1. General Information

School	School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering
Code Reference Law	1187
Name	Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage
Reference Law	Ordinamento 270/04
Class of degree	LM-3 - Landscape architecture
Degree level	Laurea Magistrale (Equivalent To Master Of Science)
First year of activation	2017/2018
Official length of the programme	2
Years of the programme already activated	1,2
Official language(s)	The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programme is offered in English but the degree programme meets the requirements of MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research) note of 11.07.2018 and the CUN opinion of 10.23.2018.
Campus	Milano
Dean of the School	Andrea Campioli
Coordinator of the Study programme	Antonio Emilio Alvise Longo
Website of the School	http://www.auic.polimi.it
Website of the Study programme	https://www.landscape.polimi.it

Central Student Office - Milano Leonardo

Address

VIA C. GOLGI, 42 (MI)

2. General presentation of the study programme

The programme trains a profile of multidisciplinary and polytechnic landscaper able to face the challenges coming from the changes of contemporary territories, a professional profile able to integrate and connect his/her specific knowledge with different fields as architecture, urbanism, agronomy and forestry sciences, hydraulic and infrastructure engineering, ecology, social sciences, history, law, economics and management of territory.

The focus of the proramme is landscape design, in its main elements: open spaces, natural and anthropic, built heritage, infrastructures. The programme gives importance to preservation as well as transformation, formulating intrevention hypothesis coherent with places and their evolution and their inhabitants. The programme fulfils the objectives of protection, management and requalification of  landscapes related to the European Landscape Convention.

The landscape design is considered as a critical practice that allows to undesrand phenomena in their continuous evoution, and relates necessary techniques and skills. The Study Programes proposes the landscape design as a technical and cultural integration, necessary in many application fields, such as: recovery of territorial heritage, regeneration of urban peripheries, design of open space systems, parks, garden and public spaces, management of wide portions of land or nature, design of a territory's sustainable touristic accessibility and viability.

 Teaching is organized in main workshops and thematic courses closely connected. Elective courses can be selected within a wide and articulated offer, enriched by elective courses from other study programmes. The teaching path aims to transfer the foundations and techniques of specific disciplines, as well as more general aptiitudes like critical analysis, research, and imagination. These aptitudes can be found at the Politecnico di Milano, a university born under the sign of the integration between science and culture, a suitable place and in the AUIC School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering, the most suitable context to find and manage the right skills required.

Seven pairs of terms describe briefly the quality and objectives of the course:

-           Project for landscape/landscape for projects: A laurea magistrale study programme in landscape design as a specific project (garden parks, installation of built and open space) / a laurea magistrale study programme that looks at the landscape dimension within other projects (urban and infrastructural regeneration, reorganization of agricultural activity)

-           Polytechnic knowledge/project and culture. A programme that involves different cultures of the architecture world and also opens up to the cognitive and methodological contributions of the world of environmental engineering and agricultural sciences / A programme that focuses on didactics and knowledge of the critical practice of the contemporary landscape project: formed by natural and artificial open space, built and infrastructure heritage.

-           Preservation/recovery and drawing. A programme that focuses on the issues of protection of the existing heritage / A laurea magistrale study programme focused on evolution and design topics about recovery, new insertions, and where necessary through the respect and regeneration of the existing heritage.

-           Vision/Management. A Laurea Magistrale Study Programme that trains to vision and design as well as to management and care of landscape.

-           Ecology/history. A Laurea Magistrale Study Programme that focuses on the nature and the ecological point of view of landscape/a programme that pays attention to history and social dimension of landscape.

-           Open spaces/built heritage: A Laurea Magistrale Study Programme where landscape project is open space/a Laurea Magistrale Study Programme where landscape project pays also attention to the built heritage.

-           Italy/world: A programme that considers the Italian territory, its landscape and its different problems (from its extreme geomorphological and pedological articulation, to the hydrogeological instability and risk, to the quality of its refined historical landscapes, to the poor quality of its new landscapes produced by the country development) as a laboratory for the contemporary project. On this basis, a totally open Laurea Magistrale Study Programme to the international dimension and to the challenges given by the main changes on a world scale.

3. Learning objectives

 

The objective of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to MSc hereinafter referred to as LM) course in Landscape Architecture, Land, Landscape and Heritage is to form the technical and professional profile of an expert planner, capable of coherently integrating the complexity of the required knowledge to plan and manage transformations of contemporary landscapes, fully aware of the different aesthetic, technical, functional and organisational aspects. The landscaper is a figure who is capable of giving technical responses which integrate existing elements with new ones inserting them into the dynamic and evolving context of landscapes, who includes and manages the natural environment’s characteristics, the value and duties regarding historically and anthropologically relevant landscapes, who has the tools to assess values and priorities on technical, cultural and civil grounds. The Landscape Artist who graduates from the Politecnico di Milano is taught with a specific objective: to be able to produce projects, designs and visions, referring to different periods and considering the works and their future management within a realistic operational and economic budget, interacting with various other professionals and authorities.

For these reasons the course aims to provide a strong interdisciplinary and polytechnic focus and is soon to be adapted to the ever-increasing presence of international students.

The educational programme takes into consideration and highly values the multiplicity of accepted students’ backgrounds, alternating courses and workshops for planning where they are encouraged to use their skills and collaborate with the staff.

During the first year there are courses dedicated to landscape history and culture and to its representation, courses which therefore introduce students and allow them to become acquainted with project-based themes; the first year’s workshops are in turn focused on planning open space systems and on the relationship between landscape and infrastructure.

The provided programme in completed by integrated courses in ecology and agrarian sciences, infrastructure and landscape planning, soil and urban and rural landscape reading. These courses support the second workshop which is dedicated to the relationship between landscape and road and hydraulic infrastructure planning.

The second year offers two workshop experiences, the first focuses on issues regarding the recovery and recycling of landscapes, the second is open to experimental issues. The programme also offers integrated courses which are theme-specific to choose between, optional integrated courses and an innovative learning experience regarding environmental analysis and landscape mapping. A planning workshop which can be chosen within the School’s offer, or which it acknowledges, and the apprenticeship complete the educational offer leading up to the final thesis.

 

4. Organization of the study programme and further studies

4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications

4.2 Further Studies

The qualification grants access to "Dottorato di Ricerca" (Research Doctorate), "Corso di Specializzazione di secondo livello" (2nd level Specialization Course) and "Master Universitario di secondo livello" (2nd level University Master)

The qualification enables students to access Research Doctorate, Level II Specialisation Courses and Level II University Master's courses.

