aermacchi, Costruzioni Aeronautiche G. Agusta. All of those industries have contributed significantly both to the evolution of Aeronautics and to expansion of the regional and national economy during the 20th century and, hopefully, beyond.
The domestic panorama is today extremely variegated and dynamic. The former helicopter company Costruzioni Aeronautiche G.Agusta, now the international holding AgustaWestland, is one of the world leaders in the vertical takeoff aircraft industry; while Aermacchi, now AleniaAermacchi, stands as prominent player within the military trainers sector. On the other hand Alenia's parterniship with two international commercial aviation giants, Airbus and Boeing, contributes high levels engineering, technology and production skills. Major companies, such as CGS-Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio and Selex-Galileo, have been successfully operating in the space industry for several years. Moreover, other smaller and lively industries, especially in the equipment area, can provide advanced services and technologies. The contribution of the entire aerospace sector to the Italian economy is quite significant, especially in view of its high technology content.
Development of the educational offer
This significant industrial presence has given impulse and force to the diffusion of an aeronautical mentality and culture which have created the natural humus for the creation of a School of Aeronautical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano. Following a first course of an aviation nature in 1909 and a minor yet qualified presence until after the second world war, the first graduates of the aeronautical sub-section of the mechanical engineering programme appeared in 1952 and shortly after the Programme in Aeronautical Engineering was officially born to then become Aerospace Engineering. This Programme now represents a consolidated reality since many years and is well-known throughoutItaly, able to boast a share exceeding 20% of total graduates.
In recent years, evolution of air transport and the simultaneous presence in the region of numerous international airports with related industries have led to new courses, alongside disciplines typical of engineers operating in a technical/production environment, aimed at preparing engineers to be employed in airlines, airport management authorities and companies involved in air transport and navigation services.
The experience gained by professors in various research areas, from those strictly related to aerospace to those in basic engineering disciplines, has a positive impact on teaching delivered. Cooperation with industry and research bodies, both national and international, takes advantage of the ability to carry out basic and applied research, supporting education on three levels, in terms of content and teaching methods.
The aerospace offer at the Politecnico di Milano is therefore the evolution of a historic path; aerospace training at the Politecnico di Milano today is organised in three cycles: Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and in Space Engineering as well as Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering.
The programme mission
The programme mission is to prepare engineers capable of successfully addressing a multi- and inter-disciplinary context in dynamic and highly international operating environments, combining solid scientific and engineering foundations with specific aerospace engineering concepts which, according to the education level, facilitate the engineer in analysing, understanding and managing problems typical of the sector as well as of related scientific and technological areas.
3. Learning objectives
The aerospace sector requires highly professional engineers capable of working successfully in extremely interdisciplinary areas with a high level of technology, elevated efficiency and safety requisites and in a continually evolving and markedly international context: The articulation of aeronautical transport and the complexity of individual components requires coordination, integration and balancing of skills and capabilities of a high number of subjects to achieve a successful project be it aircraft (aerodynamics, structures, flight mechanics, controls, systems, propulsion, etc. ) or a profitable operation of the same (airport logistics, aircraft fleet maintenance and management, etc.).
The graduate in Aerospace Engineering acquires the engineering mentality of industrial engineers, using the aerospace context and applications as a study and educational environment. The mission and goal of the Master of Science in Aeronautical or Space Engineering is that of providing specific skills in the aeronautical and space sectors, based on a solid background in mathematics, physics, chemistry, solid and fluid mechanics, dynamics and control.
The knowledge gained in the various courses is taught in such a way as to not only ensure its acquisition but also to develop interdisciplinary skills and the aptitude to face new and complex problems in a scientifically rigorous manner. In particular, all levels of the Programme aim at maintaining and strengthening ability to translate knowledge into practice in the employment world, pursuing the following learning results.
Knowledge and understanding. The Bachelor of Science programme in Aerospace Engineering is geared to provide all students with the knowledge and understanding of mathematical and physical principles underlying the field of industrial engineering, sound knowledge in engineering, as well as understanding and modeling of certain typical problems encountered in aerospace engineering. Such elements are considered to be essential to be able to satisfy the learning objectives of a subsequent Master of Science as well as entering employment after the three year cycle, ensuring acquisition of those tools which, with the support of advanced texts, facilitate study of new issues, continuous update of professional skills and alignment with operating conditions met along the way.
