1. General Information

School	School of Industrial and Information Engineering
Code Reference Law	478
Name	Nuclear Engineering
Reference Law	Ordinamento 270/04
Class of degree	LM-30 - Energy and nuclear engineering
Degree level	Laurea Magistrale (Equivalent To Master Of Science)
First year of activation	2010/2011
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	Lorenzo Dozio
Coordinator of the Study programme	Andrea Pola
Website of the School	http://www.ingindinf.polimi.it
Website of the Study programme	http://www.ingnucleare.polimi.it/courses/study-plan/

Central Student Office - Milano Bovisa

Address

VIA LAMBRUSCHINI, 15 (MI)

2. General presentation of the study programme

Nuclear Engineering was added to the Italian system of the Engineering Courses in 1955-56. In 1957, the Politecnico di Milano was the first University in Italy to offer this subject in the framework of its courses. The capabilities of providing a complete and adequate learning in the nuclear field was gained during the subsequent years, together with a strong link to the related research aspects. Nowadays, the M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering is attended by students from all over Italy.

 

The strategic validity of nuclear technologies, within their social, environmental and scientific aspects, is higher than fifty years ago. Nuclear Engineering, which was formerly finalized to its energy applications only, was addressed to other applications. It played a fundamental role in creating new disciplines responding to extremely complex problems. It should be remembered that Nuclear Engineering is characterized by a variety of correlated fields and by safety aspects which require a deep and integrated knowledge of each peculiar problem. Therefore the gained culture is effective in a wide variety of high-technology fields.

 

The M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering aims at training engineers capable of facing the complex aspects which characterize the nuclear subjects. In this M.Sc. programme high emphasis is given to energetic applications, e.g. those referring to fission and fusion plants, the nuclear fuel, materials and safety. Also non-energy applications are accounted for, i.e., i) medical and industrial applications of radiation; ii) radiation detection and measurements; iii) nuclear electronics for radiation detection; iv) radiochemistry; v) radiation protection and vi) material physics, plasma physics and nanotechnologies with a strong link to their impact in the nuclear field. The contemporary presence both in the training and in the research activities of areas has proved to be a high-value qualifying aspect of the Course over the years.

3. Learning objectives

The M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering aims at training engineers capable of facing complex problems in the framework of energetic and non-energy applications of the nuclear field.

 

The learning programme is structured in order to provide the future engineer with the competences to design, construct and manage complex plants utilizing either radiation fields or the energy generated by nuclear reactions. In particular, these skills are devoted to plants for energy generation, plants for waste reprocessing and disposal, systems exploiting radiation for industrial and medical applications, laboratories for characterizing and developing advanced materials.

 

Besides giving a deeper knowledge about basics of mathematics and physics, the learning programme is characterized by a strong core constituted by courses on nuclear reactor physics, nuclear plants, radiation detection and measurements and the associated instrumentation, safety of high-risk systems and nuclear materials. Some courses, on the student’s choice, allow to gain a deeper knowledge about the energetic and the non-energy fields.

4. Organization of the study programme and further studies

4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications

The M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering is organized according to the following scheme (ECTS - European Credit Transfer System)

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 MSc degree in Nuclear Engineering satisfies the requirements for applying to a PhD Course. In particular, the knowledge and the capabilities devoted to research in the nuclear field may be deepened (prior an admission examination) in the framework of the PhD Course in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology of Politecnico di Milano. More details are given in: www.dottorato.polimi.it.

5. Professional opportunities and work market

5.1 Professional status of the degree

The Master degree (MSc) graduate in Nuclear Engineering can operate in high-technology research centres and industry. The MSc graduate possesses the capability of designing and managing sophisticated systems and plants and of conducting complex experiments, by mastering problems requiring multi-disciplinarity. His/her specific competencies apply to nuclear power plants and to other applications of radiation.

The gained title is “laurea magistrale” (MSc degree), belonging to the class LM-30 – Energy and Nuclear Engineering. The MSc graduate can act as a professional after having passed the “Qualifying Examination for Professional Engineers” (www.esamidistato.it) and having joined Section A of the List of the Engineer Order of the province of residence (www.ordineingegneri.milano.it).

5.2 Careers options and profiles

Owing to the multidisciplinary training and their capability of facing complex problems, the MSc graduates in Nuclear Engineering can easily apply to posts offered not only within the nuclear sector (industries operating in electro-nuclear power generation, nuclear plant decommissioning, nuclear waste processing and disposal, design and construction of radiation sources for industrial and medical application, institutes and centres for nuclear fusion and high-energy physics), but in other sectors operating in the field of high-technology, engineering companies, companies for industrial, medical and engineering advice, hospitals, companies for risk analysis and the environmental impact of high-risk plants, engineering companies, regulation agencies, officers of the European Community, research centres and universities.

It should be stressed that the employment opportunities in foreign companies and industries are likely to increase, as it is demonstrated by a fairly large number of graduates from this M.Sc. programme presently working in different Countries belonging to the industrialized world.

Based on academic sources (Career Service, Sector study, available for consultation on website Employment Statistics | cm.careerservice.polimi.it ; section “quantitative data” for the M.Sc. programme, available on Home: polimi), in 2018 the 100% of the M.Sc. graduates have found job or opportunities for further studies (second M.Sc., PhD). This fact confirms the positive situation of the previous five years (average percentage of employed greater than 96%).

The high percentage of M.Sc. graduates that continue with further studies is significantly larger than the average figure of the University, even if with a great variability from year to year. In particular, the average figure in the period 2013-2018 is 40% in a range 27-57%.

Excluding the choice of further studies, on the average more than 50 % of graduates have found a job within two months after the degree. Also data about permanent job positions are extremely positive (over 75%, much higher than the average of the entire University).

5.3 Qualification profile

1)  Tasks in a professional environment: The nuclear engineer is a professional able to cope with complex problems, as those found in the nuclear field, either aimed at energy production or not. The graduate in Nuclear Engineering is awarded a master degree in the class LM-30 of the Italian categorization of university degrees, named ‘Energy and Nuclear Engineering’. He/she will be licensed in the profession of engineer, upon passing the state certification exam and registering in the Section A of the Engineering Register in the province in which he/she lives.

