TECHNICAL ANNEX TO THE EDUCATIONAL RULES
15.1 Admission to the Programme - Students with Italian Degrees
15.1.1. Programme Requirements and Specifications
15.1.2. Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates
15.1.2.1. Programme and Previously Approved Study Plan Options
15.1.2.2. Establishment of the Ranking List for the Programme/Previously Approved Study Plan
15.1.3. Evaluation parameters
15.1.3.1. Students Automatically Entitled to Admission (only for Graduate Students from the Politecnico di Milano)
15.1.3.2. Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit (for Graduate Students from the Politecnico di Milano and from Other Universities)
15.1.4. Documents Required for Students Automatically Entitled to Admission to the Programme
15.1.5. Documents Required for Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit
15.1.5.1. Students of the Politecnico di Milano
15.1.5.2. Students from Other Universities
15.1.5.3. Students who have Submitted an Admission Application during Previous Sessions
15.1.6. Results and Publication of the Ranking List of Students Admitted
15.1.6.1 Ranking system
15.1.7 Examination Validation
15.2 Admission to the Programme – Students with Foreign Degrees
15.3 Transfers and Changes
15.4 Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures
15.5 Study Plan
15.5.1 Deadlines for Annual Study Plan Submission
15.5.2 Half-year Change of Study Plan
15.5.3 Additional Payment
15.5.4 Attendance
15.5.4.1 Studios
15.5.5 Courses as Extra
15.6 Allocations
15.6.1 Studios
15.6.2 Single-subject and Integrated Courses
15.6.3 Course Priorities
15.7 Elective Activities
15.7.1 Optional Courses
15.7.2 MIAW
15.7.2.1 MIAW Attendance and Registration Procedures
15.7.3 Workshops
15.8 Traineeship
15.9 Examinations
15.10 Final Test
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15.1 Admission to the Programme - Students with Italian Degrees
All candidates for admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes at the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering are required to submit an application for career assessment using the specific function available on the University website, in the Online Services section (www.polimi.it/servizionline).
15.1.1 Programme Requirements and Specifications
The requirements are those previously described in paragraph 6.1 of the Educational Rules.
General University information on admission and enrolment PROCEDURES is available on the University website:
http://www.poliorientami.polimi.it/
15.1.2 Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates
15.1.2.1 Programme and Previously Approved Study Plan Options
Candidates submitting an application for assessment must choose their Programme (CdS) together with their Previously Approved Study Plan (PSPA) options where required.
The University rules establish a maximum of three options for application for admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes. It is therefore possible to indicate up to three Programme preferences.
For each Programme, it is possible to specify the available Previously Approved Study Plans in order of preference.
For AUIC School Programmes, the various Previously Approved Study Plan options within the same Programme are only counted once towards the maximum of three preferences that may be expressed.
Example:
- Programme B: (non-AUIC programme)
- Programme A: (AUIC programme) ITA Track
- Programme A: (AUIC programme) ENG Track
- Programme C: (AUIC programme) X Track
- Programme C: (AUIC programme) Y Track
5 Programme-Previously Approved Study Plan options entered / 3 Programme preferences counted
Students may, within the established deadline, change/overwrite their choices up until the time the application is processed for assessment by the Commission.
15.1.2.2 Establishment of the Ranking List for the Programme/Previously Approved Study Plan
For each Programme, students may indicate their Previously Approved Study Plan choices in order of preference (differentiated by Italian or English language, campus or curriculum). For the admission ranking list, only the first Previously Approved Study Plan choice indicated is taken into account.
If the student is not admittted to the PSPA (track) expressed as first choice because of unavailability of places, he/she will be considered for the second choice, with regard to the position in the ranking and to the places available.