5. Professional opportunities and work market

5.1 Professional status of the degree

The study programme trains students to the profession of planners, landscapers and specialists in recovery and conservation of territory. ISTAT CODE 2.2.2.1.2

In Italy the Landscape Architect is the professional figure licensed to practice on the following areas of activity: - planning and management of parks and gardens; - drafting of landscape plans; - restoration of hystoric park and gardens (law 20.6.1909 n.364), with the exception of large  within the Landscape elements.

Graduates in Landscape Architecture are admitted after a state exam, to enroll as member of the “ordine nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti, Conservatori” (Dpr 5.6.2001). For any fourther information refer to the link: www.esamidistato.polimi.it

 

The Landscape Designer, or the master's degree in Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage has landscape design as its main functions, intended both as a transformation and as a conservation of the territory in its complexity: it is therefore a landscape designer, landscape planner, an expert in the management, and care of the landscape heritage. In the working context, which is considered to be in constant evolution, the landscape architect can perform various functions, some linked to a long tradition, others to more recent openings on the professional front. The graduate in Landscape Architecture. Soil, Landscape, Heritage, has access to the State Exam for registration in the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators in Section A of the Register professional, landscape sector '. Graduates can work as a freelance (as a designer), provide technical support in multi-disciplinary studies (engineering companies and environmental consultancy companies, etc.), in public administrations (parks, environmental and water consortia, green sectors, parks and municipal administration gardens, territorial and environmental sectors, agriculture of regional and national administration) and in enterprises (in particular in the agricultural, tourism, and leisure sectors) and in third sector subjects, landscape expert and administrator of properties and real estate assets of importance landscaping, university teaching, and research, and private institutes.

5.2 Careers options and profiles

The Landscape Architect who graduates from the LM course in Landscape Architecture, Land, Landscape and Heritage, conducts research and consults on the design, planning, administration, conservation and sustainable development of landscapes, of open spaces and the environment, both within and without urban contexts (IFLA, 2003); they design and plan urban and rural landscapes in space and time, based on the natural characteristics and historical and cultural values of the territory (EFLA, 1989); at the heart of the landscape architect’s skillset are landscape planning (including the definition and management of policies); landscape projects (changes due to physical intervention); landscape management (policies and physical changes over time); also included among intervention processes is the involvement of local operators and communities (ECLAS 2010).

It will be possible to work as a self-employed professional or company, with the technical support of multidisciplinary studies (engineering company and environmental consultancy company, etc.), in public administration (parks, environmental consortia, Comune-managed green areas, parks and gardens, environment and territorial sectors, regionally and nationally managed agriculture) and in businesses (specifically in the agricultural, tourism and leisure sectors) and with subjects operating in the third sector, landscape expert and property and landscape-related estate administrator, teaching and research at university level and in private institutions. The LM also allows access into second level Master and Ph.D. programmes.

5.3 Qualification profile

Landscapers: graduated in Landscape architecture

profile in a work context:
The main functions of Landscaper, or the graduated student in Landscape Architecture, Land, Landscape, Heritage, is to design landscape, intended as transformation and preservation of territory as a whole: therefore, s/he is a landscape designer, landscape planner, expert to manage and take care of the landscape heritage. In the work context, which is constantly in evolution, the landscaper can perform several functions related to a long last tradition, and others from a more recent openings to new professional profiles:

a) design of gardens, parks and open spaces;
b) landscape design and environmental ecological systems
c) management of construction sites and direction of landscaping works
d) planning management and protection of natural landscapes and of rural and agro-forestry territories;
e) planning and design of landscape restoration of abandoned and degraded areas (abandoned factories, quarries, landfills);
f) design of works of landscaping insertion of architectural and engineering projects;
g) planning and design of landscape and environmental redevelopment interventions of river basins and hill and mountain slopes;
h) restoration of parks, historical gardens under the law of 20 June 1909, n. 364, with the exclusion of their building components ( Presidential Decree n° 328, 5/6/2001, Article 16, 3);
i) study and preparation of landscape plans, parks, natural reserves, sites of Community importance;
j) landscape and environmental impact assessments and evaluations, qualitative and quantitative assessment of counterbalance and landscaping mitigations
k) coordination and direction of activities, in relation to what provided by the European Landscape Convention (2000) and the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments), with a component of Municipal Commissions on landscape (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments).
l) coordination or collaboration with landscape research activities; educational and training activities

skills of this function:
Below, a description of the areas of competence related to the work profiles of the Laurea Magistrale graduate student, for which a detailed knowledge is required.

A. Design of gardens, parks and open spaces. Skills: garden and park design methods and tools, open space systems, public space design; exhibitions and installations of open spaces; history and culture of gardens and historical and contemporary landscapes; contemporary art; sociology of the environment and territory; techniques of representation and management of data and cartography; topography; knowledge of botanical and agronomic characteristics of plants, their evolutionary and phytosociology dynamics, management and maintenance; general arboriculture and arboreal cultivations; geotechnics and technologies for construction of open spaces and gardens; evaluation; soil science; topography and cartography; physical geography and geomorphology; industry legislation.

B. Landscape design and environmental ecological systems. Skills: landscape design and planning methods and tools, landscape ecology basis and environmental ecological systems design; history and culture of historical and contemporary landscapes; urban planning; urban and rural analysis basis; topography; geography and sociology of environment and territory; techniques of representation and management of data and cartography; physical geography and geomorphology; knowledge of botanical and agronomic characteristics of plants, their evolutionary and phytosociology dynamics, management and maintenance; characterization of landscapes and their dynamics; forest management and forestry; forestry hydraulic installations; road infrastructure design basis; soil science; industry legislation.


C. Management of construction sites and direction of landscaping works. Skills: construction techniques, technology, naturalistic engineering; management and organization of construction site activities; estimation and evaluation; industry legislation.


