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Academic Year 2013/14

School of Engineering of Industrial Process

Teaching Regulations of the Study Programme in:

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Master of Science

Campus: Milano Leonardo Approvato CCS: 17 aprile 2013 C.M. Arturi

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1. General Information School: School of Industrial and Information Engineering Code Reference Law 423 Name ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Reference Law Ordinamento 270/04 Class of degree LM-28 - Electrical Engineering Degree level Master of Science First year of activation 2010 Official length of the programme 2

Years of the programme already activated 1,2

Official language(s) Italian Campus Milano Leonardo Dean of the School Gianni Lozza President of the Study programme Cesare Mario Arturi

Website of the School http://www.ingpin.polimi.it Website of the Study programme

http://www.electre.polimi.it

Student Office (Study Program)

Reference office SECRETARY OF THE DIPARTIMENTO DI ELETTRONICA, INFORMAZIONE E BIOINGEGNERIA Address VIA PONZIO 34/5, 20133 MILANO Telephone 02 23993702 Central Student Office Address P.ZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI, 32 (MI) Phone 800420470 e-mail address https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=81

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2. General Programme Presentation Electrical Engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism, with particular focus on electrical power systems, electrical machines and their control, electronic power converters, electrical transport systems, electrical and electronic measurements, circuit theory and electromagnetic compatibility.

The Electrical Engineering programme organises and provides courses needed to train first level (Bachelor) and second level (Master of Science) graduates in Electrical Engineering.

Industrial and civil development is based on the availability of energy forms able to be easily converted into light, heat, motive power, chemical actions, electromagnetic waves for distance transmission and data processing. Energy can only be obtained where natural sources permit.

Due to its magnetic, heat and chemical properties, electricity is the most efficient vehicle for both conversion from other primary energy forms and for long distance transmission. The easy management of electrical energy and its conversion into the many different other energy forms makes it irreplaceable in a multitude of everyday, domestic, industrial and service activity applications and uses.

Electricity is a clean energy form that is easily regulated and environmentally-friendly. Nationally, more than a third of energy is currently transformed into electricity before its final use. Electricity is valuable and not to be wasted. All transformations concerning electricity should be optimised, from production to final use.

The electrical sector is undergoing significant changes that will make the role of electrical engineers even more important in future society as a fundamental element in managing energy and safeguarding the environment.

It is impossible to list all Electrical Engineering applications. Its fields of use range from electrical machines to electronic power convertors, transformers, large transmission and distribution electric grids, electric plants for civil and industrial use, actuators used in the automation of industrial processes, traction systems, heavy metallurgic industry applications, electromagnetic compatibility between apparatus, transport systems and domestic and working environments.

The production, transmission, distribution and rational and economical use of electricity requires first and second-level Electrical Engineering graduates with sufficient design, management, processing and analytical skills.

The need to use renewable energy sources such as solar and wind through production plants, even small in size, distributed throughout the territory, together with the more traditional high-power hydro-electric and thermal plants, leads to a new way of designing and managing electrical distribution grids.

The ever-increasing use of high-tech and sophisticated equipment requires a better quality electricity supply (to give an example, data processing centres), that calls for the study and development of new apparatus so as to ensure electrical utilities are problem-free and electrical distribution grids are more reliable.

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The development of fuel cells and advanced storage systems will promote widespread use of hybrid and electric vehicles and contribute significantly to reduce pollution, not to mention allowing a better use of traditional and/or innovative energy sources.

Moving from a monopoly to free energy market undoubtedly brings with it new opportunities for consumers but also causes technical problems for which a figure such as an electrical engineer would be required.

These are the main areas of the Electrical Engineering programme. The skills acquired in this programme are essential in all phases of the process of converting, generating, transmitting, distributing and using electrical energy, for civil and industrial use, to reach desired objectives in an economical way, without wasting resources and in an environmentally-friendly way.

Electrical Engineering continually revises the knowledge acquired throughout its long-standing history and tradition (since 1896 at the Politecnico di Milano), enriching its own wealth of information through new research that arises from the need to provide adequate solutions to the problems posed by industrial development and to the various applications of electrical, electromechanical and electronic equipment and devices.