15.1.3 Assessment Parameters
15.1.3.1 Graduate Students from the Politecnico di Milano Automatically Entitled to Admission
The following are automatically entitled to admission to their first-choice Programme and precede all other candidates in the ranking list the students who have gained a Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science), in accordance with the admission requirements, from the Politecnico di Milano and who:
- Are graduated within 4 years of their initial enrolment;
- have a fulfilled N/V parameter* by 10th October of the second calendar year after their initial enrolment;
- hold certification of English language learning by the established deadline.
For Architecture-Building Architecture Programmes, the N and V parameters are as follows:
- Students enrolled since the A.Y. 2003/04 and the A.Y. 2009/10: N/V 100/25
- Students enrolled since the A.Y. 2010/11 and the A.Y. 2016/17: N/V 100/27
- Students enrolled since the A.Y. 2017/18: N/V 104/27
Admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes of category LM-4 is not permitted for graduate students in categories L-21 and L-23 (with the exception of graduate students in Architecture and Building Production from the Politecnico di Milano, admitted with educational debits), even with a fulfilled N/V parameter, or from other non-compliant degree categories.
*The N and V parameters (number of ECTS and weighted average) required can be found in the student’s Study Plan.
These may vary depending on the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme applied for.
15.1.3.2 Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit
Students not automatically entitled to admission, external students and students transferred from another Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme are subject to assessment of merit.
This assessment is performed by the relevant Programme, which may award up to 150 points:
- up to 110 points = assessment of the educational curriculum (weighted average of examination scores on a basis of at least 145 credits earned). The average of the examination scores recorded in the Plan at the time of assessment will be considered valid;
- up to 20 points = assessment of a portfolio of work including text and iconographic material, which will be assessed according to the criteria of content originality and coherence, formal quality, discursive and graphic ability and linguistic expression;
- up to10 points = assessment of experiences of traineeship or extra-curricular work fully documented, certified by the company, relevant and significant to the training of an architect and not used to validate required credits during the previous career; The starting/end date of each traineeship experience/extracurricular activity must be specified;
- up to10 points = assessment of other qualifications (certified) in research or extra-curricular training thoroughly documented, relevant and significant to the training of an architect and not used to validate required credits during the previous career.
Students required to submit a portfolio are eligible for admission with a minimum score of 100. At each deadline date, the top ranked students are accepted according to the planned number of admissions for that semester. Should there be eligible students with equal scores, their precedence in the ranking will take into account their weighted average until all available places have been filled.
15.1.4 Documents Required for Students Automatically Entitled to Admission
All students automatically entitled to admission must submit an admission application. Assessment is based solely on the educational curriculum (Study Plan) for identification of any examination or attendance validation requirements.
No documents should be attached to the career assessment application.
15.1.5 Documents Required for Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit
15.1.5.1 Students of the Politecnico di Milano
- Admitted with assessment of merit
- Curriculum Vitae, European format
- Portfolio
- Professional and training activities
The guidelines for submission of the portfolio are published on the AUIC School website:
https://www.auic.polimi.it/it/studenti/carriera-studenti/ammissione-lauree-/-lauree-magistrali
https://www.auic.polimi.it/fileadmin/user_upload/studenti/carriera_studenti/ammissioni/portfolio_lineeguida_20-21_ITA.pdf
15.1.5.2 Students from Other Universities
- Admitted with assessment of merit
- Self-certification of the degree held (graduate students only
- Self-certification of examinations passed for at least 145 credits.
- Other certifications of any university degrees held: Masters, PhDs, and Postgraduate Schools
The documentation may be self-certified in accordance with the statutory provisions governing Substitute Declarations (Dichiarazioni sostitutive). It must contain the exact titles of the examinations taken, the Disciplinary Scientific Sectors, the number of credits per scientific sector, the score and the examination recording date. The applicant must sign the documents, otherwise they are not legally binding and cannot be accepted by the Selection Committee.