D. Planning management and protection of natural landscapes and of rural and agro-forestry territories. Skills: management of agricultural and forestry systems and their environmental implications; rural and forestry ecological systems; methods and tools for analysis and intervention; history and culture of gardens and historical and contemporary landscapes; works of agronomic and forestry arrangement and naturalistic engineering; ecology of landscape; techniques of agronomy and arboriculture and arboreal cultivation; forest management and forestry; agricultural and forest hydraulic systems; pedology and geotechnics; industry legislation

E. Planning and design of landscape restoration of abandoned and degraded areas (abandoned factories, quarries, landfills); Skills: methods and tools for planning and design of gardens and planning and design of landscapes, open space systems, public space design, exhibitions and installations of open spaces; green technologies; history and culture of gardens and historical and contemporary landscapes; restoration of historical productive and industrial contexts; knowledge of botanical and agronomic characteristics of plants, their evolutionary dynamics and phytosociology, management and maintenance; ecology of landscape; forest management and forestry; hydraulic system basis and forest hydraulic systems; knowledge of soil properties and geotechnics of soils; physical geography, geomorphology, technical and environmental physics; health and environmental engineering; topography and cartography; industry legislation

F. Design of works of landscaping insertion of architectural and engineering projects; Skills: Methods and tools for planning and design of gardens and planning and design of landscapes, open space systems, exhibitions and installations of open spaces; green technologies; restoration of historical productive and industrial contexts; knowledge of botanical and agronomic characteristics of plants, their evolutionary dynamics and phytosociology, management and maintenance; ecology of landscape; road infrastructure design basis; soil science; forest management and forestry; hydraulic system basis and forest hydraulic systems; knowledge of soil properties and geotechnics of soils; physical geography, geomorphology, technical and environmental physics; health and environmental engineering; topography and cartography; Industry legislation

G. Planning and design of landscape and environmental redevelopment interventions of river basins and hill and mountain slopes; Skills: Methods and tools for planning and design of landscapes, open space systems, knowledge of botanical and agronomic characteristics of plants, their evolutionary dynamics and phytosociology, management and maintenance; history and culture of gardens and historical and contemporary landscapes; naturalistic engineering and ecology of landscape; forest management and forestry; hydraulic system basis and forest hydraulic systems at the basin scale;  knowledge of soil properties and geotechnics of soils; physical geography, geomorphology, technical and environmental physics; topography and cartography. Industry regulations.

H. Restoration of parks, historical gardens under the law of 20 June 1909, n. 364, with the exclusion of their building components ( Presidential Decree n° 328, 5/6/2001, Article 16, 3);
Skills: history of gardens and parks; methods and tools for archive analysis, documentary and cartographic analysis; methodologies and restoration techniques of historic gardens; general arboriculture, applied environment botany;  techniques of representation and management of data and cartography; topography and cartography; economy and rural estimation; anthropology for knowledge and management of cultural landscapes; history of contemporary art; physical geography and geomorphology. Industry regulations.

I. Study and preparation of landscape and park plans; Skills: landscape design and planning methods and tools, landscape ecology basis and techniques; history and culture of historical and contemporary landscapes and technical and legislative basis for restoration; urban planning and design; urban and rural analysis; sociology of the environment and territory, geography and anthropology; topography; physical geography and geomorphology; geography and sociology of the environment and territory; techniques of representation and management of data and cartography; physical geography and geomorphology; knowledge of the botanical and agronomic characteristics of plants, their evolutionary dynamics and phytosociology, management and maintenance; characterization of landscapes and their dynamics; industry legislation.

J. Landscape impact assessments and evaluations, qualitative and quantitative assessment of counterbalance and mitigations Techniques and methods for assessing the environmental impact of interventions of landscape-territorial transformation and the inclusion in the landscape of civil, industrial and infrastructural complexes; economy and estimation; knowledge of quality systems and regulations on environmental assessment and certification in agronomic and forestry sectors; reference legislation.

K. Coordination and direction of activities, in relation to what provided by the European Landscape Convention (2000) and the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments), with a component of Municipal Commissions on landscape (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments).
History and culture of gardens and historical and contemporary landscapes; sociology of the environment and territory; tools and procedures of European and Italian urban planning legislation, methods and tools for evaluation plans and projects at different levels

L. coordination or collaboration with landscape research activities; educational and training activities. Competences: methodology and reaearch organization, fundraising, didactic competences

 

6. Enrolment

6.1 Access requirements

First cycle degree (level 6 EQF) or comparable qualification

Laurea or comparable foreign qualification

 

In order to be admitted to the laurea magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Study Programme, a Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) of the classes L-17 (Sciences for Architecture) and L-21 (Territorial, Urban and Environmental Planning Science) is required, as well as of the corresponding classes of the Ministerial Decree 509/99 or at least a three-year Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Planning  obtained abroad (these qualifications are not currently available in Italy and therefore they are not included in any class).

Also, graduate students, after their career study verification, can be admitted to the classes L-25 (Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and Technologies), L-7 (Civil and environmental engineering), L-32 Science and technology for the environment and territory as well as of the corresponding classes of the Ministerial Decree 509/99.

The same criteria apply also to those who hold a university degree obtained abroad, evaluated as suitable by the Board of Laurea Magistrale Study Programme, for which the scientific-disciplinary fields can be identified and the number of credits obtained in each sector. If the identification is not possible, the career evaluation will be carried out by the Study Programme Board.

The curricular requirements must be met before enrolment in the Laurea Magistrale Programme, given that enrolment with additional educational obligations is not allowed.

Admission to the laurea magistrale Study Programme is also subject to verification of individual preparation, that must be in line, for what concern knowledge and skills, with criteria evaluated as essential in order to properly take part in the study programme. A key aspect of this individual verification is a good knowledge of the English language. The level of knowledge of the English language must be certified, when applying for admission, by achieving the minimum scores in the test required by the University.

The assessmento of english language knowledge is part of the verification of personal preparation. Language requirements must be met within the end of the application window, by attesting the minum language knowledge required by the university.

Please check point 15 of the present regulations for more specific information related to admission to the Stdy Programme.

In case of international students, in addition to the knowledge of the English language, knowledge of the Italian language is also required. 

General information relating to admission and enrolment is available on the Guidance and Counselling Office’s page http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/

Admission Regulations to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering are published on http://www.auic.polimi.it/en/

6.2 Requested knowledge

6.3 Deadlines for admission and number of places available

For the academic year 2020/2021 there are 80 places available for enrolment: 55 places are reserved to Non EU students, 35 to Italian and European students.

The periods during which an application for admission to one of the Course of Study of the AUIC School may be submitted are specified in the academic calendar.

Any student in a good position in the ranking (as specified in the technical annex to these rules) may only enrol in the reference period for applications.

Any unassigned places at the start of the first term will be available at the start of the second term and, in the event that the programmed number is reached in the first term, it will not be possible to submit an application for admission in the second term. Students with foreign educational qualifications must refer to the procedures posted on the Polinternational website (http://www.polinternational.polimi.it/)

6.4 Tutoring and students support

Under the name of in-course orientation and tutoring, there are all activities aimed at providing assistance to

students before and during their university career, in order to carry out this activity within the time limits set by educational regulations and in a profitable way from the point of view of professional and human skill education. Therefore, tutoring activities are different from institutional educational activities, although they can integrate, or be complementary, of these last ones. Tutoring activities can be carried out by laurea magistrale students, by Ph.D. students, by professors and externals.

