School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering
Degree Programme of:
Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation
Laurea (Equivalent To Bachelor Of Science)
Lecco Campus
1. General Information
School School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering Code Reference Law 306 Name Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation Reference Law Ordinamento 270/04 Class of degree L-7 - Civil and Environmental 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 Lecco Dean of the School Alberto Taliercio Coordinator of the Study programme Francesco Calvetti Website of the School http://www.ingcat.polimi.it Website of the Study programme
https://www.polo-lecco.polimi.it/en/programmes/study-pr
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Central Student Office - Lecco
Address VIA GAETANO PREVIATI, 1/C (LC)
2. General presentation of the study programme
The School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering decided to develop, together with traditional teaching courses, the programme of Civil and Environmental Engineer towards an innovative BSc programme of Civil Engineer for Risk Mitigation. This new professional figure will be specifically devoted to face with hydrogeological risks and risks related to structures and infrastructures. Italian territory, and in particular northern and Alpine regions, is exposed to high natural risks, such as landslide, flood, earthquakes,… potentially inducing large economic and social losses, directly affecting not only the population, but even structures and infrastructures, which often play a strategic role in our society.The need of a Civil Engineer with specific competences devoted to mitigation strategies against hydrogeological and structural/infrastructural risks was then claimed by many actors form public and private companies (Department of firefighters, Civil Protection Department, Territorial agencies …).
3. Learning objectives
The course of Civil Engineer for Risk Mitigation is specifically designed to give the students fundamentals of mitigation strategy against hydrogeological and structural/infrastructural risks. Such topics are of prior interest in the Polo Territoriale di Lecco, given the proximity with areas prone to such risks like Alpine region (e.g. Valtellina, Valsassina, …). Basic and Traditional scientific disciplines (mathematics, physics, chemistry, hydraulics, structural mechanics, soil mechanics, …) are enriched with specific problem-oriented courses, often given by following innovative teaching schemes, such as flipped classroom, field laboratories or integrated workshops).
4. Organization of the study programme and further studies
4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications
The students must acquire 180credits to graduate. In the second years the students can choose between two profiles: hydrogeological risk and structural/infrastructural risk.
The Structure of the Course is:
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)
The Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation allows graduates to enroll in the Master of Science in Civil Engineering or in Civil Engineering for risk mitigation (CERM). To access the Master of Science, specific conditions must be fullfilled by the applicant. These rules are published on the website of the School of Civil Environmental and Land Management engineering.
5. Professional opportunities and work market
5.1 Professional status of the degree
The engineer graduated in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation can find a fruitful employment in local and national administrative and governmental structures, or as an employee of private construction companies and consultancy societies. In addition to the design of structures and infrastructure and planning their maintenance and safety, the skills of the engineer holding a degree in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation will allow him/her to deal with issues related to the prediction, prevention and management of natural hazards as well as land protection (monitoring and control). Moreover, the self-realization of this figure could range from an independent professional to management positions within the corporate sector. In order to obtain the recognition of the degree by the Italian order of Civil Engineers, it is required to pass a state exam, which would permit the engineer to exercise his/her profession at the level of junior engineer.
The size and the complexity of the projects they can carry out is limited by law.5.2 Careers options and profiles
The professional figure of the Risk Mitigation Civil Engineer is an expert, able to adress environmental risk problems with particular focus on natural hazards and the risks relevant to infrastructures.
The occupational opportunities of the risk mitigation civil engineer are described in the following paragraph 5.3. It is advised to consult Career Service of Politecnico di Milano for avaible opportunities and/or initiatives:
5.3 Qualification profile
JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEER FOR RISK MITIGATION: HYDROGEOLOGICAL RISK
Profile in a work contest:
The professional figure of the Risk Mitigation Civil Engineer is a technician able to adress environmental risk problems with particular focus on natural hazards.
The graduate in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation with competence on topics covering hydrogeological issues can operate in all fields of Civil Engineering related to civil or land protection.
The figure will be trained to deal with those issues through a first-hand experience, as it is well know the province of Lecco and the neighboring Valtellina are extremely fragile in terms of hydrogeological risk. A number of onsite exercises will be organized in order to integrate the teaching activities with field work. Furthermore, recent events (landslides, floods, earthquakes, avalanches, etc) vouch for the necessity of professional figures which works towards forecasting, prevention, and management of such risks.