- Curriculum Vitae, European format
- Portfolio
- Professional and training activities
The guidelines for submission of the portfolio are published on the AUIC School website:
https://www.auic.polimi.it/it/studenti/carriera-studenti/ammissione-lauree-/-lauree-magistrali
https://www.auic.polimi.it/fileadmin/user_upload/studenti/carriera_studenti/ammissioni/portfolio_lineeguida_20-21_ITA.pdf
15.1.5.3 Students who have Submitted an Admission Application during Previous Sessions
Students wishing to confirm the score obtained by a portfolio submitted during previous semesters must to re-enter the previously-assessed portfolio indicating in the "student's notes”:
“I confirm the portfolio assessment previously obtained during semester …. of the academic year ……”
Students who have already applied for admission in previous application windows, and wish to integrate their portfolio, should upload the portfolio used for previous applications/s, adding a section dedicated to integrations. In the notes of the application, it should be specified:
“Integration to the portfolio already evaluated for application to the academic year ……, ….semester.”
The application will not be considered if the student not specify one or the other indication in the notes of the application.
15.1.6 Results and Publication of the Ranking List of Students Admitted
With regard to the points above, at the end of the evaluation sessions, a merit based ranking will be published. The students wuth a rank above in order to the determine the number of admitted students in relation to the places available.
For Politecnico di Milano graduating students: if the student is not enrolled in September (for the first semester) or February (for the second semester) graduation session, they will not be included in the merit ranking. The deadlines will be published on the School website https://www.auic.polimi.it/it/studenti/carriera-studenti/ammissione-lauree-/-lauree-magistrali
In order to guarantee the foreseen number of places, a student that has been positively evaluated for admission (green check) might not be able to enroll. Enrolment will be enabled to students who appear in the merit based ranking as “admitted to enrolment”.
The ranking reporting the indication of the admitted students will be published at the end of the evaluation session at the page: www.auic.polimi.it
It is not possible to re-assign places in the ranking, in case not all admitted students proceed with enrollment. Vacant places will be added to those foreseen for the second semester.
Admitted students should proceed with enrolment following the modalities and deadlines set by the the University. Appeals to enroll after the deadline will not be accepted.
Graduating students can enrol with reserve by following the instructions published on the website: https://www.poliorientami.polimi.it/info-per/futuri-studenti-lauree-magistrali/
15.1.6.1 Ranking system
The places allocated to students with an Italian qualification, which may not be used to reach the number of places available within the Course of Study for the academic year 2021/22, are made available for related ranking list purposes.
The following will be excluded from the ranking list of individual Courses of Study:
- students already enrolled in one of the University's Courses of Study
- students already eligible for enrolment in the Course of Study using the ranking list.
Students who have expressed more than one CdS/PSPA option and who are eligible for the ranking list will be selected, only once, based on their first available option in the ranking.
15.1.7 Examination Validation
The deliberation n. 14779 23/03/2015 of the Academic Senate, establishes that in case of abbreviation of a study career, it is necessary to achieve at least 60 ECTS credits at Politecnico di Milano, in order to achieve a degree at this University: the 60 ECTS credits include curricular subjects, except for the internship and final thesis, which must be carried out in addition to the 60 ECTS credits. The School establishes that credits which can be validated from a previous career are only those belonging to a Master of Science career carried out in a country of the European Union.
Validated credits will automatically appear in the student’s study plan.
15.2 Admission to the Programme - Students with Foreign Degrees
Students with foreign degrees should follow the pre-enrolment procedure described on the Polinternational website (http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/), observing the established deadlines. By following this procedure, students can apply for merit scholarships and obtain further information on organising their stay in Italy during the post-admission phase.
As of the Academic Year 2021/2022, the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programmes in the School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering will only accept new admissions of students with non-Italian qualifications in the first semester (September).
The School will consider requests for admission deferment to the second semester (defer). Obtaining a deferment is subject to the availability of planned places. Students may apply for deferment from 14 June 2021 until 27 August 2021 at the latest.