Tutoring activities are managed independently by the School, upon the indications of the Study Programme Board.

At University level, the Financial Aid and International Mobility Service is the connection point with the Schools for administrative aspects related to the assignment of duties and settlement of related salaries.

Tutoring activities are divided into the following services:

-           didactic orientation for first-year students and for students of the following years;

-           didactic support meetings held by professors (to help students in their inclusion and learning choices);

-           support/reception activities for first-year students of Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) Programmes, both at the counter and via e-mail;

-           support to foreign students enrolled in Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Study Programme in English language and students in international mobility programmes;

-           assistance for review and recovery seminars;

-           assistance in computerized classrooms, libraries and laboratories;

-           assistance in acquisition and development of didactic material.

The results of the activities carried out by the in-course tutoring and guidance service for the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) study programme in Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage will be available after September 2017 with the first students enrolled in the programme.

7. Contents of the study Program

7.1 Programme requirements

The access to degree exam session is allowed after having obtained 120 credits. As defined by the table of class LM-3 the minimum guaranteed for characterizing educational activities is 45 ects (Landscape architecture, Landscape ecology and naturalistic engineering). For similar activities, the minimum guaranteed is of 12 ects. 14 ects are provided for internship and final exam.

The graduation session is accessed after earning 120 credits. As defined by the LM-3 class table, the minimum guaranteed for the characterizing training activities is 45 credits (Landscape Architecture, Landscape Ecology, and Naturalistic Engineering). For similar activities, the minimum guaranteed is 12 credits. While 14 credits are reserved for the internship and the final exam.

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 40 CFUs for MSc 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

It is a full-time Programme; it includes attendance to training activities consisting of lessons and exercises, Compulsory laboratory, Workshop. In some cases, innovative learning modules may be part of the didactic offer.

The Course is full time; it includes participation in training activities consisting of lessons and exercises, compulsory attendance studios, workshops.

7.3 Detailed learning objectives

Training activities are organized in Single Subject and Integrated Course Programmes and Laboratories. Each one has a number of credits as shown in the Degree Programme of the Study Programme.
- Single Subject Courses can provide procedures of in-course evaluation and end with an exam.
- The Integrated Courses can provide in-course tests and they are organized according to modules provided by different professors that are part of a single examination commission. Each Integrated Course has a single exam for the student.
- There are laboratories coordinated by professors responsible for the integrated modules in the laboratory. The Laboratory attendance is compulsory for at least 70% of the whole number of hours. Attendance is verified by all professors responsible of the laboratory, based on criteria according to their training organization. Laboratory activities end with an examination carried out by the Commission made by all responsible professors.

If different sections of the same laboratory are foreseen in different semesters, it will not be possible to repeat the same laboratory in both semesters.  Moreover, it is not possible to attend two laboratories in the same semester.

L'Ateneo ha stabilito che un credito formativo universitario (cfu) corrisponde a 25 ore di lavoro dello studente comprensive dell’attività didattica frontale e della attività di studio individuale.

The University has decided that a university educational credit (ects) corresponds to 25 hours of student work, including front-of-class teaching activities and the individual study activity.

1 Year courses - Track: LLH - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. LAND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
054395	C	ICAR/17	LANDSCAPE REPRESENTATION			1	4,0 [3,0]	4,0
081632	C	ICAR/17	FOTOGRAFIA DELL'ARCHITETTURA (a)			1	4,0
054400	B	AGR/02 BIO/07	ECOLOGY AND AGRONOMIC SCIENCE			1	8,0 [2,0]	8,0
055801	B,C	ICAR/02 ICAR/15 ICAR/21	LANDSCAPE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN STUDIO			1	12,0	12,0
051412	B	ICAR/15 ICAR/18	LANDSCAPE CULTURE AND HISTORY			1	8,0	8,0
055803	C	GEO/04 ICAR/19	ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF URBAN AND RURAL SOIL AND LANDSCAPES			2	8,0 [4,0]	8,0
051429	B,C	ICAR/02 ICAR/04	LANDSCAPE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN TECHNIQUES			2	8,0	8,0
056192	B,C	AGR/02 ICAR/15 ICAR/19 ICAR/21	OPEN SPACE SYSTEM AND PARKS DESIGN STUDIO			2	12,0	12,0