2) Expertise associated to each tasks

• Design, build and manage complex plants which exploit the energy produced by nuclear reactions, or the nuclear radiations (e.g.: plants which produce energy, plants for the conditioning of nuclear wastes, installations for their safe burial, systems which exploit radiations for industrial or medical applications, particle accelerators, laboratories for the development and characterization of advanced materials);
• Design, build and manage complex plants which exploit the energy produced by traditional energy sources (e.g.: oil&gas, coal);
• Organize and manage the measurement of nuclear radiations, and the associated equipment;
• Design systems which can involve high risks, and manage their safety;
• Offer significant and original contributions to the development of advanced technologies of nuclear materials;
• Work in the scientific and technological research;
• Perform the technology transfer, towards applications in the advanced technologies field.

3)  Professional outlets: Those who earn the Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering have received a multidisciplinary education, and have learnt to cope, in a flexible way, with complex problems. Therefore they easily join working environments which require some type of deep expertise, like:

• Companies which produce electro-nuclear energy;
• Companies which operate in the field of the decommissioning of nuclear plants, or of the disposal of radioactive wastes;
• Companies which design and/or build radiation sources for medical applications;
• Companies which produce radiation detectors;
• Research centers which work in the nuclear fusion field, and in the high energy physics field;

But also in various environments which do not require only a specific expertise, like in many high technology fields, as

• engineering companies and consulting companies in the industrial field, namely the energy field and the medical field;
• hospitals;
• companies which perform safety analyses and environmental impact analyses of plants which involve significant risks; 
• design firms;
• consulting firms, banks, insurances, financial services;
• companies which produce software, or perform technical- scientific consulting;
• industries;
• regulatory bodies;
• officers of European organizations;
• research centers, universities.

 

6. Enrolment

6.1 Access requirements

First cycle degree (level 6 EQF) or comparable qualification

The admission to the M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering undergoes an evaluation process aimed at determining the eligibility of the applicant. Such process, in compliance to the existing regulation (D.M. 22/10/2004 n. 270 art. 6 par. 2 and D.M. 16/3/2007, art.6 par. 1), is based upon curriculum requirements and an assessment of the preparation of the student.

The final decision about the admission to the Msc programme shall be taken by an Evaluation Commission set up by the Board of Studies, according to the academic career of the applicant and, if required, through an interview. The Commission may take into account a valid documentation showing clear exceptional conditions, justifying the non-compliance of the below-mentioned criteria and showing that the student has an adequate background. Such documentation shall be attached to the admission application.

If the applicant is admitted, compulsory additional subjects shall be communicated together with the admission and before enrolment, in order to provide students with the necessary information for a transparent and rational choice.

Requirements concerning the English language proficiency levels are presented in Paragraph 7.4.

 

6.1.1 Application for admission

The procedures for submitting the application for admission are detailed at the following link:https://www.polimi.it/en/futuri-studenti/admission-to-laurea-magistrale-equivalent-to-master-of-science-programmes.

A Bachelor of Science Degree (Laurea) is required for the evaluation of the career, as well as a higher degree (MSc, Laurea Magistrale). The evaluation can be carried out also for students enrolled in Politecnico di Milano BSc, if they are candidates in the next Graduation session, and for students enrolled in BSc of other Italian Universities, if they shall graduate before enrolling to the MSc.

Admission requirements concerning the academic career considered by the Commission are as follows:

1. graduation at the Bachelor of Science no later than 31 March of the sixth year after the first enrolment (for example if the first enrolment an Italian University was in September 2013, the degree should be obtained before March 31, 2019); such requirement does not apply for candidates having a MSc;
2. average graduation mark not below the “adjusted” admission threshold (see below);
3. certification of the English language proficiency (please see Paragraph 7.4);
4. further subjects and knowledge are not required (see section 6.2).

If the requirements stated at either point 1) or 2) of the above list are not satisfied,the Commission will evaluate the admission and, in case of a positive decision, assign possible prerequisites. If the requirements stated at either point 3) or 4) of the above list are not satisfied, the applicant will be accepted to the Msc programme and enrolled, after having satisfied these conditions, by demonstrating his/her proficiency in English and/or obtaining the necessary prerequisites identified and communicated by the Commission.

  

6.1.1.1 Admission of candidates with a BSc degree in Engineering issued by Politecnico di Milano

For candidates with BSc degree in Engineering issued by Politecnico di Milano the admission to the Master's Degree in Nuclear Engineering may or may not be automatic depending on the cases detailed below.

Automatic admission to the Master's Degree in Nuclear Engineering requires that the average of the marks obtained in the Bachelor's Degree exams, weighted by the credits attributed to each exam, is higher than or equal to an "adjusted" admission threshold SC = S, where S is the threshold established as follows:

 

Table 1

BSc degree courses	S
Energy, Physics, Mathematics, Materials and Nanotechnology, Chemical, following specific curricula. In the study programmes and/or in the degree programmes of these BSc courses, a preparatory path for accessing the LM in Nuclear Engineering is offered, with different modalities, which requires the achievement of a minimum number of credits (variable from case to case) by passing some of the courses in Table 2.	22
Degree courses in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan, with an autonomous study plan containing 15 credits among those indicated in table 2. In this regard, interested students must contact the Admissions Commission (email: application-nucleareng@polimi.it) by the end of the second year of their first level degree to obtain information on the most suitable preparatory courses among those contained in table 2. The independent study plan must be approved by the study plan commission of the BSc degree course.	22
BSc degree courses in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan (different from the two previous cases)	28

 

Table 2

Introductory modules	code	ECTS
Radioattività e Radioprotezione	093808	10
Introduction to Nuclear Engineering A+B	054647	10
Misure ed elettronica per applicazioni industriali	052346	5
Fisica della materia/ Fisica atomica	073062/089540	10
Fisica del nucleo	094893	5
Fisica del nucleo+laboratorio di fisica del nucleo	094960	10
Meccanica dei solidi	089494	5
Introduction to quantum physics	096300	5
Radiprotezione	061398	5

 

For cases other than those listed in Table 1, the application for admission is never automatic and it is examined by the specific Commission which evaluates in detail the curriculum of studies presented at the time of the application and evaluates the opportunity to carry out an interview (remotely) aimed at integrate information relating to the student profile. The same Commission decides whether to admit the student to the master's degree in Nuclear Engineering and, in case of a positive evaluation, whether curricular additions are necessary.

For admission to the 2024-2025 academic year, the above "Adjusted" admission thresholds could be modified.

6.1.1.2 Admission of candidates with a BSC degree issued by other than Engineering of Politecnico di Milano

For all students not coming from an Engineering degree course at the Polytechnic of Milan, therefore other than those specified in table 1, admission to the Master's Degree in Nuclear Engineering is never automatic. 