Applying knowledge and understanding. Graduates must be able to analyse and solve engineering problems suitable for their level of knowledge, autonomously elaborating their own skills, working in cooperation with engineers and non-engineers, using consolidated methodologies, from numerical modelling to experimentation, whilst recognising limitations and potential.
Making judgements. Graduates must acquire the skills needed to conduct complex studies on technical issues at their level of knowledge, using various and appropriate tools, from bibliographic research to consulting regulations and carrying out numerical and/or experimental investigations. These skills must lead to being able to formulate judgements whilst always being aware of the complexity of typical aerospace engineering problems and of the need for any in-depth analysis requiring superior skills.
Communication skills. The Bachelor of Science graduate in Aerospace Engineering must acquire the necessary foundation to communicate in an effective manner in a national and international context, both orally and in writing, being able to draft reports and make oral presentations using state-of-the-art tools.
Learning skills. The educational project, based on an appropriate balance in terms of fundamental scientific and engineering disciplines, as well as those characterising the aerospace sector, and on the stimulus of problem analysis and critical evaluation skills, will put the graduate in a position to manage continuous and indispensable learning with a high degree of autonomy, in order to follow scientific-technical evolution in the aerospace field.
The above objectives are pursued via lectures and specific exercise and laboratory teaching activities, carried out individually or in groups, within the individual or coordinated courses, also using verification procedures which foresee direct professor/student interaction aimed at stimulating and developing autonomy in managing issues faced.
4. Organization of the study programme and further studies
4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications
The educational offer in the aerospace sector at the Politecnico di Milano is structured in three cycles, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Master of Science in Space Engineering and a Ph.D. The structure is represented by the following diagram.
Structure of the educational offer in the Aerospace Engineering sector The Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering foresees a single training programme focussed on the acquisition of a solid background in methodological aspects and basic subjects as well as adequate and selected knowledge of the aerospace industry. 19 compulsory courses are foreseen, for a total of 168 credits, and 2 courses chosen by the student for a total of 12 credits. This structure determines effective unity and homogeneity of preparation, on which training geared to specific job opportunities can be grafted, cultivating more practical aspects of aeronautical and space engineering, or completion of training, analysing in depth the more strictly scientific aspects. The foreseen teaching load increases from the first to the third year (54, 62, 64 credits); it is felt that this burden is offset by the increased maturity of the student in both personal terms and aptitude for study and his/her adaptation to university life.
The final exam typically has specific objectives such as: the acquisition of written communication skills, by preparing a report, and oral by presentation to specialists.
On concluding the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering the student acquires a B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering. This qualification allows graduates to take the professional examination to register in the professional order of engineers, under Section B. Registration is accompanied by the wording: “Junior engineers section – industrial field”.
4.2 Further Studies
The qualification grants access to "Laurea Magistrale" (2nd degree), "Corso di Specializzazione di primo livello" (1st level Specialization Course) and "Master Universitario di primo livello" (1st level University Master)
A B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering provides access to Master of Science or Master programmes; for admission conditions and allocation of any curricular supplements, refer to the relevant regulations.
In particular at the School of Industrial and Information Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, the graduate in Aerospace Engineering can access all Master of Science Programmes at the same school with no educational debits, provided they meet the common admission criteria described in the appropriate page website (http://www.ingind.polimi.it/).
5. Professional opportunities and work market
5.1 Professional status of the degree
The Doctor in Aerospace Engineering receives a legal acknowledgment, on the base of its qualification, in private companies and public agencies; he receives moreover a legal acknowledgment to practice the free profession of junior industrial Engineer after to have passed the examinations of qualification to the free profession and to be written to professional order of the industrial engineers in the section B (junior).
The Doctor in Aerospace Engineering is a technician with university preparation, formed by the acquisition of specific competences in the fields aeronautical and spaces founded them on solid bases of mathematics, physical, chemistry, mechanics of the solid and the fluid, dynamics and control.