Students will be informed of the outcome of their request at the beginning of October 2021:
- Students who have been granted the deferment will be asked to confirm it by paying the non-refundable administrative fee of €172.20 by a provided deadline.
- Students who have not been granted the deferment may reapply for the following academic year.
15.3 Transfers and Changes
Transfer from other Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes or other universities is only permitted through submission of an admission application.
Transferred students’ previous examinations may be validated if deemed compatible with the course catalogue of the degree programme applied for, up to a maximum of 32 CFU. As per University regulations, students transferred from other universities are required to take examinations at the Politecnico di Milano for at least 60 credits, plus the traineeship and final test.
Enrolment on a Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) is not a guarantee of transfer without educational debits: the Commission will always take into account the first-level Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) gained, applying the regulations indicated in point 6.1.
Transfer to the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in Architecture-Building Architecture is not permitted for candidates enrolled at Italian universities on single-cycle Laurea Magistrale Programmes.
Students from foreign universities in countries with educational systems that do not include Laurea Triennale (equivalent to three-year Bachelor’s Degree) Programmes must guarantee enrolment on the 4th year of the programme, passing of examinations worth at least 180 ECTS credits and meeting of the minimum curricular requirements for category L-17.
15.4 Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures
Deadlines will be published every year on the website: http://www.auic.polimi.it/
15.5 Study Plan
Students are required, under their own responsibility, to submit their individual Study Plan.
The study plan submitted in September, according to the deadlines set by the School, must include the teachings for the entire academic year.
The Study Plan is taken by the School as a supporting document for all intents and purposes. Its compilation also attests to the compliance of the choices made by the student with the rules specified by law and the provisions of the Programme Rules.
The Study Plan for the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in Architecture - Construction Architecture consists of 120 ECTS, to be included in the Plan as required credits, subdivided as follows:
- single-subject or integrated courses
- studios
-elective activities
- traineeship
- final test
It is necessary to include a course in the Study Plan in order to benefit from the associated educational services, i.e. attend lectures, appear on the Professor’s lists, participate in exercises, participate in practical and complementary activities (studios, seminars, projects, etc.), be admitted (through enrolment in exam sessions) to in-course assessments and examinations, and receive an examination assessment.
Please note: It is advisable to always save and print the Study Plan submitted.
Plan variation requests will not be accepted. Submission of the Study Plan is definitive and must be performed within the deadlines and according to the procedures established by the School. When choosing courses, the teaching timetable must be consulted in advance in order to avoid timetable clashes.
https://www.polimi.it/studenti-iscritti/piano-degli-studi-e-ofa/
15.5.1 Deadlines for Annual Study Plan Submission
Study Plan submission is performed through Online Services (www.polimi.it/servizionline > Customized Services > Career Data > Study Plan Submission), exclusively during the specific periods established by the academic calendar: https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/didattica/translate-to-english-documenti/translate-to-english-calendario-accademico
15.5.2 Half-year Change of Study Plan
In the period shown by the academic calendar, it will be possible to change the Study Plan submitted during the academic year in progress.
Half-year change of Study Plan is optional. Students not wishing to make any alterations do not need to change the Study Plan.
It is possible to change only courses included in the current academic year. It is not possible to add or deselect first-semester courses. Students must deselect the second-semester courses they wish to change.
It will therefore be possible to add or remove, within the second semester only, optional and compulsory courses not subject to allocation of merit, final test and traineeship.
15.5.3 Additional Payment
Through resolution of the Board of Governors, an additional payment of 100.00 euros is applicable for failure to submit the Study Plan within the deadlines established by the academic calendar.
The payment will be required with the second instalment.
15.5.4 Attendance
Once included in the study plan, teachings are listed as acquired attendance in the following years, giving the possibility to take the examination with the original professor as long as the latter remains active. If the student wishes to attend the teaching again, when filling the study plan for the following academic year (September), they can delete the previously acquired attendance and insert the same teachings (according to the active educational offer) as new attendance.