The application for admission is examined by the specific Commission which evaluates in detail the curriculum of studies presented at the time of the application and evaluates the opportunity to carry out an interview (remotely) aimed at integrating the information relating to the student's profile. The same Commission decides whether to admit the student to the master's degree in Nuclear Engineering and, in case of a positive evaluation, whether compulsory prerequisites are necessary.

6.1.1.3 English Proficiency

For a list of the acknowledged certificates and their respective minimum requirements, please see Paragraph 7.4.

 

6.1.1.4 Admission without compulsory prerequisites

The candidate can be admitted to the M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering when the Bachelor of Science degree programme is evaluated as being “consistent” with the M.Sc study programme. The Evaluation Commission verifies these requirements, also ascertaining the need of imposing any prerequisite (i.e. additional compulsory modules, tutoring specifically made available by Politecnico di Milano or specific MOOC, see aragraph 6.2 for more details) to fill possible gaps. Average B.Sc graduation mark will be consider element of merit to be admitted without compulsory prerequisites.

The admission requirements for accessing the Master of Science Course referred to in this Regulation are valid only for the Academic Year 2024/2025 and may change in subsequent Academic Years.

6.2 Requested knowledge

To be admitted to the MSc in Nuclear Engineering, the candidate must possess precise curricular requirements, i.e. knowledge consistent with the project of the aforementioned Degree. Following the submission of the application for admission to the MSc, the Evaluation Commission verifies, also through a possible interview (remotely), the presence of these curricular requirements and, if necessary, assigns compulsory prerequisites.

Procedures for the application of prerequisites

In the case of assignment of compulsory prerequisites, in the period before the enrollment in the MSc, the student must acquire credits of prerequistes assigned by the Commission by enrolling in “Individual Courses”. These credits cannot be part of the 120 credits required to obtain the master's degree. Exams relating to compulsory prerequisites are manadatory for enrollment in the MSc.

Through the enrolment in “Individual Courses”, the student, possibly supported by the Commission, will be able to insert additional credits in addition to those relating to the prerequisites. These additional credits can be part of the 120 credits necessary for the MSc degree. It is underlined that, in case of failure to pass the exams associated with additional courses, it will still be possible for the student to gain ‘right to attend’ of these courses at the Master of Science level.

In any case, the following constraints remain true:

• the number of credits (passed exams and/or acquisition of ‘right to attend’) recognized within the 120 credits needed to obtain the Master's degree cannot exceed 32. Any further credits acquired beyond 32 may be recognized as excess courses.
• the number of credits acquired through enrollment in "individual courses" cannot exceed 80 credits, including compulsory prerequisites in this limit.

If an applicant does not pass the exams assigned as compulsory prerequisites within 15 months, he or she forfeits his/her right to admission totally and completely.

6.3 Deadlines for admission and number of places available

The M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering,  belongs to the School of Industrial and Information Engineering which establishes yearly the number of matriculations.

Detailed information on deadlines and places available can be found in the Enrolment Guide (International prospective students: polimi).

6.4 Tutoring and students support

The School of Industrial and Information Engineering offers a variety of activities for student tutoring and support. The modalities and the schedule of these activities are available on: School: Home (polimi.it).

7. Contents of the study Program

7.1 Programme requirements

As specified by didactic regulations, 120 credits are required to obtain the degree.

The degree is obtained upon completion of 120 credits. The activities required to earn these credits are presented in detail in the curricula regulations; they include the preparation of a degree thesis (15 credits). 

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

Full time attendance is required. Both classroom and laboratory (experimental and numerical) activities are foreseen.

The courses are given in the standard teaching mode (lectures, numerical exercises, computational laboratories, experimental laboratories). Visits at plants or research laboratories are also foreseen. Attendance of lectures is not compulsory and is not recorded, but is strongly advised. Lectures are a major help in learning, and in acquiring the essential critical skills.  Innovative teaching methods have been included in some courses from 2018/19 academic year. Some examples: flipped/blended classrooms, courses under joint tutelage with the business world, soft skills/interdisciplinary courses.

7.3 Detailed learning objectives

The main goals of the first year of the MSc degree in Nuclear Engineering are:

• to build a uniform basis of knowledge, by completing the basic topics learnt in the BSc degree by courses which are either compulsory or chosen according to the previous BSc course (20 ECTS). The Courses for acquiring these credits will be assigned by the MSc Access Commission under the advice of the Curricula Commission;
• to establish a sound knowledge of the basic disciplines of Nuclear Engineering (40 credits).

During the MSc second year the preparation in the subjects characterizing Nuclear Engineering will be completed. To this aim, 30 credits must be acquired within a set of restricted choices, well focused on the specific topics of Nuclear Engineering, while a much broader choice is offered within 15 credits, to be selected from the lists LM NUC 2A-2B-2C-2D-2E. Three standard curricula (Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Technologies, Nuclear Systems Physics) are thus available to each student, irrespective of his/her previous expertise. In the same year the student will choose his/her thesis tutor and topic, then working on the thesis preparation (15 credits).

The student can thus enjoy a significant flexibility in achieving a sound knowledge of the disciplines of Nuclear Engineering. The standard curricula do not limit the freedom of choice of the students, but they rather guide the choice along consistent paths and objectives. Furthermore, the student can build his own autonomous curriculum (Piano di Studio Autonomo, PSA) to propose a specific focus, not already present in the standard curricula. Each autonomous curriculum will need approval by the faculty (a commission named by the Council of the Course in Nuclear Engineering, Consiglio di Corso di Studio, CCS) which will assess the goals and the consistency of the autonomous curriculum, and the compliance to basic requisites.

All the three standard curricula of the second year are available to each student, irrespective of the standard curriculum followed in the first year.

The general structure of the curricula is listed below: the courses are presented for each year, following the standard curricula. 