The graduated in Aerospace Engineering acquires the ingegneristic mentality own of the class of industrial engineering using the aerospace context and applications like environment of study and formation. The acquaintances given in the several courses are proposed in a formative context that, besides their acquisition, aimed to develop the ability of interdisciplinare integration and attitude to face new and complex problems in scientifically rigorous way.The B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering has legal recognition, on the basis of his/her academic qualification, in companies and public and private bodies; it also provides legal recognition to practice the profession of Junior Industrial Engineer after passing the professional examination and having registered in the appropriate order of professional industrial engineers in section B (junior).
5.2 Careers options and profiles
The career opportunities for graduates in Aerospace Engineering are typically in industries manufacturing aircraft and engines, space vehicles and their components, particularly in technology and manufacturing sectors, in companies operating in the aerospace service sector, in aircraft fleet management and maintenance companies, in airport authorities or air transport service companies and, in general, in all those areas of employment in which design and production methods and skills typical of the preparation of an aerospace sector graduate are of relevance.
The Bachelor of Science prepares for the profession:
- Aerospace Engineer (*)
- Mechanical Engineer (*)
- Industrial and Management and Production Engineer (*)
(*) according to the ISTAT classification of professions with possibility to register in section B of the Order of Engineers upon passing the professional exam.
Surveys of University Assessment Commission
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6. Enrolment
6.1 Access requirements
Italian secondary school leaving qualification or other comparable foreign qualification (level 4 EQF)
To enrol in the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering it is necessary to pass the entrance test set by the Politecnico di Milano. In the event of an unsatisfactory outcome, candidates are given educational requirements that must be recovered in the manner foreseen by the University and published in the appropriate section on the web site.
Transfer requests from other Universities or other Degree Programmes of the University will be individually evaluated, bearing in mind the student's career in terms of disciplinary areas and content.
6.2 Requested knowledge
The entrance test is to verify possession of a firm understanding of the fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics, the aptitude for abstract logical reasoning and knowledge of English. Detailed information on the content of the entrance test is available on the Politecnico di Milano website.
The minimal level knowledge of English, in the entrance test, does not allow students to be admitted to the graduation exam. More information is provided in the Enrolment Guide, available at www.polimi.it.
The educational offer at the Politecnico di Milano
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=49346.3 Deadlines for admission and number of places available
How to become a student at Politecnico di Milano
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=29996.4 Tutoring and students support
The School of Industrial and Information Engineering provides tutoring services to assist students during their studies, particularly in the first three years. This service involves reference student-tutors and professor-tutors. Further information can be found on the School Website.
Polinternational
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7. Contents of the study Program
7.1 Programme requirements
180 credits are required for qualification.. The specific activities are detailed in 7.3. Particularly there are at least 50 credits on basic subject courses (mathematics, statistics, informatics, physics, chemistry), 50 credits for specialist subjects (aerospace engineering), 50 credits for basic engineering subject courses (structural mechanics, electrical engineering, technical physic,, industrial design) and 12 credits to be chosen by students.
7.2 Mode of study
The attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommended.
The teacing method includes attendance in courses with lessons and exercises, laboratory activity, seminars and visits, as defined in the specific programme on School website.7.3 Detailed learning objectives
The objective of the Bachelor of Science is to train engineers with basic general, scientific and engineering skills in the field of industrial engineering, supplemented by specific skills in aerospace engineering areas such as flight mechanics, technologies, fluid dynamics and propulsion.
Students can add specific skills to the general training ensured by compulsory courses by making choices geared towards their own educational objectives for:
- generalist training, broadening the scientific background of the student, in the basic disciplines of engineering not covered in the compulsory programme, that could be appropriate in further education (to pursue this objective, suggested courses are “Business economics and organisation”, “Physics of waves”, “Informatics”, “Signals and remote sensing systems”).
- vocational training in airport management and operation and maintenance of aircraft fleets, with duties that range from the update of maintenance manuals, planning of maintenance for large commercial airliners, in compliance with flight safety and international standards (to pursue this objective, suggested courses are “Regulations in aeronautics”, “Safety of aviation systems”, “Air transport logistics and organisation”).