Final test and traineeship: attendance does not expire, and these are entered in the career one time only.
https://www.polimi.it/studenti-iscritti/piano-degli-studi-e-ofa/
15.5.4.1 Studios
Attendance of at least 70% of the Studio hours is compulsory. The attendance achieved does not expire but the examination must be taken within the three sessions of the academic year following the one in which attendance takes place. Should this time expire, the Studio must be entirely re-attended.
15.5.5 Courses as Extra
It is possible to add courses/educational activities to the Study Plan as extras. These courses will not count towards the overall credits required for admission to the final test and will not be used in calculation of the score average.
It is possible to change the status of a course from required to extra, and vice versa, during the annual Study Plan submission period.
For all regulations, reference should be made to the specific University guide.
15.6 Allocations
15.6.1 Studios
In the first year, students enrolled on the Architettura – Architettura delle Costruzioni Previously Approved Study Plan must indicate in order of preference 2 options for Laboratorio di Architettura delle Costruzioni Complesse 1 and for the Optional Studio.
Students enrolled on the Building Architecture Previously Approved Study Plan must indicate in order of preference 2 options for the Architectural design studio for complex construction 1 and for the Optional Studio.
In the second year, students enrolled on the Architettura – Architettura delle Costruzioni Previously Approved Study Plan must indicate in order of preference 2 options for the Laboratorio di Architettura delle Costruzioni Complesse 2 e Laboratorio di Architettura per la Conservazione delle Costruzioni Complesse.
In the second year, students enrolled on the Building Architecture Previously Approved Study Plan must indicate in order of preference 2 options for the Architectural design studio for complex architecture 2 e Architectural design studio for built environment preservation and trasformation.
Placement of students in the studios will be based on their position in the ranking list and the order of the preferences expressed.
Preferences must be expressed each year will be ordered according to the following criteria:
Order by decreasing values of parameter G
n
G=Σ Vi •Ci
i=l
where Vi is the score obtained in the i-th examination, Ci is the number of credits corresponding to the i-th examination, and n is the number of examinations taken.
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First year: the parameter G will be calculated based on the career followed at deadline of request of admission.
Second year: the parameter G will be calculated based on the career followed during the summer session.
For all students returning from Erasmus, it will not be possible to take the scores into account unless previously validated on the Plan prior to allocation.
Any admitted students who, for whatever reason, delay enrolment beyond the established deadlines will be automatically placed in the available sections.
Students are not permitted to attend studios or courses not included in the Plan. Under no circumstances may assessments relating to activities not included in the Study Plan, or not attended in accordance with the section allocations, be recognised or validated.
The School defines the number of students in each studio’s section. The School reserves the right to change this number if it is helpful for teaching,
15.6.2 Single-subject and Integrated Courses
In sections in which there are elective courses or various sections of the same single-subject or integrated course, students must express their preferences as set out by the online system and will be allocated places according to merit in accordance with the criteria indicated in the above point.
The School defines the number of students who may enrol in each teaching. The School reserves the right to change this number if it is helpful for teaching.
15.6.3 Course Priorities
The University, upon resolution of the Academic Senate, has established the following priority types:
Suggested priority
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Does not establish any formal restriction. Aims to provide students with useful information on the sequence of courses but does not affect the composition of the Study Plan or examination recording.
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Study Plan composition priority
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Establishes a restriction which must be observed when choosing courses upon submission of the Study Plan. It is not possible for course ‘B’ to be included in the Study Plan if course ‘A’ (even if not passed) has not been included. This does not affect examination recording.
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Examination recording priority
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Establishes a restriction which must be observed both during Study Plan compilation and during 'positive' examination recording (passing of the course). It is not possible for ‘B’ to be recorded if ‘A’ has not been recorded.
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For the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in Architecture-Building Architecture, the course progression established by the Degree Programme must be observed.