The Risk Mitigation Civile Engineer could work as a freelance professional, but in this case he/she should pass the State Examination and subscribe to the Order of Civil Engineers. Passing the first level state exam allows one to exercise the profession as a junior engineer which implies some limitations on the dimensions and complexity of the designed structures/infrastructure.
Skills of this function:
The graduate in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation-Hydrogeological risk- will be a junior engineer who, apart from the competences common to all civil engineers, will have some specific skills which include:
- planning and management of interventions for land protection
- analysis of major dynamics related to natural hazards with focus on securing, control and safeguard of the territory
- planning of monitoring campaigns both on site and in laboratory conditions, critical engineering analysis and interpretation of results for the correct modelling of the observed phenomenon.
Job opportunities:
The job opportunities for the graduate in Civil engineering for Risk mitigation- hydrogeological risk. could be numeorus:
- Public administration for forecasting, prevention and management of natural hazards
- Companies dealing with monitoring systems
- Professional studios and associations for design of structures and infrastructure
- Establishments dealing with control of the built environment and civil works
- Companies, professional bodies and service associations, public administration, consortia and firms for management, survey and control
- Pursuit of a master’s degree.
JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEER FOR RISK MITIGATION: INFRASTRUCTURES RISK
Profile in a work contest
The professional figure of the Risk Mitigation Civil Engineer is a technician able to address environmental risk problems with particular focus on the risks relevant to infrastructures.
The graduate in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation with focus on infrastructures and will have a strong interdisciplinary and methodical training and could actively participate in the phases of designs, execution, verification, retrofitting, inspection, and evaluation of the infrastructure not just in terms of possible collapse but also by defining the suitable modes of intervention and defining the conditions for service limit states.
The risk mitigation civil engineer could work as a freelance professional, but it this case he/she should pass the state examination and subscribe to the order of civil engineers. Passing the first level state exam allows one to exercise the profession as a junior engineer which implies some limitations on the dimensions and complexity of the designed structures/infrastructure.
Skills of this funcion
The graduate in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation – infrastructures will be a junior engineer who, apart from the competence common to all civil engineers, will have some specific skills which include:
- Analysis of the major dynamics associated to the structural risks as well as those originating fromthe production processes
- Planning of monitoring campaigns both on site and in laboratory conditions, critical engineering analysis and interpretation of results for the correct modelling of the observed phenomenon.
- Verification of the standards, the functionality and security of the infrastructures
- Structural design (construction, operation, control and demolition of civil works).
Job opportunities:
The job opportunities for the graduate in Civil Engineering for risk mitigation – infrastructures could be numerous:
- Construction or maintenance companies dealing with civil works, infrastructures and plants
- Professional bodies and associations for design of civil works and infrastrucrurres
- Consulting companies for the study of the feasibility as well as the societal and territorial impact of the infrastructures
- Public administration and bodies which deal with the management and maintenance of nfrastructures
- Pursuit of a master’s degree.
6. Enrolment
6.1 Access requirements
Italian secondary school leaving qualification or other comparable foreign qualification (level 4 EQF)
According to art. 6 of Ministerial Decree 270/04, admission to Bachelor Degree Programs in Italy is conditional upon possession of a high school diploma or equivalent qualifications obtained abroad.6.2 Requested knowledge
The engineering test of the Politecnico di Milano is carried out exclusively online (TOL) - it consists of the answer to 65 multiple-choice questions aimed at verifying possession of a solid background in the fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics, aptitude for logical/abstract reasoning and knowledge of English.
The educational offer at the Politecnico di Milano
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=49296.3 Deadlines for admission and number of places available
AVAILABLE PLACES
The number of students that can be enrolled in the study program in the academic year 2019/2020 is:
Italian, EU and non-EU students resident in Italy: 64
places reserved for non-EU students: 6
Total pre-established places: 70
6.4 Tutoring and students support
Information can be found in the web pages of Politecnico di Milano and of the School of Civil Environmental and Land Management Engineering of Politecnico di Milano, indicated below:
Teaching Guidance Commission of the School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering:
http://www.ingcat.polimi.it/uffici-e-servizi-della-scuola/commissioni/
7. Contents of the study Program
7.1 Programme requirements
To obtain The Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation, one is required to acquire 180 ECTS credits. The courses included in the didactic programme provide a sound basis in disciplines concerning structures and constructions (and their interface with the environment), as well as in disciplines related to the study of hydrogeological risk mitigation as it is an important aspect of the assessment of natural hazards. During the first three semesters of the course, the students will be introduced to the basic knowledge in terms of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Information Technology as well as more in-depth study of typical civil engineering subjects such as: Analytical Mechanics, Construction Sciences, GIS, and Geostatistics. The students will be further introduced to subjects necessary to complete one's civil engineering training with an in-depth knowledge in: Hydraulics, Applied Geology, Geotechnics, Structural Design, Hydrology, Hydraulic Structures, Tools for Analysis of Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience.