- vocational training in aeronautics and space design fields, with duties of support, analysis and verification of structures and components (to pursue this objective, suggested courses are “Modeling of aerospace structures”, “Informatics”, “Regulations in aeronautics”).
Study plan
The general overview of the educational offer is the following:
1 Year courses - Track: AES - NON DIFFERENZIATO
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 081360 A MAT/03
MAT/05ANALISI E GEOMETRIA 1 1 10,0 10,0 081374 A CHIM/07 FONDAMENTI DI CHIMICA 1 7,0 7,0 081376 B ING-IND/15 METODI DI RAPPRESENTAZIONE TECNICA 1 7,0 7,0 081389 A FIS/01 FONDAMENTI DI FISICA SPERIMENTALE 2 12,0 12,0 081372 A MAT/03
MAT/05ANALISI E GEOMETRIA 2 2 10,0 10,0 083265 B ING-IND/04 ISTITUZIONI DI INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE 2 8,0 8,0 2 Year courses - Track: AES - NON DIFFERENZIATO
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 083266 C ING-IND/31
ING-IND/32
ING-IND/33ELETTROTECNICA E ELETTRONICA APPLICATA 1 10,0 10,0 097455 A,B ING-IND/03
ING-IND/04
ING-IND/05
MAT/07MECCANICA AEROSPAZIALE 1 10,0 10,0 083795 B ING-IND/10 FISICA TECNICA 1 10,0 10,0 083401 C ING-INF/04 FONDAMENTI DI AUTOMATICA (PER AEROSPAZIALI) 2 8,0 8,0 083402 A MAT/05
MAT/08CALCOLO NUMERICO ED ELEMENTI DI ANALISI 2 10,0 10,0 083404 B ING-IND/05 IMPIANTI E SISTEMI AEROSPAZIALI 2 8,0 8,0 083405 C ING-IND/35 ECONOMIA E ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE (PER AEROSPAZIALI) 2 6,0 6,0 083406 A FIS/03 FISICA DELLE ONDE 2 6,0 083407 A ING-INF/05 INFORMATICA (PER AEROSPAZIALI) 2 6,0 083408 B ING-IND/03 NORMATIVE AERONAUTICHE 2 6,0 086672 B ING-IND/05 SICUREZZA DEL TRASPORTO AEREO 2 6,0 3 Year courses - Track: AES - NON DIFFERENZIATO
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 086222 B,C ICAR/08
ING-IND/04FONDAMENTI DI MECCANICA STRUTTURALE 1 10,0 10,0 093528 B ING-IND/13 DINAMICA DI SISTEMI AEROSPAZIALI 1 8,0 8,0 086416 B ING-IND/07 PROPULSIONE AEROSPAZIALE 1 7,0 8,0 093454 B ING-IND/07 PROVA FINALE (PROPULSIONE AEROSPAZIALE) 1 1,0 086419 B,C ING-IND/04
ING-IND/22TECNOLOGIE E MATERIALI AEROSPAZIALI 1 7,0 8,0 093465 B ING-IND/04 PROVA FINALE (TECNOLOGIE E MATERIALI AEROSPAZIALI) 1 1,0 086224 B ING-IND/06 FLUIDODINAMICA 2 10,0 10,0 093484 B ING-IND/03 FONDAMENTI DI MECCANICA DEL VOLO ATMOSFERICO 2 5,0 8,0 093474 B ING-IND/05 INTRODUZIONE ALL'ANALISI DI MISSIONI SPAZIALI 2 2,0 093466 B ING-IND/05 PROVA FINALE (ANALISI DI MISSIONI SPAZIALI) 2 1,0 086225 B ING-IND/04 FONDAMENTI DI SPERIMENTAZIONE AEROSPAZIALE 2 6,0 6,0 083405 C ING-IND/35 ECONOMIA E ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE (PER AEROSPAZIALI) 2 6,0 6,0 083406 A FIS/03 FISICA DELLE ONDE 2 6,0 083407 A ING-INF/05 INFORMATICA (PER AEROSPAZIALI) 2 6,0 089313 B ING-IND/04 MODELLAZIONE DI STRUTTURE AEROSPAZIALI 2 6,0 083408 B ING-IND/03 NORMATIVE AERONAUTICHE 2 6,0 089314 B ING-IND/03 ORGANIZZAZIONE DEL TRASPORTO AEREO 2 6,0 086672 B ING-IND/05 SICUREZZA DEL TRASPORTO AEREO 2 6,0 093477 C ING-INF/03 SEGNALI E SISTEMI PER IL TELERILEVAMENTO 2 6,0 ASPRI track
Since the 2008-09 academic year the former School of Industrial Engineering has created, within each programme, educational routes, named ASPRI tracks – an acronym for Alta Scuola Politecnica per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione. In Italian "aspri" also means arduous: devoted to students with a strong attitude for study and research, with the objective of strengthening these abilities as well as preparing engineers able to naturally enter scientific and technological research sectors. ASPRI tracks is part of the advanced education strategy of Politecnico, enhancing curriculum specialisation aspects. The educational programme of this track develops throughout the traditional Bachelor of Science and Master of Science courses, but is more hard from both a methodological and a content point of view.