15.7 Elective Activities
In their educational path, students are required to include optional courses designed to further explore and complete the specific topics of the individual curricula. The course catalogue of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering offers numerous courses termed ‘optional’ which serve to complete the elective course ECTS.
As an alternative, the School recognizes Workshops as specified below.
15.7.1 Optional Courses
Upon Study Plan compilation, students may add a number of optional courses dependent on the course catalogue of the Previously Approved Study Plan enrolled upon.
A list of the courses offered and their programmes may be consulted in the Degree Programme.
No allocation is required for optional courses. The School defines the number of students who may enrol in each teaching. The School reserves the right to change this number if it is helpful for teaching.
Closed number subject
In order to guarantee and preserve the quality of teaching, a maximum number of eligible participants is set as shown in the table below:
CODICE / CODE
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DENOMINAZIONE INSEGNAMENTO / DESCRIPTION
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SEMESTRE / SEMESTER
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NUMERO MASSIMO DI STUDENTI /
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS
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056142
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BEYOND THE MIRROR : ANALYZING ARCHITECTURE
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2
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80
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081632
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FOTOGRAFIA DELL'ARCHITETTURA
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1
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80
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057353
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IC ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO
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2
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40
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099959
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IC ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO
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2
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50
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094946
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IC ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORKSHOP
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2
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50
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050426
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARCHITECTURE
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2
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80
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057153
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WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE
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2
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80
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15.7.2 MIAW
The School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering offers for students of the Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) in Architectural Design and the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in Architecture and Urban Design, Building Architecture, Architecture - Built Environment - Interiors, Landscape Architecture Land Landscape Heritage, Urban Planning and Policy Design, an intensive international programme: MIAW- the Milan International Architecture Workshop, which delivers 4 ECTS replacing the 4 ECTS of the elective activities chosen by the students.
15.7.2.1 How to attend and register for the MIAW
When filling in the study plan, the student may choose between the various international teachers, expressing their preferences in terms of sections, and will be allocated on the basis of merit according to the weighted average of the exams sat by the beginning of the summer session.
The number of places available for students of Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science), and Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) will be decided from year to yearly. Incoming students from international mobility cannot participate in MIAW.
In case of vacancy, the available places may be assigned.
Students who are not admitted will be officially assigned a generic workshop code (see specifications dedicated to workshops), which will later be rectifiable during the termly period of modification of the study plan.
Attendance at the MIAW is compulsory and, unlike the other workshops, it involves a final assessment; at the end of the course, students will need to register for a date for an exam in order to obtain their mark as part of their academic career.
After allocation, it will not be possible to remove the teaching from the study plan or to replace it with another course. If students do not attend, the MIAW will have to be added as an additional course and will contribute to the payment of the second instalment of tuition fees.
Students in the first year (Master of Science) or second year (Bachelor) of their course may bring forward the MIAW activity only if they have a full study plan with all the first-year (Master of Science) or second-year (Bachelor) teaching, as per the general rules for filling in the study plan.
15.7.3 Workshops
Workshops activities are of two types:
- workshops recognized as optional courses or excess course;
- workshops recognized as traineeship.
In relation to degree sessions, workshops can be accredited only if they end at least a month before graduation day
Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) students cannot request the accreditation of a workshop attended while being enrolled in a Laurea Triennale (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programme; if the workshop has been carried out as an “excess course” during the Laurea Triennale (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programme, it cannot be validated within the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programme.
Educational credits earned from workshops may only be recognized if authorized in advance by the School Board, following a reasoned and supported programme proposal by a Professor (of the School or the Politecnico di Milano) coordinating the activities.
A list of the workshops accredited by the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering is available in the dedicated section of the School’s website and updated several times during the year: https://www.auic.polimi.it/it/didattica/lezioni-e-esami/workshop
In order to participate in workshops, students must follow the procedures indicated in each workshop summary sheet and refer to the relevant Professors indicated by the Professor responsible.