^(a) Closed number subject

2 Year courses - Track: LLH - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. LAND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
052679	B	ICAR/06	ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND LANDSCAPE MAPPING			1	4,0 [2,0]	4,0
052683	B,C	AGR/03 ICAR/19	CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES			1	8,0	8,0
059276	B,C	BIO/03 ICAR/21	LANDSCAPE PLANNING			1	8,0
052689	B,C	ICAR/12 ICAR/14 ICAR/19 ICAR/21	BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO			1	12,0	12,0
052721	B	ICAR/15	LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO 2			2	10,0	10,0
ATTIVITA' A LIBERA SCELTA - ELECTIVE ACTIVITIES
056201	--	L-ANT/10	ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND ETHICAL ISSUES			1	4,0	14,0
053308	--	L-OR/02	ARCHEOLOGIA E ARCHEOMETRIA			1	4,0
098578	C	ICAR/19	ARCHITETTURA PER IL PATRIMONIO COSTRUITO			1	4,0
056142	B	ICAR/18	BEYOND THE MIRROR : ANALYZING ARCHITECTURE (a)			2	4,0
056135	B	ICAR/02	CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI E RESILIENZA IDROLOGICA URBANA			1	4,0 [4,0]
091560	B	ICAR/02	CLIMATE AND HYDROLOGY			1	4,0
081632	C	ICAR/17	FOTOGRAFIA DELL'ARCHITETTURA (b)			1	4,0
054568	C	ICAR/20	IC URBAN ETHNOGRAPHY			1	8,0
053716	--	IUS/10	LEGISLAZIONE SUGLI APPALTI PUBBLICI			1	4,0
052706	C	ICAR/12 ING-IND/11	METABOLISM OF CITY AND LANDSCAPE			1	8,0
056502	--	M-FIL/02	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY			1	6,0
071207	C	ICAR/19	TEORIE E STORIA DEL RESTAURO *			1	4,0
053310	B	ICAR/18	URBAN HISTORY			1	4,0
091558	C	ICAR/16	SCENOGRAFIA E SPAZI DELLA RAPPRESENTAZIONE			1	4,0
052703	B,C	ICAR/15 ICAR/21	CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE THEORY AND PRACTICE			2	8,0
057403	C	L-ART/03	CRITICA E COMUNICAZIONE D'ARTE E DI ARCHITETTURA			2	4,0
056444	--	IUS/10	DIRITTO DELL'AMBIENTE			2	4,0
057109	--	SECS-P/06	ECONOMIA DELLA CREATIVITÀ, CULTURA E INNOVAZIONE			1	5,0
057114	--	M-FIL/04	ESTETICA DELL'ARCHITETTURA			2	4,0
054412	B	ICAR/15	EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL AND LANDSCAPE POLITICS AND PROJECTS			2	4,0
057159	C	ICAR/20	FESTINALENTE: PIANIFICAZIONE E PROGETTAZIONE DI LINEE LENTE CICLABILI E CAMMINABILI			2	4,0
062087	B	ICAR/14	LABORATORIO ELEMENTAL (c)			2	4,0
059715	C	ICAR/21	LANDSCAPE AND PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN			2	4,0
057926	C	ICAR/21	LANDSCAPE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: RHETORIC AND ARGUMENTATION			2	4,0
050426	C	ICAR/17	PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARCHITECTURE (d)			2	4,0
051653	C	L-ART/03	STORIA DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA			2	4,0
053424	--	--	WORKSHOP		--	1	4,0
053424	--	--	WORKSHOP		--	2	4,0
058248	B	AGR/05 BIO/07	FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTIONS FOR THE URBAN BIODIVERSITY			2	5,0
057696	C	ICAR/03 ICAR/21	NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR A RESILIENT WORLD			2	5,0
MIAW
054791	B	ICAR/14	MIAW A			2	4,0 [4,0]	4,0 (Grp. Opz.)
054792	B	ICAR/14	MIAW B			2	4,0 [4,0]
054793	B	ICAR/14	MIAW C			2	4,0 [4,0]
054794	B	ICAR/14	MIAW D			2	4,0 [4,0]
054795	B	ICAR/14	MIAW E			2	4,0 [4,0]
059595	B	ICAR/14	MIAW F			2	4,0 [4,0]
056173	B	ICAR/14	MIAW G			2	4,0 [4,0]
061620	B	ICAR/14	MIAW H			2	4,0 [4,0]
053424	--	--	WORKSHOP (e)		--	2	4,0
081911	--	--	INTERNSHIP		--	1	4,0	4,0
081911	--	--	INTERNSHIP		--	2	4,0
053632	--	--	DEGREE'S ACTIVITY		--	1	10,0	10,0
053632	--	--	DEGREE'S ACTIVITY		--	2	10,0

^(a) Closed number subject
^(b) Closed number subject
^(c) Closed number subject
Only 45 students will be admitted to the course. You have to be enrolled in the second year (Master of Architecture - Built Environment - Interiors, Architecture and Urban Design, Building Architecture, UPPD, Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage) and have an exam average equal to or greater than 27/30 acquired before August 1.
^(d) Closed number subject
^(e) GENERICAL WORKSHOP (NOT ADMITTED TO MIAW). 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.

7.3.1  POLIMI Ambassador in Green technologies

The Degree Course in Landscape Architecture Land Landscape Heritage - Ladscape Arhitecture take part to the Ambassador in Green Technologies program of Politecnico di Milano, aimed at strengthening the skills related to Green Technologies in higher education.

The Ambassadors in Green Technologies are graduates with a high degree of systemic skills, interdisciplinary vision and attention to innovation for environmental sustainability and decarbonization of the economy. The profile of the Ambassador in Green Technologies corresponds to a professional figure who possesses both advanced and specialized skills in the "green" field, as well as transversal skills, complementary to those provided by the course of study, which allow him to expand his knowledge and to adopt a systemic approach to planning, management, innovation and landscape design. 

The training program is developed along the path of the Master Degree (LM) and defines in 130 CFU (of which at least 10 in supernumerary) the minimum number of credits required to complete the training path of the LM chosen and, at the same time, acquire the certificate of Ambassador in Green Technologies.

As part of the educational pathway, the student must acquire at least 30 CFU in educational activities functional to the profile of Ambassador in Green Technologies, chosen from Tables A and B below. 

Table A indicates the compulsory specialized courses offered by the CdS in Landscape Architecture Land Landscape Heritage built that provide skills in the field of "green".

Table B indicates the transversal teachings: among these, at least 18 CFU must be selected, 8 of which will contribute to the achievement of the 120 CFU required for the degree (credits for elective exams) and the other (at least) 10 supernumerary will allow to obtain the PoliMI Ambassador in Green Technologies certificate.

Students who enter the Ambassador in Green Technologies training program, in compliance with the normal procedures for the identification of the theme and thesis advisor provided for the LM in Landscape Architecture Land Landscape Heritage, may decide to develop the final thesis consistent with the contents of the Ambassador training program, in agreement with their thesis advisor. 

The certificate of Ambassador in Green Technologies will be reported in the Student's Supplementary Diploma and a specific electronic badge will be issued by the University. Failure to take the 10 CFU in supernumerary and the achievement of at least 30 CFU in training activities functional to the profile of Ambassador in Green Technologies, will not preclude the student from obtaining the degree.

Track: LLH - Table A

Code	Course Title	CFU	Language	Programme	Track	Semester(s)	Campus
051429	LANDSCAPE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN TECHNIQUES	8,0	EN	Arc - Urb - Cost (Mag.)(ord. 270) - MI (1187) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. LAND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE	LLH	2	MI
052679	ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND LANDSCAPE MAPPING	4,0	EN	Arc - Urb - Cost (Mag.)(ord. 270) - MI (1187) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. LAND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE	LLH	1	MI
054400	ECOLOGY AND AGRONOMIC SCIENCE	8,0	EN	Arc - Urb - Cost (Mag.)(ord. 270) - MI (1187) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. LAND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE	LLH	1	MI

Track: * - Table B

Code	Course Title	CFU	Language	Programme	Track	Semester(s)	Campus
052706	METABOLISM OF CITY AND LANDSCAPE	8,0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
057696	NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR A RESILIENT WORLD	5,0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI
057926	LANDSCAPE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: RHETORIC AND ARGUMENTATION	4,0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI
058248	FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTIONS FOR THE URBAN BIODIVERSITY	5,0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI

7.3.2 Honours Programme Advanced School of Architecture (ASA) 

The Honours Programme Advanced School of Architecture (ASA) is a additive’ training programme for 24 students enrolled in one of the Laurea Magistrale programmes (equivalent to Master of Science, hereinafter LM) of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, in degree classes LM-3, LM-4, LM-24, LM-48.