However, due to the current situation of both educational offer and budget, the School of Engineering 3I, in agreement with the Degree Programme Boards (CCS) here involved, has established to suspend the admissions to the first year of this track for the next Academic Year 2014-15; this pause will allow to carry out a thorough reflection upon the gained experience with this Honour Program and to improve its harmonization within the educational offer. For the second and third years, the track was not modified and includes additional activities for 9 CFU per year.
3 Year courses - Track: PAS - Percorsi Aspri
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 086222 B,C ICAR/08
ING-IND/04FONDAMENTI DI MECCANICA STRUTTURALE 1 10,0 10,0 093528 B ING-IND/13 DINAMICA DI SISTEMI AEROSPAZIALI 1 8,0 8,0 086416 B ING-IND/07 PROPULSIONE AEROSPAZIALE 1 7,0 8,0 093454 B ING-IND/07 PROVA FINALE (PROPULSIONE AEROSPAZIALE) 1 1,0 086419 B,C ING-IND/04
ING-IND/22TECNOLOGIE E MATERIALI AEROSPAZIALI 1 7,0 8,0 093465 B ING-IND/04 PROVA FINALE (TECNOLOGIE E MATERIALI AEROSPAZIALI) 1 1,0 093484 B ING-IND/03 FONDAMENTI DI MECCANICA DEL VOLO ATMOSFERICO 2 5,0 8,0 093474 B ING-IND/05 INTRODUZIONE ALL'ANALISI DI MISSIONI SPAZIALI 2 2,0 093466 B ING-IND/05 PROVA FINALE (ANALISI DI MISSIONI SPAZIALI) 2 1,0 086224 B ING-IND/06 FLUIDODINAMICA 2 10,0 10,0 086225 B ING-IND/04 FONDAMENTI DI SPERIMENTAZIONE AEROSPAZIALE 2 6,0 6,0 083405 C ING-IND/35 ECONOMIA E ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE (PER AEROSPAZIALI) 2 6,0 6,0 083406 A FIS/03 FISICA DELLE ONDE 2 6,0 083407 A ING-INF/05 INFORMATICA (PER AEROSPAZIALI) 2 6,0 089313 B ING-IND/04 MODELLAZIONE DI STRUTTURE AEROSPAZIALI 2 6,0 083408 B ING-IND/03 NORMATIVE AERONAUTICHE 2 6,0 089314 B ING-IND/03 ORGANIZZAZIONE DEL TRASPORTO AEREO 2 6,0 086672 B ING-IND/05 SICUREZZA DEL TRASPORTO AEREO 2 6,0 093477 C ING-INF/03 SEGNALI E SISTEMI PER IL TELERILEVAMENTO 2 6,0 093480 B ING-IND/03
ING-IND/04
ING-IND/05
ING-IND/06
ING-IND/07LABORATORIO DI INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE 1 9,0 9,0 Autonomous plansStudents may submit an "autonomous" study plan according to their needs. Autonomous plans, or generally not complying with the rules adopted by the School, are individually examined and must be approved in advance by the Study Programme Board.