Students who have attended or wish to attend a workshop must observe the following procedures:
- students enrolled starting from the 2016/17 academic year, must have entered the “Workshop” line when completing the study plan.
- students enrolled in academic years prior to 2016/17, during Study Plan compilation, they may have entered the “Workshop” line or, alternatively, an optional course. Students may replace the optional course with attendance of a workshop. In this case, the change of line in the Plan will be done by the appropriate Offices during recording of credits.
The workshop validation must be requested, at least one month before the graduation date, exclusively by using the trouble ticketing system in the “PETITIONS” section available on the webpage https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/contact-us/trouble-ticketing-laurea-magistrale-msc, specifying in the text of the message if requested validation is for WORKSHOP or MANDATORY INTERNSHIP (only if this option is provided in the workshop summary sheet) and attaching the certificate of participation.
For the Building Architecture Programme, recognition of a maximum of 4 ECTS earned from participation in workshops is permitted (the MIAW-Milan International Architecture Workshop intensive programme is considered a workshop).
15.8 Traineeship
Students can carry out their traineeship from the first semester of the first year or at a later time, provided that it has been inserted in the Study Plan during the submission and change periods.
The School cooperates with professional associations, public administrations, local authorities and companies, to organize external traineeship activities, in order to guarantee the student the opportunity to acquire the credits required by the educational system.
In addition, students may carry out a Practical Activity (traineeship) within the Departments of the Politecnico di Milano.
The rules on traineeship duration will be established by the Programmes, in accordance with the directives of the School. All further information is available at the Traineeship Office of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering and in the dedicated section of the School’s Website: https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/studenti/translate-to-english-carriera-studenti/internships
The University also organises Erasmus scholarships for traineeships abroad. For further information:
https://www.polimi.it/en/services-and-opportunities/experience-abroad/international-internships/
15.9 Examinations
The uniformity of procedures for checking of learning across all sections of the same course and planning of these procedures is ensured through appropriate forms of coordination, in line with the directives of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme.
At the start of the academic year, each Professor will communicate the procedures for checking of learning, the content of the examination and the assessment criteria.
For each course (individual courses or studios) there are three exam sessions. Each exam session involves one or more exam session date as established by the School’s academic calendar, each of which students may use. It is not possible to take exams at a distance (e.g. via Skype), unless there are public order events which make attendance impossible.
Students may only participate in the exam sessions if duly registered online for the examination date within the deadlines provided through the Online Services. At the end of the exam registration procedure, the system issues a receipt, to be saved and stored, that confirms the enrollment.
Students can register to an exam only if:
- they paid all university tuition fees
- that course is included in their Study Plan
- they passed all propaedeutic exams related to the one to which they want to be registered
- they attended the course, in case the attendance is compulsory
Graduating students must observe the specific deadlines established by the academic calendar in order to permit completion, within the established deadlines, of the procedures for registration for the degree exam session.
Students may also register after the deadline set by the School. In fact, they may register up until midnight of the actual exam date. In this case, the registration will be accepted as conditional, and it will be up to the teacher’s unappealable decision whether or the student not may be admitted to the exam in question.
15.10 Final Test
The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in Architecture - Building Architecture concludes with a Final Test involving presentation and discussion of the graduation work. The graduation work consists of an architecture project developed and explored based on the work carried out in one of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Studios attended and completed by the student, and must be approved by the teachears of the selected Studio.
The graduation work must develop an important architectural theme, with particular attention to the theoretical and practical aspects that contribute to defining the design and to the division of the work according to the specific competencies of the different Studios. The work must also highlight the analytical, critical and design skills developed by the candidate. The point of view of design and its centrality within the educational path must guide the development of the work.
For all information on the Final Test, students must refer to the Final Test Regulations for the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering and the Additional Final Test Regulations for the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in Architecture - Building Architecture published on the School’s website:
https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/studenti/translate-to-english-carriera-studenti/translate-to-english-esami-di-laurea-/-laurea-magistrale