Electrical engineering graduates must therefore possess a wide spectrum of skills in many fields of engineering, from the traditional to the more modern ones.

The programme in Electrical Engineering that has been offered by the Politecnico di Milano since 1896 was reorganised to adhere to the Ministerial Decree 270/04.

The first level of the programme aims to ensure students have a sufficient command of the general scientific methods and contents surrounding electrical engineering. Students can orientate their choices towards an educational path, as preparation for the Master of Science (or second level), or towards a vocational path for those wishing to work straight after the first-level degree. In the latter case students carry out a traineeship in a company.

The first-level degree programme lasts three years and upon completion, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering is awarded. The programme aims to train experts with a sound background education who are able to address typical problems surrounding basic design in electrical engineering, to understand and manage innovation together with scientific and technological development.

Once graduated (both paths hold the same legal status), graduates can apply to the two-year Master of Science programme.

Acceptance to the Master of Science is subject to submission of an application and a previous career evaluation carried out by the CCS board.

Direct access to the Master of Science is possible for graduates who chose the educational path in the first-level programme, especially devoted to the to second-level studies. For graduates applying from vocational paths or those graduated in other subjects, the access to the Master of Science is possible after having completed the necessary preparation.

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The two-year Master of Science in Electrical Engineering aims to provide students with an advanced level of education in order to perform highly qualified activities in the scientific and technical fields of electrical engineering, to carry out and manage even complex design activities and to promote and develop technological innovation.

From the A. A. 2012-2013, the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is also provided entirely in English.

The areas covered by the Electrical Engineering Master of Science are: electrical energy and renewable sources, transport systems, electrical machines design, power electronics and industrial automation.

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3. Learning objectives An electrical engineer has a wide spectrum of knowledge that is necessary to address ever-difficult challenges of work and research, not only in the production, transmission and distribution fields of electricity, but also in the multiple and varied reality of industrial and domestic electrical applications and those used in the transport and hospital sectors, and of the electromagnetic compatibility of measurement techniques and diagnosis.

A wide and in-depth understanding of mathematics subjects and physics is the essential foundation of graduates preparation in electrical engineering. Also fundamental is an understanding of computer science, automatics and electronics and their roles in the various areas of electrical engineering.

In line with the regulation according to the DM 270/04, after the Bachelor of Science there is a Master of Science lasting two years and worth 120 credits that aims to provide students with an advanced level of education in order to perform highly qualified activities in the scientific and technical fields of electrical engineering, to carry out and manage even complex design activities and to promote and develop technological innovation. This requires a sound foundation that explores methodological and operative aspects along with theoretic and scientific ones. First-level graduates can take this Programme, either directly (after an educational path) or after having completed the necessary preparation (after a vocational path and for graduates of other subjects).

Finally, to complete the educational offer, after the Master of Science there is a Research Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (third level) that provides education of an elevated cultural level, aimed at training experts that are able to carry out important research activities in the world of industrial and service businesses, in public Bodies and in universities.

The Electrical Engineering programme develops specific skills in the methodological, experimental and applied topics of the electrical field, on different levels, depending on the qualification awarded. In particular, the programme develops competences in the:

circuit theory; electromagnetic computation; electromagnetic compatibility; measurement techniques and diagnosis; electrical machinery design; production of electricity and electricity plants; transmission, distribution and utilization systems; advanced industrial applications such as automation systems and electric traction systems; economic and financial applications relating to the electricity market.

The areas covered by the Electrical Engineering Master of Science are: electrical energy and renewable sources, transport systems, electrical machines design, power electronics and industrial automation.

The first year of the Master of Science includes four compulsory characterising courses totalling 40 CFUs, aimed at completing the basic and advanced training, a compulsory 8-CFU course and one of the options worth 6 CFUs of similar or integrative activities. The Programme is completed with an 8-CFU course to be chosen.

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Some of the optional courses are offered in English only.

The second year of the Master of Science includes five courses to be chosen by students, totalling 40 CFUs of characterising activities, so as to install a personal competence area. There are three recommended areas of competence.