Pre-requisites
Pre-requisites are intended to avoid students approaching courses with a lack of curricular requirements, knowledge and skills foreseen in the design of the teaching regulations and of individual courses. It is not a question of bureaucratic restrictions but rather assistance in correct fruition of the courses. It is not a question of bureaucratic restriction but rather assistance in correct fruition of the courses provided by the Politecnico. Students are therefore invited to take account of that indicated in the table below for correct planning of their programme.
Pre-requisites Table
Code
Description
Type of pre-requisite *
Code
Description
083404
Aerospace systems
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
083266
083795
081389
083265
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Fundamentals of aerospace engineering
083401
Fundamentals of automatic control
Suggested
Suggested
081372
083266
Calculus 2
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
083267
Theoretical mechanics
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
081372
081360
081389
Calculus 2
Calculus 1
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
083407
Informatics
Suggested
Suggested
081372
081360
Calculus 2
Calculus 1
083406
Physics of waves
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
081372
081360
081389
Calculus 2
Calculus 1
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
083795
Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
081360
081372
081389
081374
Calculus 1
Calculus 2
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Fundamentals of Chemistry
083266
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Suggested
Suggested
081389
081372
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Calculus 2
083402
Applied numerical analysis
Suggested
Suggested
081360
081372
Calculus 1
Calculus 2
086222
Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
083402
083795
083401
081389
083267
081372
Applied numerical analysis
Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer
Fundamentals of automatic control
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Theoretical mechanics
Calculus 2
086223
Dynamics of aerospace systems
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
083266
083267
083401
083404
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Theoretical mechanics
Fundamentals of automatic control
Aerospace systems
086416
Aerospace Propulsion
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
081389
081374
083265
083795
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
Fundamentals of Chemistry
Fundamentals of aerospace engineering
Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer
093484
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Flight Mechanics
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
083265
083267
083402
083404
086416
Fundamentals of aerospace engineering
Theoretical mechanics
Applied numerical analysis
Aerospace systems
Aerospace Propulsion
093474
Introduction to space mission analysis
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
083265
083267
083402
083404
086416
Fundamentals of aerospace engineering
Theoretical mechanics
Applied numerical analysis
Aerospace systems
Aerospace Propulsion
086419
Aerospace Technologies and Materials 1
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
081374
083265
081376
Fundamentals of Chemistry
Fundamentals of aerospace engineering
Methods of technical representation
086224
Fluid Dynamics
Suggested
Suggested
083267
083402
Theoretical mechanics
Applied numerical analysis
086225
Principles of Aerospace Experimentation (Measurements)
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
083266
083402
083401
086222
086223
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Applied numerical analysis
Fundamentals of automatic control
Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
Dynamics of aerospace systems
089313
Modeling of Aerospace structures
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
Suggested
083265
083267
083402
086222
Fundamentals of aerospace engineering
Theoretical mechanics
Applied numerical analysis
Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
* to clarify the meaning of the type of requirements the translation of the “Student guide” is provided:
Suggested: this is a no effect requirement with the only goal of addressing the student through the correct courses sequence; there is no effect on exam or on course selection
Composition: it is not possible to select the course in the first column without the simultaneous presence of the course in the second column; there is no effect on examination timing
Frequency: it is not possible to select the first course if not yet passed the exam of the second one
Registration: it is not possible to sustain the first course exam if not yet passed the exam of the second one
Supplementary activities
Students should aim to graduate with more than the 180 credits required by the system. Educational proposals that will be acknowledged and certified in students’ personal curricula are:
- additional courses
- company internships
- design laboratories
- ASPRI courses.
Additional courses
The training offer in the Aerospace Engineering manifesto reflects choices made with regard to compulsory subjects; with regard to the options left to the student, the limitation of 12 credits and 2 courses makes it impossible to acquire additional specific skills without incorporating additional courses. To complete one's training, other courses can therefore be selected, also from among those offered by the University outside the aerospace engineering manifesto. Additional courses cannot replace other courses of the study plan. Any Bachelor of Science additional courses cannot in any way be used towards a subsequent Master of Science.