There will be the opportunity to follow a workshop course - students will experience lectures followed by independent work organized in groups. Each group will be assigned with a specific argument to work on and will present the outcomes to their teachers and peers at the end of the course. The topics will include techniques for monitoring hydrogeological instabilities as well as infrastructures. In addition, there will be the possibility to follow a problem-solving course, during which students will be required to contribute to the analysis of existing case studies characterized by hydrogeological or infrastructure issues. The course will be held under the recognition of and in cooperation with territorial bodies as well as professional organizations working on the proposed topics. At the end of the teaching activities, the students will be required to compose a report for the final evaluation. The described course structure will provide graduates with both the typical professional skills of Civil Engineers and an enhanced interdisciplinary background, which in turn, favours a larger flexibility for their future professional life. Moreover, considering that the curriculum is common for the first two years, students may make a more conscious choice for the course of their future studies. In this respect, it should be underlined that optional courses with practical content are taught for those students who intend to interrupt their studies at the bachelor level.
The multidisciplinary nature of the studdy plan allowsgraduates in Civil Engineering for risk mitigation to be able to adress current practical problems and keep her/his knowledge updated.According to Law No. 33 of April 12, 2022, simultaneous enrollment in two programs is allowed. Enrollment in two programs is possible only if they are of different degree classes (classi di laurea) and differ in at least two-thirds of their educational activities regarding academic credits.
Consistent with what is defined by Law No. 33, at the student's instance, the maximum number of CFUs already taken in the other program and validatable is 60 CFUs for BSc programmes.
Please note that courses belonging to programs of a different level or type from the program you are enrolled in cannot be validated.
Full details on when to apply for validation and the administrative fees to be paid are available on the Polimi website: https://www.polimi.it/contemporanea-iscrizione
7.2 Mode of study
The Course in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation requires a full-time attendance and involves classroom and laboratory activities.
There are some fields laboratories identified ad hoc on the basis of hydrogeological or structural topics.7.3 Detailed learning objectives
1 Year courses - Track: CMR - Non diversificato
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 082919 A MAT/03
MAT/05ANALISI MATEMATICA I E GEOMETRIA 1 10,0 10,0 053385 A CHIM/07 CHIMICA A 1 6,0 6,0 053386 A ING-INF/05 INFORMATICA 1 6,0 6,0 053387 B GEO/05 GEOLOGIA APPLICATA 1 1 6,0 6,0 054080 B ICAR/06 GIS E GEOSTATISTICA 2 10,0 10,0 051107 A FIS/01 FISICA SPERIMENTALE 2 10,0 10,0 055666 A MAT/05 ANALISI MATEMATICA II 2 5,0 [0,5]
5,0 053391 C ING-IND/22 MATERIALI PER LE STRUTTURE 2 6,0 6,0 2 Year courses - Track: CMG - Orientamento dissesto idrogeologico
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 054086 A MAT/05
MAT/07EQUAZIONI DIFFERENZIALI ORDINARIE E MECCANICA RAZIONALE 1 10,0 [1,010,0 054087 B ICAR/01 IDRAULICA 1 10,0 10,0 057295 C IUS/10 DIRITTO DELL'AMBIENTE E DEL TERRITORIO 1 6,0 6,0 054080 B ICAR/06 GIS E GEOSTATISTICA 2 10,0 10,0 057241 B ICAR/08 SCIENZA DELLE COSTRUZIONI 2 10,0 10,0 054096 B GEO/05
GEO/11
ICAR/06TECNICHE DI MONITORAGGIO DEL DISSESTO IDROGEOLOGICO (WORKSHOP) 2 15,0 [2,015,0 2 Year courses - Track: CMS - Orientamento strutture e infrastrutture
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 054086 A MAT/05