The area of competence Energy and renewable sources, includes the following courses:

- Electric Power systems (10 CFUs); - Electric Power Stations (8 CFUs); - Planning and operation of electric energy systems (6 CFUs); - Electromagnetic compatibility A (8 CFUs); - Measurement and diagnosis techniques (8 CFUs);

The area of competence Energy and renewable sources addresses issues surrounding electric systems for energy, in consideration of the impact of electronics, automatics and computer science and with particular attention to modern uses of renewable sources. The skills developed in the production, transmission, distribution and use fields of electricity (for example: calculations of optimum dispatching, load flow, short circuit, dynamics, reliability) are included in the new prospective of a free electricity market. Widespread contribution from renewable sources (such as wind, solar and in particular photovoltaic, fuel cells, cogenerative cycles) mainly involves medium and low voltage systems and the revision of structure, control and protection of the distribution system; this is where the quality of electricity supply is important, for the ever-increasing diffusion of equipment that must be problem-free and not cause problems itself. In terms of use, there are skills in the field of drives and innovative systems, for example: storage for a more efficient use of electrical systems, both stationary and on transportation vehicles.

The area of competence Transport, includes the following courses:

- Electric Power systems (10 CFUs); - Electric systems for transportation (8 CFUs); - Automatic electric transportation systems (6 CFUs); - Electromagnetic compatibility A (8 CFUs); - Electrical Drives (8 CFUs);

The area of competence Transport explores electric issues associated to transport systems. The areas addressed particularly involve railway systems (also High Speed - High Capacity), underground networks (including automatic ones), mass overground urban transport systems (tramlines, trolley buses and light rail), independent transport systems (electric and hybrid vehicles) and electric systems on board ships and airplanes. Both the infrastructural and energy aspects are considered in relation to supply systems together with electromechanic aspects of converting electricity for traction. The issues of safety and speed control, electrical drives and electromagnetic compatibility between power systems and control and signalling systems are also explored. The skills developed ensure training of an electrical engineer with sound methodological and engineering foundations, and an expertise in the transport sector - a sector that increasingly turns to electrical engineering (for example electric propulsion systems for ships and electric vehicles) to optimise resources and for a sustainable development of transport.

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The area of competence Design and automation, includes the following courses:

- Construction and Design of Electrical Machines (10 CFUs); - Electrical Drives (8 CFUs); - Systems and components for industrial, home and building automation (6 CFUs); - Electromagnetic compatibility A (8 CFUs); - Measurement and diagnosis techniques (8 CFUs);

The area of competence Design and automation provides knowledge, develops skills and instils a certain insight with reference to design methodologies of components, the theoretic and application aspects of electrical drives and static convertors, and the numerous areas of automation: issues that are common in industrial, civil and movement systems' applications. The skills developed vary from modern methods of designing and checking electromagnetic and electromechanic components, both standard and special, to the ability to choose and design the most suitable drive and supply system for each application, with the relative control techniques, to a practical understanding of the most advanced communication, automation and supervision systems in the various fields of industry, of the generation distributed, domotics and of services.

The Electrical Engineering programme's teaching regulations have been devised in such a way as to reach certain general objectives:

- to pave the way for basic training in electrical engineering at first-level, that observes teaching commitments of a three-year programme;

- promote both a preparatory training for the Master of Science and application routes, with a sound overall training;

- to adapt learning activities to the world of work and to exercising design capabilities and independent judgement;

- to allow, at second level, general training to be orientated towards specialist fields and advanced applications;

- to favour completion of a methodological training with laboratory activities in the pre-chosen specialist fields;

- to require independent development, guided by tutors, of designs and plans starting from the first level, ending in a thesis at the second level;

- to encourage independent choices, obviously limited at the first level and more available at the second level.

Specific learning objectives of the Master of Science are:

- allow the choice between a number of characterising areas of competence relating to fundamental subjects, although in such a way as to allow various types of specialisation, to be chosen by students;

- to favour completion of a methodological training with laboratory activities in the pre-chosen specialist fields;

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- encourage students to make independent decisions on their learning paths on the basis of their chosen area of competence;

- require independent development, guided by a tutor, of a thesis that is original and in line with the training path chosen by the student;

- to attract foreign students with the path of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in English language.