Company internships
An experience in a working environment can play a significant role in the training of an engineer. The current proposal does not foresee a compulsory period of time spent in a company. However, students are strongly recommended, where possible and compatible with commitments, to insert an internship as a supplementary activity in their study programme. Time spent in a company will be managed by a specific structure so as to guarantee:
- quality of the activity carried out
- respect of commitments in terms of time required
- adequacy of assistance and tutoring in the company
- correspondence between educational needs of students and work carried out in the company.
Working in a company, aside from providing an initial and significant experience in the employment world, is a possibility for mutual understanding which, by experience, often translates into employment. Selection and access methods for company internships are available on the Programme Website.
Design laboratories
Design laboratories, to be chosen in the proposed offer each year, involve a largely autonomous activity by students with non-formalized commitments; students therefore have the opportunity to develop their capacity for autonomous work and learning and application of their knowledge to unusual areas. Access procedures to design laboratories are available on the Programme Website.
Possible activities are listed in the table below.
Table of optional activities
SDS
Code
Name
Credits
ING-IND/03/04/05/06/07
086226
Optional company internship (2)
6(1)
ING-IND/03/04/05/06/07
086227
Optional company internship (2)
12(1)
ING-IND/03/04/05/06/07
086228
Optional company internship (2)
18(1)
ING-IND/03/04/05/06/07
086229
Design laboratory (3)
6 (1)
Courses offered by the University
X (4)
(1) The number of credits indicates the time commitment required
(2) to be chosen from the offer made available by the University on the appropriate web pages
(3) to be chosen only if there is an offer made available on the Programme web pages and managed according to procedures published on the same page
(4) the student adapt, in terms of number of credits and semester placement, to the reference manifesto
7.4 Foreign language
Assessment of knowledge of foreign languages is carried out in the manner prescribed by the University published on the web page "Student Services/Guides and Regulations/Guide to the English language" on the www.polimi.it website. Students are invited to read this document carefully and must comply with the regulations. In particular, it is to be noted that: "Pursuant to Ministerial Decree 270/04, the Politecnico has adopted the English language as the EU language that must be known in addition to Italian".
Language courses
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=30797.5 Degree examination
Final exam procedures are defined by the School of Industrial and Information Engineering and posted on the website (www.ingind.polimi.it). The graduation mark is determined in accordance with the rules adopted by the School for preparatory programmes.
Concerning the Bachelor of Science Programme in Aerospace Engineering, activities associated with the final exam are conducted during the third year within the scope of the courses listed in the manifesto, according to procedures specified in the individual course.
Information concerning general rules and regulations, session calendars, registration and consignment of theses is available at
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=3159
8. Academic calendar
Information about the academic calendar is available at:
Academic calendar
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=3239
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 student support structures and services as well as the procedures for contacting the various persons in charge are provided on the School of Industrial and Information Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano Website at the page concerning the Programme in Aerospace Engineering.
Information is available in the Study Manifesto, published each year on the Politecnico di Milano Website.
11. International context
The University is carrying out a comparison with the main international universities. Reports and studies will shortly be available on the Politecnico di Milano Web site in the Study Manifesto section.
12. Internationalization
The School of Industrial and Information Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano intends to actively promote student mobility programmes, given the educational importance of an international experience during university studies.
Students may continue their studies for a period varying from one semester to one year at a foreign University which the School of Industrial and Information Engineering considers to be of a good level and with which the Politecnico has signed an exchange agreement.
These periods of time will be fully acknowledged and examinations of the Politecnico courses that will be replaced with those equivalent at the foreign university will be specified one by one.
Mobility is regulated by the regulations adopted by the School of Industrial and Information Engineering. For further details please refer to the "International Mobility Regulation" of the School of Industrial and Information Engineering.
Information on exchange programs, double degree projects and international internships, European research projects and international relations is available in the Study Manifesto.
The Study Manifesto is published each year on the Politecnico di Milano Website.
Information on exchange programmes, double degree projects and international internships, European research and international relations projects are available at
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=4643
13. Quantitative data
Periodic analyses are performed on the overall results and the quality of the teaching activities and the integration of graduates into the job world. Reports and studies are available on the website of Politecnico di Milano.
14. Further information
The Programme reserves the right to make changes to the contents of this document.