1^st YEAR

 

20 credits (20 ECTS)  will be assigned from Table LM NUC 1, by the MSc Access Commission under the advice of the Curricula Commission and according to the previous BSc student’s curriculum. Further details are available on: http://www.ingnucleare.polimi.it/

1 Year courses - Track: X2A - NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group TABLE LM NUC1		--	--	--	20.0
052591	B	ING-IND/20	RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT			1	10.0 [2.0]	10.0
055620	B	ING-IND/18	FISSION REACTOR PHYSICS 1			2	10.0	10.0
054649	B	ING-IND/19	RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS A+B			2	10.0 [1.0]	10.0
089473	C	FIS/03	SOLID STATE PHYSICS (a)			2	10.0
085888	C	FIS/03	FISICA DELLO STATO SOLIDO (b)			2	10.0
057919	B,C	ING-IND/20 ING-INF/01	ADVANCED DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES I + II			2	10.0
057920	B	ING-IND/20	RADIOCHIMICA APPLICATA A+B			2	10.0 [2.0]	10.0
057925	B,C	FIS/03 ING-IND/18	PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS + NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS			A	10.0 [1.0]
053354	B	ING-IND/19	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED SIMULATION FOR THE SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE OF ENERGY SYSTEMS			1	10.0 [3.0]

^(a) Closed number subject
^(b) Closed number subject

Courses of the Group TABLE LM NUC1

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
089540	C	FIS/03	FISICA ATOMICA		1	10.0
051086	C	FIS/03	FISICA ATOMICA B		1	5.0
088805	B	ING-IND/10	FISICA TECNICA		1	5.0
096041	B	ING-IND/10	HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER I		1	5.0
096042	B	ING-IND/10	HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER II		1	5.0
052593	B	ING-IND/19	INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING A		1	5.0 [1.0]
054647	B	ING-IND/19	INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING A+B		1	10.0 [2.0]
054648	B	ING-IND/19	INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING B		1	5.0 [1.0]
096300	C	FIS/03	INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM PHYSICS		1	5.0
096193	B	ING-IND/08 ING-IND/09	MACCHINE E SISTEMI ENERGETICI		1	5.0
096240	C	MAT/07	MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR MATERIALS ENGINEERING		1	5.0
096295	C	MAT/05	MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING		1	5.0
089494	C	ICAR/08	MECCANICA DEI SOLIDI		1	5.0
088782	C	MAT/05	METODI MATEMATICI PER L'INGEGNERIA		1	5.0
052204	B	ING-IND/10	MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES		1	5.0
096296	C	MAT/08	NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING		1	5.0
091720	B	ING-IND/20	RADIOATTIVITA'		1	5.0
086055	B	ING-IND/19	RADIOATTIVITA' E RADIOPROTEZIONE		1	10.0
061398	B	ING-IND/19	RADIOPROTEZIONE		1	5.0
094893	B	ING-IND/20	FISICA DEL NUCLEO		2	5.0
088805	B	ING-IND/10	FISICA TECNICA		2	5.0
052603	B	ING-IND/10	HEAT TRANSFER AND THERMAL ANALYSIS		2	5.0
054069	C	SECS-S/01	INFERENZA STATISTICA		2	5.0
094957	B	ING-IND/20	LABORATORIO DI FISICA DEL NUCLEO		2	5.0
052602	C	FIS/03	LABORATORIO DI FISICA DELLE PARTICELLE		2	2.0 [1.0]
097485	C	ING-IND/14	MACHINE DESIGN		2	5.0
094892	C	MAT/05	METODI ANALITICI DELLE E.D.P.		2	5.0
094961	C	MAT/08	METODI NUMERICI DELLE E.D.P.		2	5.0
052346	B	ING-IND/12 ING-IND/19	MISURE ED ELETTRONICA PER APPLICAZIONI INDUSTRIALI		2	5.0
061398	B	ING-IND/19	RADIOPROTEZIONE		2	5.0
059124	B	ING-IND/19	RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA		2	5.0
094960	B	ING-IND/20	FISICA DEL NUCLEO + LABORATORIO DI FISICA DEL NUCLEO [C.I.]		2	10.0

2^nd YEAR

2 Year courses - Track: X2B - Nuclear Plants

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
057922	B	ING-IND/19	NUCLEAR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY			1	10.0 [3.0]	10.0
097675	B	ING-IND/18	FISSION REACTOR PHYSICS II			1	5.0	10.0
097680	B	ING-IND/18	TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS			2	5.0
052594	B	ING-IND/19	EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR REACTOR KINETICS			1	5.0 [5.0]
059123	B	ING-IND/19	DOSIMETRIA INTERNA E RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA			2	10.0	10.0
053354	B	ING-IND/19	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED SIMULATION FOR THE SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE OF ENERGY SYSTEMS			1	10.0 [3.0]
054649	B	ING-IND/19	RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS A+B			2	10.0 [1.0]
057920	B	ING-IND/20	RADIOCHIMICA APPLICATA A+B			2	10.0 [2.0]
056243	B	ING-IND/10	MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES +CFD FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING (a)			1	10.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2A		--	--	--	15.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2B		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2C		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2D		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2E		--	--	--
097721	--	--	THESIS WORK			1	15.0	15.0

^(a) If you have already included 052204 Multiphase Systems and Technologies in your first year, you can include 056389 CFD for Nuclear Engineering as a 5 CFU course and choose another 5 CFU course. Your Study Plan will be evaluated by the Plan Commission.

2 Year courses - Track: X2C - Nuclear Technologies

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
057922	B	ING-IND/19	NUCLEAR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY			1	10.0 [3.0]	10.0
097564	B	ING-IND/20	MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FIELDS			1	10.0	10.0
059123	B	ING-IND/19	DOSIMETRIA INTERNA E RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA			2	10.0
057920	B	ING-IND/20	RADIOCHIMICA APPLICATA A+B			2	10.0 [2.0]	10.0
059123	B	ING-IND/19	DOSIMETRIA INTERNA E RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA			2	10.0
057919	B,C	ING-IND/20 ING-INF/01	ADVANCED DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES I + II			2	10.0
052645	B,C	FIS/03 ING-IND/18	HIGH INTENSITY LASERS FOR NUCLEAR AND PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS I+II (a)			A	10.0
051426	B	ING-IND/18	FISSION REACTOR PHYSICS II + TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS			A	10.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2A		--	--	--	15.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2B		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2C		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2D		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2E		--	--	--
097721	--	--	THESIS WORK			1	15.0	15.0

^(a) High Intensity Lasers I teaching is equivalent to Principles of Lasers, so students who have already taken the latter must include High Intensity Lasers II and propose a 5 CFU teaching of their choice to the Plan Commission