MAT/07EQUAZIONI DIFFERENZIALI ORDINARIE E MECCANICA RAZIONALE 1 10,0 [1,010,0 054087 B ICAR/01 IDRAULICA 1 10,0 10,0 057295 C IUS/10 DIRITTO DELL'AMBIENTE E DEL TERRITORIO 1 6,0 6,0 054080 B ICAR/06 GIS E GEOSTATISTICA 2 10,0 10,0 057241 B ICAR/08 SCIENZA DELLE COSTRUZIONI 2 10,0 10,0 054100 B GEO/11
ICAR/04
ICAR/06TECNICHE DI MONITORAGGIO DELLE INFRASTRUTTURE (WORKSHOP) 2 15,0 [2,015,0 3 Year courses - Track: CMG - Orientamento dissesto idrogeologico
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 055565 B ICAR/09 TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI 1 10,0 10,0 055566 B ICAR/07 GEOTECNICA 1 10,0 [3,010,0 055569 B ICAR/02 IDROLOGIA + COSTRUZIONI IDRAULICHE [C.I.] A 12,0 15,0 055570 -- -- PROVA FINALE (ICMR-ICAR/02) A 3,0 [3,0055572 B ICAR/03 FENOMENI E CONTROLLO DELLE ALTERAZIONI AMBIENTALI 2 6,0 6,0 055789 B GEO/05
ICAR/01
ICAR/06
ICAR/07GEOINGEGNERIA PER IL DISSESTO IDROGEOLOGICO 2 20,0 [4,020,0 3 Year courses - Track: CMS - Orientamento strutture e infrastrutture
Code Educational activities SSD Course Title Language Sem CFU CFU Group 055565 B ICAR/09 TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI 1 10,0 10,0 055566 B ICAR/07 GEOTECNICA 1 10,0 [3,010,0 055569 B ICAR/02 IDROLOGIA + COSTRUZIONI IDRAULICHE [C.I.] A 12,0 15,0 055570 -- -- PROVA FINALE (ICMR-ICAR/02) A 3,0 [3,0055572 B ICAR/03 FENOMENI E CONTROLLO DELLE ALTERAZIONI AMBIENTALI 2 6,0 6,0 055794 B GEO/05
ICAR/04
ICAR/07
ICAR/09GEOINGEGNERIA PER LE STRUTTURE E LE INFRASTRUTTURE 2 20,0 [4,020,0 7.4 Foreign language
According to Ministerial Decree 270/04, Politecnico considers English to be the European Union language that students must know in addition to Italian.
Starting from the academic year 2014/2015, all students admitted to a Master of Science must possess at least the level in according to parameters indicated in the notices of the Student Services Area of Politecnico di Milano.
See web page below:
https://www.polimi.it/en/current-students/english-language/
Language courses
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=30537.5 Degree examination
For the degree examination the School of Civil, Environmental and Land Planning Engineering adopts a specific regulation that prescribes the roles of graduation committees.
The final examination for conferring the B.Sc. degree in Ingegneria Civile per la Mitigazione del Rischio includes assessing activities developed by a candidate during the programme years (final test of type B). in particular, the candidate develops activities within the course of “Hydrology + Hydraulic strictures”.
More detailed rules are in the regulation of the ICAT School, approved on April 2021, that also contains the a description of how the final score is built.
hwww.ingcat.polimi.it/en/1/teaching/lectures-and-exams/degree-examinations
8. Academic calendar
Calendar for the Leonardo campus of the School of Civil Environmental and Land Management Engineering - web pages:
Polimi academic calendar
https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=3213
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.
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.Webpage referring: http://www.ingcat.polimi.it/en/
10. Infrastructures and laboratories
Student services
The Lecco campus provides its students with the opportunity to develop in an international, lively and people-friendly environment.
Additional value boasted by the Lecco campus is the reasonable student-professor ratio and the spaces available.
The campus also provides a wide range of facilities for students, with a view to:
- easing and facilitating settlement into university life
- developing a foreign language
- encouraging study and work experiences abroad.
- enriching the teaching experience via competitions, workshops, cultural and complementary proposals.
- creating opportunities to meet others and relax by organising recreational, cultural and sporting events.