The HONOURS PROGRAMME Advanced School of Architecture (ASA)’is aimed at enhancing the design skills of the architect, landscape architect, engineer and planner of the future. During this training pathway, project and research activities will bring the student into direct contact with the real profession and complexity of architectural design, which is currently taking place in different European and non-European realities.

The programme consists of three experimental training experiences, with compulsory attendance, which will be reported in the Diploma Supplement:

•          Two Master Classes, lasting one week, in which students will be asked to experiment with ‘advanced approaches’, innovative and cross-sectoral design and analysis methodologies in relation to the issues and problems of the contemporary time, under the guidance of a Visiting Professor, for a total of 6 ECTSs to include in excess of the study plan.  The two Master Classes will take place during the second academic year of the LM programme or the fifth year of the single-cycle LM programme; this first Master Class will take place at the beginning of the first semester and the second Masterclass at the beginning or end of the second semester;

• an Advanced Design Practice, to be carried out in a design firm of international excellence, for a duration of at least 500 hours, attested by the submission of a Journal de Bord.

 

Attendance at the full Advanced School of Architecture (ASA) cycle (2 Master Classes plus Design Practice) will entitle students to a certificate, which they must apply for at least 2 weeks before graduating. Partial participation in Advanced School of Architecture (ASA) does not give entitlement to certification.

7.4 Foreign language

For admission to the Laurea Magistrale Study Programme, an appropriate level of English language is required, decided by the University.

Certified English language knowledge is necessary in order to be evaluated for admission.

Information on English language fluency 

http://www.polimi.it/en/students/from-enrolment-to-degree/english-language/

7.5 Degree examination

The Study Programme ends with the Final Test. The Laurea Magistrale degree examination is regulated in accordance with the Final Test Regulations of Laurea Magistrale of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering and the Additional Regulations of Study programme in "Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage" available at the following link:

http://www.auic.polimi.it/en/educational-offer/bachelor-and-master-graduation-exams/

 

Information on general norms, regulations, exam session calendar, registrations and graduation work submission are available on 

http://www.polimi.it/en/students/from-enrolment-to-degree/degree-examination/

8. Academic calendar

The educational activity of Laurea Magistrale programme is structured into two semesters and students can enrol at each semester 

The deadline calendar for submission of the Study Plan, Exam Sessions and Degree Exam Sessions is available on the University website.

http://www.polimi.it/en/programmes/calendar-lessons-exams/academic-calendar/

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

Didactic support Facilities

Sistema Archivistico e Bibliotecario di Ateneo

For more information on the following facilities, please checkhttp://www.auic.polimi.it/didattica/laboratori-didattici :

Laboratorio MOA - Modellistica Architettonica

SuperLab

Laboratorio di Simulazione Urbana

Archivio Piero Bottoni

Laboratorio interdipartimentale di ricerca sui tessuti e i materiali polimerici

Laboratorio per la diagnostica e il monitoraggio e il monitoraggio strutturale

CECH (Climate and Energy for Cultural Heritage)

UrbNetLab

11. International context

The international experience, where students from abroad are supported by Italian students, has been tested since many years.

The activation of courses in English has greatly helped to strengthen and activate the cooperation networks with a large number of international Universities, through the creation of the main structure with an identity defined by the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering and its Study Programmes.

12. Internationalization

12. Internationalization

International Mobility

The Politecnico di Milano offers the students various opportunities to spend periods studying abroad. The credits (ECTS) acquired, subject to the approval of a Learning Agreement, are recognized as an integral part of the curriculum.

International mobility may be for study (a) or a Double Degree (b):

a) period of study at partner universities in EU countries (Erasmus) and non-EU countries (bilateral agreements);

b) Double Degree projects with EU and non-EU universities.

Aside from these opportunities, international mobility periods of variable lengths and natures are also possible, within international networks which the Politecnico is part of (Alliance4Tech, Athens, Idea League, UniTech).

The mobility for study generally lasts one term. It is potentially extendable, if allowed by the agreement with the partner university, for a further term, subject to authorization from the School Bodies (the Politecnico Teachers who promote the mobility for the partner university).

During the mobility for study, it is possible to acquire credits (ECTS) and/or carry out part of the thesis at the partner university. This opportunity for some universities is specified in the call and is coordinated by the proposing professor; where it is not specified, students may nominate a co-supervisor in the partner university, as long as the objectives and content are agreed with the supervisor, who must be a professor of the Politecnico di Milano. The final discussion of the thesis must take place at the Politecnico di Milano.

Students who take part in the Double Degree programme will obtain the Degree title from the Politecnico di Milano as well as from the partner university, after having acquired a total of 150 or 180 ECTS credits - according to the agreement - across the two universities. Following the discussion of the thesis - in the ways agreed with the partner university - students will be awarded with two degree with two separate marks.

The exams sat abroad are validated in the ways posted on the AUIC School’s website which involve a weighted score conversion tool.

Students who have carried out a period of international mobility for study abroad during their Laurea (Bachelor of Science) can apply again during their Laurea Magistrale (Master of Science).

The universities available under the specific agreements for each Programme are posted on the Degree Programme (Manifesto degli Studi) (https://www4.ceda.polimi.it/manifesti/manifesti/controller/extra/ScambiInternazionaliPublic.do?evn_default=EVENTO&aa=2019&k_cf=-2&k_corso_la=-2&ac_ins=0&k_indir=***&lang=EN&tipoCorso=ALL_TIPO_CORSO&semestre=ALL_SEMESTRI&c_accordo=-1 ) and on the International Mobility Agreements Map (https://www.polimi.it/en/campuses-and-services/international-mobility/international-mobility).

Students are requested to read this information before submitting their application.

International mobility is supported by both the Politecnico and the European Union with the payment of a scholarship, the amount of which varies from year to year.

In order to be able to participate in international mobility programmes, either for study or for Double Degrees, students must submit their applications via the call for International Mobility, posted periodically on the Politecnico website and on the AUIC School’s website

Students selected for mobility cannot carry out the exchange during the first term of their first year of their Master Programme.

The selected students must agree with the Professor of Politecnico, Promoter of the partnered university where they have been assigned, a Learning Agreement, i.e. a Study Plan equivalent to the teachings at the foreign university.

The Politecnico does not require a minimum number of ECTS credits, though this may depend on the partner university or on administrative restrictions to obtain a visa that may be necessary for non-EU countries.

When returning from the mobility for study, a maximum of 46 credits of teachings obtained abroad can be validated.

For students with previous career, the total sum of the credits from previous career and from international mobilitry cannot overcome the number of 46 credits.