2 Year courses - Track: X2D - Nuclear Systems Physics

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
057922	B	ING-IND/19	NUCLEAR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY			1	10.0 [3.0]	10.0
097564	B	ING-IND/20	MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FIELDS			1	10.0	10.0
052645	B,C	FIS/03 ING-IND/18	HIGH INTENSITY LASERS FOR NUCLEAR AND PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS I+II (a)			A	10.0
097609	C	FIS/03	PLASMA PHYSICS I+II			1	10.0	10.0
097664	C	FIS/03	PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS (b)			1	5.0
059072	C	FIS/03	LABORATORY OF PLASMA PHYSICS (c)			2	5.0
051426	B	ING-IND/18	FISSION REACTOR PHYSICS II + TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS			A	10.0
097621	C	FIS/03	STATISTICAL PHYSICS			1	10.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2A		--	--	--	15.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2B		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2C		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2D		--	--	--
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group LM NUC 2E		--	--	--
097721	--	--	THESIS WORK			1	15.0	15.0

^(a) High Intensity Lasers I teaching is equivalent to Principles of Lasers, so students who have already taken the latter must include High Intensity Lasers II and propose a 5 CFU teaching of their choice to the Plan Commission
^(b) If you have already included 057925 Physics of Nuclear Materials + Nuclear Techniques for the Analysis of Materials in your first year, you can include 059072 Laboratory of Plasma Physics as a 5 CFU course and choose another 5 CFU course. Your Study Plan will be evaluated by the Plan Commission.
^(c) Closed number subject

Courses of the Group LM NUC 2A

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
059151	B	ING-IND/18 ING-IND/19 ING-IND/20	ADVANCED TOPICS IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING		1	5.0
053354	B	ING-IND/19	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED SIMULATION FOR THE SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE OF ENERGY SYSTEMS		1	10.0 [3.0]
056389	B	ING-IND/10	CFD FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING		1	5.0
092839	C	ICAR/08	COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS AND INELASTIC STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS		1	10.0
052605	B	ING-IND/19	COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY AND MAINTENANCE		1	5.0 [2.0]
056262	C	ING-IND/22	CORROSION ENGINEERING		1	5.0 [1.0]
083442	C	ING-IND/14	COSTRUZIONE DI MACCHINE 1		1	10.0
054065	B	ING-IND/09	ENERGY CONVERSION A		1	10.0 [1.0]
052594	B	ING-IND/19	EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR REACTOR KINETICS		1	5.0 [5.0]
091729	C	ING-IND/21	FAILURE AND CONTROL OF METALS		1	5.0
097675	B	ING-IND/18	FISSION REACTOR PHYSICS II		1	5.0
095902	B	ING-IND/10	HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER(a)		1	10.0
096041	B	ING-IND/10	HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER I		1	5.0
096042	B	ING-IND/10	HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER II		1	5.0
052604	B	ING-IND/19	INTEGRATED DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS		1	5.0 [1.0]
052601	B	ING-IND/18 ING-IND/19	FISSION REACTOR PHYSICS II + EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR REACTOR KINETICS		1	10.0 [5.0]
096246	C	ING-IND/14 ING-IND/21	MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR AND FAILURE OF METALS		1	10.0
056243	B	ING-IND/10	MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES +CFD FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING		1	10.0
052598	B,C	FIS/03 ING-IND/19	PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS + EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR REACTOR KINETICS		1	10.0 [5.0]
059215	C	ING-IND/14	ADVANCED MACHINE DESIGN		2	10.0
057072	C	ING-IND/17	AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT		2	5.0
092844	C	ICAR/08	DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURES		2	10.0
097320	C	ING-IND/17	INDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT A		2	10.0
097356	C	ING-IND/17	INDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT B		2	5.0
097485	C	ING-IND/14	MACHINE DESIGN		2	5.0
054650	B	ING-IND/19	RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS A		2	5.0 [1.0]
054649	B	ING-IND/19	RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS A+B		2	10.0 [1.0]
089543	B	ING-IND/19	RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS B		2	5.0
099259	C	ING-IND/07	SPACE PROPULSION		2	10.0
097680	B	ING-IND/18	TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS		2	5.0
051426	B	ING-IND/18	FISSION REACTOR PHYSICS II + TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS		A	10.0

^(a) Closed number subject

Courses of the Group LM NUC 2B

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
083042	C	ING-IND/34	BIOINGEGNERIA CELLULARE		1	10.0
097564	B	ING-IND/20	MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FIELDS		1	10.0
054293	C	ING-INF/06	BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND MEDICAL IMAGES - BIOE 540-421 [I.C.]		1	10.0 [1.0]
091734	C	FIS/07	RADIOBIOLOGIA		2	5.0
058138	C	ING-INF/01	ADVANCED DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES I		2	5.0
058139	B	ING-IND/20	ADVANCED DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES II		2	5.0
059122	B	ING-IND/19	DOSIMETRIA INTERNA		2	5.0
059123	B	ING-IND/19	DOSIMETRIA INTERNA E RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA		2	10.0
090935	C	ING-INF/01	ELECTRONICS DESIGN FOR BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION		2	10.0
056868	B,C	ING-IND/20 ING-INF/06	RADIOTHERAPIC TECHNIQUE LABORATORY(a)		2	5.0
096210	C	ING-IND/34	LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS		2	5.0
055519	C	ING-INF/01	RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEMS		2	5.0
091732	B	ING-IND/20	RADIOCHIMICA APPLICATA A		2	5.0
057920	B	ING-IND/20	RADIOCHIMICA APPLICATA A+B		2	10.0 [2.0]
091733	B	ING-IND/20	RADIOCHIMICA APPLICATA B		2	5.0
059124	B	ING-IND/19	RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA		2	5.0
057919	B,C	ING-IND/20 ING-INF/01	ADVANCED DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES I + II		2	10.0
096264	C	ING-INF/06	METHODS FOR BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND COMPUTER AIDED SURGERY		2	10.0
057281	C	ING-INF/06	TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENSORS AND CLINICAL INSTRUMENTATION - BIOE 430		2	10.0 [2.0]