Finally, to complete the educational offer, after the Master of Science there is a Research Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (third level) that provides education of an elevated cultural level, aimed at training experts that are able to carry out important research activities in the world of industrial and service businesses, in public Bodies and in universities.

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4. Organization of the study programme and further studies

4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications

The following diagram shows the structure of the Electrical Engineering programme, in line with the educational system DM 270/04.

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A Bachelor of Science is a prerequisite for admission onto the Master of Science Programme, which in turn is a prerequisite for admission onto the research Ph.D. To access the Electrical Engineering Master of Science, the Bachelor of Science offered by the Politecnico di Milano (formative path) ensures integral recognition of acquired credits and direct access. Instead, the Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science (vocational path) does not lead to full recognition of acquired credits for admission onto the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. In this case, curricular supplements acquiring additional credits are required.

Both Degree paths allow recognition of acquired credits in most Master of Science programmes in the Industrial Engineering field.

4.2 Further Studies

The qualification gives access to the PhD, to the second level Specialisation Programme and to the second level University Master.

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5. Professional opportunities and work market

5.1 Professional status of the degree

Graduates are awarded the qualification Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Master of Science graduates of Electrical Engineering can work as self-employed professionals, subject to passing the State Exam, and registering in the Professional Order of Engineers, under Section A, in their home province. For more information please visit the website: http://www.ordineingegneri.milano.it

5.2 Careers options and profiles

There is a continually high demand for electrical engineers: in 2011, compared with the 39 Master of Science graduates in 2010, the companies have requested to the Politecnico di Milanos Career Service 546 lists for employment of electrical engineering . According to the Technical Report of the Evaluation Nucleus of the Politecnico di Milano, 88% of the Master of Science graduates in Electrical Engineer of the year 2007, interviewed at December 2008, has declared that they would enroll again on the same Study Programme and 90% have a stable employment. According to the Report of the Commissione Paritetica of the School of Industrial Process Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano, dated December 17th, 2012, the employment rate for graduates in Electrical Engineering, compared to that graduated in other Engineering programmes, is higher by 6-15 points, depending on the year; the percentage of graduates in Electrical Engineering who find their first job within 2 months is far superior to that of graduates in other Engineering programmes; the professional preparation of graduates in Electrical Engineering is considered more appropriate when compared to that received by graduates in other Engineering programmes. Finally, the appreciation of the studies done and the confirmation that would be chosen again by undergraduates sees largely positive responses from students in Electrical Engineering than from students of other Engineering programmes.

An electrical engineer works mainly in one (or more) of the following fields: - manufacturers of equipment, electric machinery and electronic power systems; - industrial automation and robotics industries; - companies and bodies that produce, transmit and distribute electricity (planning and activity); - companies and bodies that design, produce and run electrical transport systems; - companies that produce and manage automatic goods and services; - companies and consortiums that purchase electricity on the electricity stock exchange; - self-employment.

Occupational fields for graduates (ref. ATECO 2007, ISTAT):

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(27.11 Manufacturing of electrical motors, generators and transformers; 27.12 Manufacturing of equipment for electricity distribution grids and control; 27.20 Manufacturing of batteries and electrical storage; 27.40.01 Manufacturing of lighting and signalling equipment for transport; 35.11.00 Electricity production; 35.12 Electricity transmission; 35.13.00 Electricity distribution; 35.14.00 Electricity commerce; 71.12.10 Engineering studios; 72.19.09 Research and experimental development in the field of natural sciences and engineering.

Survey of evaluation nucleus www.polimi.it

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6. Enrolment

6.1 Access Requirements

Bachelor of Science or comparable foreign degree

A Bachelor of Science is a prerequisite for admission onto the Master of Science Programme, which in turn is a prerequisite for admission onto the research Ph.D. To access the Electrical Engineering Master of Science, the Bachelor of Science offered by the Politecnico di Milano (formative path) ensures integral recognition of acquired credits and direct access. Instead, the Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science (vocational path) does not lead to full recognition of acquired credits for admission onto the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. In this case, curricular supplements acquiring additional credits are required.