For students who have not been selected for international mobility but who nonetheless wish to work on their thesis abroad, financial support is available thanks to the “Tesi all’estero” scholarship posted on the Politecnico di Milano website and the AUIC School’s website

https://www.polimi.it/en/current-students/tuition-fees-scholarships-and-financial-aid/scholarships-and-graduation-awards-non-dsu/scholarships-tesi-allestero/

International Mobility for Internships

The Erasmus+ for Traineeship Programme allows students to do an internship (which can replace the obligatory internship, or as an optional internship or post-graduate internship) in Europe of a minimum duration of 2 months thanks to a scholarship funded by the European Commission. https://cm.careerservice.polimi.it/career-program/erasmus-for-traineeship/

“FREE MOVER" mobility

Students who carry out an international mobility by organizing their own study period abroad are defined as "free movers".

This international mobility is not linked to an exchange program organized by Politecnico di Milano.

The freemover mobility must be approved, for the purpose of the recognition of credits and further constraints, by a referent of your course of study and will be recognized only the activities of:

- teaching attendance

- performance of thesis work

For information, students can contact the International Mobility Unit – Via Golgi 42, Milan

13. Quantitative data

The University Education Observatory and the University Evaluation Nucleus, with the support of faculty educational observers, carry out periodic analyses of the overall results and qualitative standards on study programmes monitoring educational activities and the ability of graduates to find work. Reports and studies are available on Politecnico di Milano's website.

14. Further information

TECHNICAL ANNEX TO THE EDUCATIONAL RULES

1 Admission to the Programme - Students with Italian Degrees

     1.1    Programme Requirements and Specifications

     1.2    Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates

          1.2.1 Programme and Previously Approved Study Plan Options

     1.3      Assessment Parameters

          1.3.1 Graduates from the Politecnico di Milano Entitled to Admission

          1.3.2 Students Admitted with an Assessment of Merit

     1.4       Documents Required for Students Entitled to Admission

     1.5       Documents Required for Students Admitted with an Assessment of Merit

         1.5.1 Students of the Politecnico di Milano

         1.5.2 Students from Other Universities

     1.6      Results and Publication of the Ranking List of Students Admitted

     1.7      Curricular Integrations

     1.8      Examination Validation

     1.9      Single Courses

2       Admission to the Programme - Students with a Foreign Degree

3       Transfers and Changes

4       Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures

5       Study Plan

     5.1      Deadlines for Annual Study Plan Submission

     5.2      Half-year Change of Study Plan

     5.3      Additional Payment

     5.4      Attendance

          5.4.1 Studios

     5.5      Courses as Extra

6       Allocations

     6.1      Studios

     6.2      Single-subject and Integrated Courses

     6.3      Course Priorities

7       Elective Activities

7.1 Optional courses

7.2 MIAW

    7.2.1 How to attend and register for the MIAW

7.3 Workshops

8       Traineeship

9       Examinations

     9.1      Procedures

10    Final Test

10.1 Assignment

 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

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).

 

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/

 

1.2      Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates

 

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.

If required, 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.

Students may, within the established deadline, change/overwrite their choices.

The “Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage” Programme consists of a single educational path, and it is therefore sufficient to indicate the Programme.

 

1.3      Assessment Parameters

1.3.1 Graduate Students from the Politecnico di Milano Automatically Entitled to Admission

Students who have gained a Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science), in accordance with the admission requirements, from the Politecnico di Milano are automatically entitled to admission to their first-choice Programme and precede all other candidates in the ranking list, provided that they:

•          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 the “Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage” Programmes, the N and V parameters are as follows:

- Students enrolled from the A.Y. 2003/04 to the A.Y. 2009/10: N/V 104/25

- Students enrolled since the A.Y.  2010/11: N/V 104/27

 

*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.

 

1.3.2 Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit

 

Students who do not meet the conditions for automatic entitlement to admission, external students and students transferred from another Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme are subject to assessment of merit.

Assessment is performed by the relevant Programme, which may award up to 150 points:

 

- up to 110 points = assessment of their educational Curriculum Vitae in European format. Their weighted average of examination scores on a basis of at least 145 credits earned will also be assessed. 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 including text and iconographic material both from projects developed in a teaching environment and during applied courses and from extra-curricular experiences. The purpose of this portfolio is to document the student’s aptitude and interest in the understanding, interpretation and planning of landscape. The portfolio 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 a lanscaper and not used to validate required credits during the previous career;The starting/end date of each internship experiece/extracurricular actvity 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 a landscape 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.

 

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.

Only the English language cerificate must be attached to the evaluation application.

 

1.5              Documents Required for Students Admitted with an Assessment of Merit

1.5.1 Students of the Politecnico di Milano

Admitted with assessment of merit

•          Certificate of English language
•          Educational 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/en/msc-admissions

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.

•          Certificate of Engish language
•          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/en/msc-admissions

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 wil not be considered, should the student not specify one or the other indication in the notes of the application.

 

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, in order to the determine the number of admitted students in relation to the places available.

For Politecnico di Milano graduating students: in order to be included in the merit ranking must have obtained a number of credits equal to or greater than 172; will be taken into account just the credits registered by the time the ranking list is generated.

 

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: https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/

Admitted students should proceed with enrolment following the modalities and deadlines set by the University. graduating students can enrol with reserve by following the instructions published on the website.

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, 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.

 

1.7      Curricular Integrations

Curricular integrations are educational debits assigned to candidates graduating in categories other than L-21 or L-17 in order to fill any curricular gaps.

If the outcome of the evaluation corresponds to “positively evaluated with curricular integrations”, admission of the candidate is subordinated to completing the credits related to curricular integrations (to be achieved within the academic year in which the application has been made), assigned by the evaluating Committee. The candidate must therefore complete extra credits before being able to enroll in the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programme.

The candidate must register to the single courses that have been assigned (“single courses to achieve curricular integrations”) through the online services, in the same section where the he/she has consulted the outcome of the evaluation.

After completing the integrations, the candidate should insert a new request for admission, for the semester or the academic year following the first application, within the deadlines set by the academic calendar. If the candidate does not make a new application, it will not be possible to be admitted and proceed with enrolment.

The specific admission procedures are described at http://www.poliorientami.polimi.it/

 

 1.8      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.

 1.9      Single Courses

Enrollment in Single Courses is incompatible with enrollment in Bachelor Degree Courses, Specialist/Master Degree Courses and the Master Degree Single Cycle of the Politecnico di Milano.

Any recognition by the Commissions responsible for evaluating the Degree Programmes, of acquired credits cannot exceed 32 credits in order to guarantee the overall adequacy of the study plan, and is subject to 

• being found suitable in the rankings for access to the specific Degree Programme
• the possession of all the pre-requisites required for access to the specific Degree Programme

 

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 June to August. 