^(a) Closed number subject

Courses of the Group LM NUC 2C

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
052496	--	ING-INF/05	ALGORITHMS AND PARALLEL COMPUTING		1	10.0 [1.0]
089194	C	ING-INF/04	COMPLESSITÀ NEI SISTEMI E NELLE RETI		1	5.0
054075	C	MAT/05	DISCRETE DYNAMICAL MODELS		1	8.0 [2.0]
094172	C	ING-INF/04	SYSTEMS THEORY (NONLINEAR DYNAMICS)		1	5.0
055693	C	MAT/03	TOPOLOGIA ALGEBRICA COMPUTAZIONALE		1	8.0
097634	C	MAT/07 MAT/08	COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS [C.I.]		1	10.0
089195	C	ING-INF/04	DINAMICA DEI SISTEMI COMPLESSI		1	10.0
096129	C	ING-INF/04	ADVANCED AND MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL		2	10.0
052504	C	MAT/08	ADVANCED NUMERICAL METHODS FOR COUPLED PROBLEMS WITH APPLICATION TO LIVING SYSTEMS		2	8.0
054073	C	MAT/08	ADVANCED PROGRAMMING FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING		2	10.0 [1.0]
097484	C	ING-INF/04	SIMULATION TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS		2	5.0

Courses of the Group LM NUC 2D

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
054874	C	FIS/05	ASTROFISICA NUCLEARE RELATIVISTICA 1		1	5.0
054651	C	FIS/03	TEORIA DEI SISTEMI A MOLTI CORPI 1		1	5.0
052656	C	FIS/03	HIGH INTENSITY LASERS FOR NUCLEAR AND PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS I		1	5.0
059497	C	FIS/01	MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY		1	5.0
097584	C	FIS/03	PHYSICS OF DISORDERED MATERIALS		1	5.0
097664	C	FIS/03	PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS		1	5.0
096621	C	FIS/01	PHYSICS OF ULTRA FAST PROCESSES		1	5.0
097609	C	FIS/03	PLASMA PHYSICS I+II		1	10.0
097621	C	FIS/03	STATISTICAL PHYSICS		1	10.0
063045	C	FIS/01	ELEMENTI DI SUPERCONDUTTIVITÀ E FISICA DEI MAGNETI AD ALTO CAMPO		2	5.0
054873	C	FIS/04	FENOMENOLOGIA DEL MODELLO STANDARD DELLE PARTICELLE ELEMENTARI		2	5.0
091736	C	FIS/01	FISICA DEGLI ACCELERATORI 1		2	5.0
091737	C	FIS/04	FISICA NUCLEARE		2	5.0
085888	C	FIS/03	FISICA DELLO STATO SOLIDO(a)		2	10.0
052657	B	ING-IND/18	HIGH INTENSITY LASERS FOR NUCLEAR AND PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS II		2	5.0
052602	C	FIS/03	LABORATORIO DI FISICA DELLE PARTICELLE		2	2.0 [1.0]
059072	C	FIS/03	LABORATORY OF PLASMA PHYSICS(b)		2	5.0
091604	C	FIS/03	NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION		2	5.0
057924	B	ING-IND/18	NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS		2	5.0 [1.0]
091603	C	FIS/03	PHYSICS OF NANOSTRUCTURES		2	5.0
054862	C	FIS/01	QUANTUM OPTICS AND INFORMATION		2	5.0
059509	C	FIS/01	QUANTUM PHENOMENA IN LOW DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS I		2	5.0
059510	C	FIS/01	QUANTUM PHENOMENA IN LOW DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS II		2	5.0
089473	C	FIS/03	SOLID STATE PHYSICS(c)		2	10.0
089480	C	FIS/03	SOLID STATE PHYSICS A		2	5.0
050514	C	FIS/03	SOLID STATE PHYSICS B		2	5.0
052645	B,C	FIS/03 ING-IND/18	HIGH INTENSITY LASERS FOR NUCLEAR AND PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS I+II(d)		A	10.0
057925	B,C	FIS/03 ING-IND/18	PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS + NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS		A	10.0 [1.0]

^(a) Closed number subject
^(b) Closed number subject
^(c) Closed number subject
^(d) High Intensity Lasers I teaching is equivalent to Principles of Lasers, so students who have already taken the latter must include High Intensity Lasers II and propose a 5 CFU teaching of their choice to the Plan Commission

Courses of the Group LM NUC 2E

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
052580	--	L-FIL-LET/11	ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN CULTURE(a)		1	5.0 [5.0]
088776	--	ICAR/03	MITIGAZIONE DEI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI		1	8.0
056048	--	M-FIL/02	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY		1	5.0 [5.0]
059600	--	SPS/08	SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES		1	5.0
059113	B	CHIM/07 ING-IND/20	ANALYTICAL METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR WASTE CHARACTERIZATION AND VALORIZATION		1	5.0
059448	--	ING-INF/05 M-FIL/01	CREATIVITY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION(b)		1	5.0
056931	B	ING-IND/33 M-FIL/02	POWER SYSTEMS: ETHICAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS		1	5.0 [5.0]
056827	--	M-FIL/02	BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES: PHILOSOPHICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES		2	5.0 [5.0]
052582	--	M-PED/03	COMMUNICATION AND ARGUMENTATION(c)		2	5.0 [5.0]
055806	--	M-FIL/02	CRITICAL THINKING(d)		2	5.0 [5.0]
055807	--	SPS/07	EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES(e)		2	5.0 [5.0]
055635	C	ING-IND/35	ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MODELING AND SCENARIOS		2	8.0 [2.0]
056839	C	ING-INF/07	ENGINEERING METHODS SUPPORTING JUSTICE		2	5.0 [5.0]
062447	--	M-FIL/03	ETHICAL ISSUES OF TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC REGULATION		2	5.0
052581	--	M-FIL/02	ETHICS FOR TECHNOLOGY(f)		2	5.0 [5.0]
056233	--	M-FIL/03	ETHICS FOR TECHNOLOGY B(g)		2	5.0 [5.0]
056823	--	M-STO/04	HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION		2	5.0 [5.0]
052585	--	ING-INF/05	PERSONALITÀ, TEAM BUILDING, LEADERSHIP(h)		2	5.0 [5.0]
094956	C	ING-IND/22	SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE		2	5.0
059579	--	SPS/08	SOCIAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY		2	5.0 [5.0]
052583	B	ING-IND/10	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(i)		2	5.0 [5.0]
062436	--	IUS/07	TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS: LIABILITY, IP PROTECTION, AI REGULATION		2	5.0 [5.0]
098504	--	ING-IND/15	TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING AND RESEARCHING FUTURE(j)		2	5.0
056829	--	SPS/08	THE SOCIAL SHAPING OF TECHNOLOGY		2	5.0 [5.0]
057870	C	ING-INF/04 SPS/09	DIVERSITY AWARE DESIGN OF TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS		2	5.0 [5.0]
057533	B,C	ING-IND/19 ING-IND/35	INTEGRATION OF NUCLEAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR CARBON NEUTRAL SCENARIOS		2	5.0

^(a) Closed number subject
^(b) Closed number subject
^(c) Closed number subject
^(d) Closed number subject
^(e) Closed number subject
^(f) Closed number subject
^(g) Closed number subject
^(h) Closed number subject
⁽ⁱ⁾ Closed number subject
^(j) Closed number subject

Innovative Teaching

M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering naturally allows including some innovative teaching methods according to the guidelines of Action 1 defined by the Academic Senate of Politecnico di Milano starting in 2018/19 academic year.