The university also offers:
Tutoring for first-year students
Since 1998, the campus of Lecco has been offering student tutoring services. The objective is that of assisting students in defining their study tracks and helping them settle into university life.
There are two forms of tutoring:
Professor tutoring is carried out by professors and includes informative meetings on settlement into university life and on the features of each programme and teaching support meetings that concern the foundation modules of the first years of the Bachelor of Science programmes.
The campus of Lecco currently has the following teaching support:
Two computer rooms equipped with 70 and 45 PCs workstations. Students have access to all software used during the courses and to internet access (limited to academic purposes). In the computer rooms, the TOL (Test On Line) is taken to access engineering Bachelor degrees at the PoliMi.
Four hybrid rooms in which students can use their own personal PC or, in case, require PC at the computing services on the 1st floor.
A multimedia / distance learning room in which video-conference lessons are held with other campuses.
From all computer rooms, students can print to the print center. All PCs workstations have access to the software package used during the lessons. The students have free access to all installed software. SMARTPC service offers free download and set up of some software packages made available by the University. You can access the web page to display the list of available software.
The print centre makes a room available to users, fitted with 4 printing terminals, 4 A0 colour plotters, 1 A3/A4 black and white laser printer and 1 A3/A4 colour laser printer.
In the Lecco campus, it is possible to connect to the networks of the university directly from your own PC using the same credentials and a single configuration for both access to wired and wi-fi. For more information on the service and the means of access to networks, visit the University website dedicated to the wi-fi and wired: www.wifi.polimi.itFor graduation sessions is possible to book IT support: http://www.polo-lecco.polimi.it/vivere-il-campus/servizi-informatici
11. International context
The C.E.E. Bachelor of Science operates within the Politecnico di Milano, actively participating in general and specific University projects, such as:
- Erasmus+ Programmes
- T.I.M.E. Project.
- Unitech Programme
- Non-EU Projects
- Leonardo Campus
- International Internships
- Erasmus Mundus
- Frame agreements
- Student exchange agreements
- Master Agreements
- Double Degree Agreements
The Politecnico di Milano is one of the founding members of the T.I.M.E. programme, formed in 1988. Today, 46 European technical universities have been admitted to the T.I.M.E. programme which allows students to obtain a degree in two different countries. Students have the possibility to extend their track by substituting a year at the campus of origin with two years on the host campus in order to obtain a double degree.
12. Internationalization
The I School of Engineering has started, at the Lecco regional campus, an international initiative for the Master of Science, called: CIVIL ENGINEERING for RISK MITIGATION.
International relations are an inevitable challenge for the Politecnico di Milano.It is essential to relate to a multi-ethnic environment to ensure a well-rounded university education that can compete on an international level.
For this reason, the university offers a wide range of courses and opportunities to encourage contact, collaborations and exchanges with the best technical universities in Europe and worldwide.
Unique opportunities to enrich university years with worthwhile experiences from both an educational point of view and a cultural and personal one.
The Politecnico confronts the international challenge in various ways:
- Educate foreign engineers in Italy:
- T.I.M.E. double degree programme.
- Socrates/Erasmus programme
- Athens
- Study trips abroad
- Unitech
- International internship programmes
For this reason, there is an International Relations Centre (IRC) at the Politecnico whose role is to: develop, promote, integrate and coordinate teaching and scientific services at the university in the international relations context; encourage and promote the start of new contacts, connections and collaborations that are able to trigger actual international processes at the university.
Referee: Studesk 2
Telephone: 02.2399.2562
Fax : 02.2399.2564
E-mail : Studesk2@polimi.it
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=4637
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.
14. Further information
Reference School Regulations
To be admitted to the MSCE at Politecnico di Milano, graduates in possession of a BSCE must have got a minimum score, please see:
http://www.ingcat.polimi.it/it/scuola/normativa-di-riferimento/ if graduated at Politecnico di Milano, or an average of the marks obtained in the exams required to graduate, weighted by the number of credits, not lower than 24/30, if graduated in other Italian Universities. The admission of graduates having other types of diploma is conditional upon the evaluation of a specific board.
Requirements for the admission to the Master of Science – School of Civil Environmental and Land Management Engineering:
For further information, it is recommended to regularly check and read carefully the following web pages of the School:
15. Errata corrige
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