Students will be informed of the outcome of their request at the beginning of October:  

• 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. 

 

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.

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 thesis.

Enrolment on a Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) is not a guarantee of transfer without curricular integrations. The Committee will always take into account the first-level Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) gained, applying current regulations.

Transfer to the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in “Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage” is not permitted for candidates enrolled at Italian universities on single-cycle Laurea Magistrale Programmes.  Students coming from foreign universities where the offer is not devided in two cycles (bachelor and master) must attest they have passed the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits and admission to the fouth year of study, the minimum curricular requirement foreseen by class L-21. 

  Neither transfers nor changes are allowed during Semester Two. 

4 Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures

Deadlines of all the administrative procedures will be published in the academic calendar

5 Study Plan

Students are required, under their own responsibility, to submit their individual Study Plan.

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 submitted in september, according to the rules defined by the School, must contain the courses for the entire acadamic year.

 The Study Plan of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in “Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage” 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

The maximum credits permitted per year is 80.

Plan alteration 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.

 

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.

 

 

5.2      Half-year Change of Study Plan

In a specific window set 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.

 

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.

 

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.

The final test and traineeship are entered only once during the entire university career.

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 and re-entered in the Study Plan.

 

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.

 

 

6 Allocations

 

6.1      Studios

 

Upon submission of the Study Plan, students must choose a number of Studio options equal to the number of sections available.

Students will be placed according to merit, taking into account the parameters indicated in the following table:

 

 

First Year	Graduation score
Second Year	Order by decreasing values of the 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.

 

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.

Scores will not be considered for students returning from an Erasmus period, unless they were previously validated in the Plan prior to allocation.

Any admitted students who, for whatever reason, delays 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 number of students in each laboratory section is defined by the School. The School may change this number if it is necessary for the provision of teaching.

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 number of students in each laboratory section is defined by the School. The School may change this number if it is necessary for the provision of teaching.

6.3      Course Priorities

 

The University, upon resolution of the Academic Senate, has established the following priority types:

Suggested priority	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.
Study Plan composition priority	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.
Examination recording priority	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.

 

 

For the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in “Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage”, the course progression established by the Degree Programme must be observed.

 

7 Elective Activities

In the second year of the Programme, students are required to include optional courses in their educational path designed to further explore and complete the specific topics studied. 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, il will be possible to attend a workshop, as specified below.

The School defines the number of students who may enrol in each programme. The School reserves the right to change this number if it is helpful for teaching.

7.1 Optional courses

While presenting the study plan, the student can insert a number of elective courses on the basis of the current didactic offer.

It is possible to consult the offer on the and programme of each elective course online. Any specification related to the structure and credits of the elective courses can be found in the regulations and school's offer published online. Elective courses do not foresee an allocation.

 

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	DENOMINAZIONE INSEGNAMENTO / DESCRIPTION	SEMESTRE / SEMESTER	NUMERO MASSIMO DI STUDENTI / MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS
056142	BEYOND THE MIRROR : ANALYZING ARCHITECTURE	2	80
081632	FOTOGRAFIA DELL'ARCHITETTURA	1	80
057353	IC ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO	2	40
099959	IC ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO	2	50
094946	IC ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORKSHOP	2	50
050426	PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARCHITECTURE	2	80
057153	WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE	2	80

7.2 MIAW

The School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering offers for students of the 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. MIAW is carried out at the end of the second semester (likely at the beginning/mid of June).

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), will be decided by the School from year to year.

In case of vacancy, the available places may be assigned.

The incoming international mobility students cannot attend the MIAW, or students on outgoing mobility who will not return to Italy in time to participate in the MIAW.

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.

Students in the first year (Master of Science) 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) teaching, as per the general rules for filling in the study plan.

7.3 Workshops

The workshop activities are of two types:

- Workshops that can be credited as an activity of your choice, or as an activity that can be credited in excess;

- “Trainees Workshop”, which can be accredited as an internship activity.

Only workshops completed at least one month before the graduation session chosen by the student will be eligible for accreditation.

It is not possible to accredit a workshop held during the three-year degree course within the master's degree. If the workshop was carried out as a supernumerary activity during the three-year degree, its recognition must be requested in the new master's career.

The recognition of credits for a workshop can only take place if the workshop is authorized in advance by the School Board.

The list of workshops accredited by the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering is at: https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/workshop

Students who attended a workshop or would like to attend a workshop, for validation in the study plan, must comply with the following procedures:

• students enrolled starting from the 2016/17 academic year must have already included the workshop in the study plan.

• students enrolled in academic years prior to 2016/17, must have already included the workshop in the study plan or alternatively an optional course. The student can replace the optional course with the attendance of a workshop.

 

Validation must be requested, at least one month before the graduation date, exclusively using the TROUBLE TICKETING system in the "GENERIC INSTANCES / WORKSHOP VALIDATION" section available on the following page:

https://www.auic.polimi.it/it/contatti/trouble-ticketing-laurea-magistrale,

specifying in the text of the message whether validation is required as a WORKSHOP or as a COMPULSORY INTERNSHIP (only if this option is provided in the summary sheet of the workshop) and attaching the certificate of participation.

The Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage Study Course provides for the recognition of a maximum number of 4 CFUs deriving from participation in workshops (the international intensive program MIAW-Milan International Architecture Workshop is considered a workshop).

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 length rules for traineeship will be defined by the Study Programmes, according to the School guidelines. 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/students/students-university-career/internships

The University also organises Erasmus scholarships for traineeships abroad. For further information:

http://www.polimi.it/it/studenti/esperienze-allestero/

 

 

9 Examinations

9.1      Procedures

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 and studios), there are three exam sessions. Each exam session involves one or more exam session date as established by the School’s academic calendar.

Students may only participate in the exam sessions if duly registered, using the dedicated ‘online services’ function, for the examination date. Failure to register makes it absolutely impossible to take the test and record a score in the career.

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.Failure to register makes it absolutely impossible to take the test and record a score in the career.

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.

 

10                       Final Test

The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in “Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage” concludes with a Final Test involving presentation and discussion of the graduation work. 

For all information on the Final Test, reference must be made to the AUIC School’s website:

www.auic.polimi.it/en/students/students-university-career/master-graduation-exams

10.1 Assignment

Students wishing to start their Thesis may consult the Study Programme Thesis Bulletin Board. There, they will find the list of professors available to act as Supervisor and their related programmes.

The Thesis Bulletin Board is accessible by entering the "online services" in the "Degree-Final Exam" section; to access this service, students must have obtained no less than 60 ECTS credits in their academic career.

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