Actions in 2024/25 academic year:

• 2 ECTS offered with blended/flipped methods in the Radiation Detection and Measurements (052591) course of the first year. Particularly, some laboratory experiences are offered as flipped class (autonomous preparation of laboratory by the student using learning material provided by the professor with subsequent interaction and follow-up with teachers during laboratory)
• 2 ECTS offered with blended/flipped methods in the Introduction to Nuclear Engineering A+B (054647) course. Particularly, a project work regarding Nuclear Plants issues is offered as flipped class (Simplified Design Nuclear Reactors, Small Modular Nuclear Reactors).
• 3 ECTS offered with blended/flipped methods in the Nuclear Design and Technology (057922) course of the second year. Particularly, part of the course hours dedicated to the Project Lab is meant as flipped classroom, with the required material provided digitally to the students in advance and with dedicated parallel sessions of mentoring/review to the single groups of students.
• Soft skills/interdisciplinary courses made available by the School of Industrial and Information Engineering, included in the Group Table LM NUC 2E.
• Elective course Experimental Nuclear Reactor Kinetics (052594) as a joint course with an external institution (University of Pavia),including lectures/laboratories on the nuclear reactor by remote connection together with other countries students and common homework to be solved jointly.
• 1 ECTS offered with blended method in the elective course Laboratorio di Fisica delle Particelle (051127)
• 3 ECTS offered with flipped/blended method in the elective course Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Simulation for the Safety, Reliability and Maintenance of Energy Systems (053354) and 1 cfu offered with flipped/blended method in the elective course Reliability, Safety and Risk Analysis A+B (054649).

 

 

High Level Training programmes

The student in Nuclear Engineering has the opportunity to access further study programmes also in the framework of high-level training courses of Politecnico di Milano. The following programmes are mutually exclusive.

1. Professional profile in Green Technologies
2. Honours Programme in Scientific Research in Industrial Engineering - Nuclear Science and Technology
3. Additional MSc Degree in Nuclear Engineering (for MSc graduates in Mathematical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano.
4. Students’ exchange programme between Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino Poly2Nuc.
5. Double degrees (Italian + foreign).

a. Professional profile in Green Technologies

Politecnico di Milano aims at strengthening the skills related to Green Technologies in the Master of Science degree programmes.

The goal is to create new professional profiles in Green Technologies: MSc graduates with forefront systemic skills, interdisciplinary vision, and specific aptitude to innovation in the fields of environmental sustainability and decarbonisation of the economy. The profile in Green Technologies corresponds to a professional figure with both advanced, specialized skills in the green sector, and transversal skills, which allow graduates to broaden their knowledge in the field of Green Technologies and to adopt a systemic approach to the design, management, innovation, and study of the life-cycle of green technologies.

The training programme is articulated within the MSc educational path, and sets at 130 credits (thus at least extra 10 credits in addition to the standard MSc requirements) the minimum number of credits needed to complete the selected MSc and, at the same time, to qualify for the certification in Green Technologies.

As part of the educational training, students must acquire at least 30 credits in courses related to the Green Technologies profile, which have to be chosen among those proposed in the degree programme or among additional courses, as detailed in the specific information.

To obtain recognition of a course for the Ambassador qualification, at least one of the following conditions must be met:

• The course selected from Table A or B must be listed in the Manifesto of the Academic Year of application.
• The course selected from Table A or B must be present in the tables for the same Academic Year of attendance (i.e., in the study plan for the course). However, it is not necessary for the course to be taken in that Academic Year.

The Green Technologies certification will be reported in the Student’s Diploma Supplement and in any other certificate issued by the Politecnico di Milano.

Students who will not obtain the required extra 10 credits and the 30 credits in training activities functional to the Green Technologies profile, will not be precluded from obtaining a MSc degree.

Track: * - Table A

Code	Course Title	CFU	Language	Programme	Track	Semester(s)	Campus
053354	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED SIMULATION FOR THE SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE OF ENERGY SYSTEMS	10.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	BV
054649	RELIABILITY, SAFETY AND RISK ANALYSIS A+B	10.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
057920	RADIOCHIMICA APPLICATA A+B	10.0	IT	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
059080	CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR ENERGY VECTORS	8.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	BV
059122	DOSIMETRIA INTERNA	5.0	IT	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
059123	DOSIMETRIA INTERNA E RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA	10.0	IT	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
059124	RADIOPROTEZIONE AVANZATA	5.0	IT	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
061398	RADIOPROTEZIONE	5.0	IT	Any programme	Any Track	1, 2	BV, MI
097609	PLASMA PHYSICS I+II	10.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
097680	TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV

Track: * - Table B

Code	Course Title	CFU	Language	Programme	Track	Semester(s)	Campus
052583	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI
055635	ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MODELING AND SCENARIOS	8.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
055807	EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV, MI
057498	DATA ANALYTICS FOR SMART AGRICULTURE	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
057507	LITHIUM BATTERIES AND BEYOND	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
057510	ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE: FROM THE ENERGY TRANSITION TO THE NEW REGULATION	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
057517	COMMUNICATION IN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
057520	PLASTIC TODAY: KEY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
057524	NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR A RESILIENT WORLD	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI
057533	INTEGRATION OF NUCLEAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR CARBON NEUTRAL SCENARIOS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	BV
059113	ANALYTICAL METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR WASTE CHARACTERIZATION AND VALORIZATION	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	BV, MI
088776	MITIGAZIONE DEI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI	8.0	IT	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
091604	NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI

b. Honours Programme

Scientific Research in Industrial Engineering - Nuclear Science and Technology

The Honours Programme “Scientific Research in Industrial Engineering - Nuclear science and technology” falls within the strategy for high level training of the Politecnico di Milano. It is intended for students with high predisposition to studies and research and aims at improving the students’ skills in order to train engineers to be devoted to science and technological research.

The programme is structured through the traditional Course of Nuclear Engineering and gives the opportunity of deepening some aspects of the student’s training from the point of view of both methodology and subjects, under the supervision of a reference professor assigned by the CS.

For this purpose the programme foresees additional training activities in several disciplines and within the Msc Thesis for a total of 20 additional credits, including those listed in the Honours table and others within a broad choice among LM courses, guided by the interest of the student and in accordance with the reference professor.

The title of the programme will be officially reported in the students’ transcript together with the description of the conducted activities.

The access requirements and the modalities of attendance are described on: www.ingnucleare.polimi.it .

The maximum number of students who will be admitted to the Honours programme in the academic year 2024/25 is five.

Table Honours

Order	Semester	Type	S.S.D.	Code	Course name	ECTS
additional	1	M	ING-IND/19	052594	Experimental nuclear reactor kinetics	5
additional	1 - 2	V	-	098413	MSc Thesis prolongation	5

c. Additional MSc Degree in Nuclear Engineering (for MSc graduates in Mathematical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano.

An additional MSc Degree in Nuclear Engineering can be awarded by MSc graduates in Mathematical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, who attended the track “Mathematical-Physical Models for Nuclear Applications”. For this purpose, these graduates should enroll at the M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering and attend only an additional year, as specified in: http://www.ingnucleare.polimi.it/. The students enrolled in this program can discuss the MSc Thesis of the MSc degree in Mathematical Engineering during their final degree examination (corresponding to 15 ECTS).

d. Students’ exchange programme between Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino Poly2Nuc.

In the framework of the agreement for students’ exchange between Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino, a selected number of students can apply to the second year attendance of the MSc in Energy and Nuclear Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino. These students should enroll at the M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, by attending a specific track, as it is specified in: http://www.ingnucleare.polimi.it/. The progamme is suspended in the academic year 2024/25.

e. Double degrees (Italian + foreign).

See 13. Internationalization for further information.

7.4 Foreign language

The School of Industrial and Information Engineering adopted, without any modification, the regulations approved by the Academic Senate for the whole Politecnico, concerning the knowledge of a foreign language, including the vocabulary of specific disciplines.

In order to be enrolled to the MSc programme, the student must own a certification stating a knowledge of the English language at the level required by the Politecnico di Milano. Since the knowledge of a foreign language is a pre-requisite for admission, no further tests will be performed during the MSc programme.

Foreign language guide

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7.5 Degree examination

The degree examination consists of the presentation and the discussion, in front of a commission, of the work autonomously performed by the student during a thesis work carried out in an academic (also at foreign universities), research or industrial field.

The activity offers the student a further opportunity to deepen and verify the analysis, the elaboration and the presentation of the performed work.

Information relating to the general rules, regulations, calendar, application and thesis submission are available on the website of the School of Industrial and Information Engineering (https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/). In particular, at the link https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/1/teaching/lectures-and-exams/degree-examinations you can consult the "University Regulation for Bachelor's and Master's degree exams ". 

The straightforward choice of a thesis tutor is for a teacher of the Nuclear Engineering curriculum, but the regulations of the Final Examination also allow each student to choose any Politecnico teacher, provided the Council of the Course in Nuclear Engineering is fully informed of the choice.

The straightforward choice of the thesis supervisor is for a professor of the Msc in Nuclear Engineering , but the regulations also allow student to contact any professor of the Politecnico di Milano, after communicating the choice to the Council of the Course in Nuclear Engineering. If the thesis work is carried out outside the Politecnico di Milano, it is still necessary, before starting the activities, to identify a supervisor by contacting a professor of the Politecnico di Milano.

8. Academic calendar

Academic calendar 2024/2025
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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 infrastructures

The services to students involve counseling, curriculum management, financial support where applicable, and any service supporting university life.

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Didactic infrastructures available to the Nuclear Engineering Students

The M.Sc. programme in Nuclear Engineering gives high emphasis to practical exercise and laboratory classes. The didactical programme involves: the laboratory of radioprotection, the laboratory of radiochemistry and radiation chemistry, the laboratory of nuclear measurement and instrumentation, the laboratory of contaminant migration, the laboratory of electronics, the laboratory of micro and nanostructured materials, the laboratory of signal and risk analysis (LASAR), the laboratory of nuclear plant design. The large number of collaborations with Italian and foreign research Centres allow the students to access external laboratories for practical exercise and visiting. During laboratory classes, the students can use directly radiation detectors and complex instrumentation. More details are given on the web site of the Energy Department of the Politecnico di Milano ( Dipartimento di Energia: Energy Department (polimi.it)) and on: http://www.ingnucleare.polimi.it/ .

 

Information concerning this topic is available on the degree programme.

The degree programme is annually published on the website of Politecnico di Milano.

11. International context

Politecnico di Milano is presently performing benchmarking analyses with most prominent international technical universities. Reports and studies on this topic will be available on the Politecnico di Milano website, in the section “Manifesto degli Studi”

12. Internationalization

The M.Sc. programme attendees have been exploiting the exchange programmes offered by the Politecnico di Milano since many years. These programmes allow to spend some periods of study (from one week up to more than one year) at high-quality international Universities, in the framework of agreements or common projects with institutional partners.

These opportunities include: 

• a period of study in the framework of the Erasmus and theAthens programmes, extra-EU agreements and special programmes;
• thesis developed at University laboratories, research Centres and companies;
• double degrees;
• UNITECH and TIME programmes.

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Strong relationship exists among the Msc Course in Nuclear Engineering and other high-quality international Universities, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITECH), the French “Grand Écoles”, Cambridge University, Oxford University, Durham University, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Georgia Institute of Technology (GeorgiaTech), Technische Universität München (TUM), Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft), Xian Jiaotong University (XJTU, China), Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST, South Korea), Grenoble Institute of Technology (INP, France).

Cooperative relations are also maintained with important international research institutes, such as Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire (CERN), Joint Research Center (JRC), Karlsruhe Institute Technology (KIT), Joint European Torus (JET), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Paul Scherrer Insitut (PSI), Idaho National Laboratory (INL), European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy (EUROfusion).This contributes to improve the visibility of the Politecnico di Milano in the framework of Nuclear Engineering at international level.

13. Quantitative data

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

Further information, together with updates and contacts, about the Course of Nuclear Engineering is given in www.ingnucleare.polimi.it.

15. Errata corrige