6.2 Requested knowledge

1. Students can be admitted onto the Master of Science in the first or second semester. 2. Students who have not reached English language level B2 are automatically excluded from

applying to the Master of Science; the Programme Board (CCS) can nevertheless evaluate their careers;

3. Generally speaking, admission onto the Master of Science is subject to an application (via the online procedure available at: www.webpoliself.polimi.it) and to a previous career evaluation by the Programme Board whose decision is final. In the case of refusals, the Board shall provide sufficient reasons for the decision.

4. To assist students in planning their careers and any logistical aspects, there are four distinct periods in which evaluations can be requested. Particularly, there are two per semester: The first "advance" evaluation is 5/6 months prior to enrolment, the second "standard" evaluation is nearer to the start of lessons.

Each candidate can, between the advance and standard phases, by using the online service, make up to three applications to Master of Science programmes, specifying for each one the School/Campus/Programme/Route.

The requirements to be admitted to a career evaluation in the advance phase are: to have acquired at least 145 CFUs, excluding any excess examinations;

to have an approved study plan complete with all of the CFUs needed to complete the first-level programme that can be self-certified by students from other universities. This allows a thorough evaluation of the first-level studies to be carried out. Should changes be made to the study plan after evaluation, the latter will be considered invalidated and it will be necessary to request another evaluation.

The requirements to be admitted to a career evaluation in the standard phase are:

for students of Politecnico di Milano first-level programmes, to be enrolled on the graduation session;

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for students of other university first-level programmes, to have graduated before enrolling on the Master of Science.

The Board, in the case of acceptance following an evaluation, will inform the candidate of the result "admitted without curricular supplements" or "admitted with curricular supplements". In the latter case, graduates can integrate their training by acquiring, by taking individual courses, the curricular supplements specified by the Board. Admission is subject to achieving the curricular supplements by the end of the a.y. for which the application refers which shall be submitted again when the necessary CFUs have been acquired and graduates will then be officially enrolled on the Master of Science.

Graduates in the above circumstances can bring courses forward that relate to the Master of Science, up to 30 CFUs including any excess CFUs acquired during the course of the first-level studies and in any case, not exceeding 80 CFUs, included therein any curricular supplements.

Politecnico di Milano students that are still enrolled on a Bachelor of Science and that, expecting to graduate within the six foreseen semesters, have applied to a graduation session and whose application to a Master of Science programme has been accepted on the condition that they acquire curricular supplements, can make use of an additional semester (6+1) to the six regular ones so as to acquire the curricular supplements that include:

- courses that are conditioned (curricular supplements) to enrolment onto the Master of Science

- any courses taken in advance that are foreseen in the teaching regulations of the Master of Science programme on which the graduate has been accepted for a maximum of 30 excess CFUs acquired throughout the entire three-year programme and in any case not more than 80 CFUs overall, including curricular supplements.

For more information on the general admission conditions of the Master of Science, please visit the university's official website www.polimi.it.

GENERAL EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MASTER OF SCIENCE

Definition of the curricular requirements for admission to the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is based on educational requirements that permit a sufficient background in the methodologies and technologies of electrical engineering and in particular:

- a sufficient general mathematical and scientific background;

- a sufficient background in Electrical Engineering, Fundamentals of Automatic, Electronics, Fundamentals of Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Machines, Applied Mechanics and Technical Drawing;

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- a sufficient background in Electrical Machinery, Electrical Measurements, Distribution of Electric Power, Modelling of Electrical Machines and Power Systems, Electric Safety.

6.3 Deadlines

For deadlines, please see the Politecnico di Milano's enrolment guide that is updated annually. There are 150 places available on the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano.

Detailed information concerning deadlines and available places can be found in the Master of Science enrolment guide:

www.polimi.it

6.4 Tutoring and students support

Orientation website https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=204&idApp=1&idLink=616

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7. Contents of the study Programme

7.1 Programme requirements

To obtain the second-level qualification, 120 credits must be acquired, sub-divided as follows. For the characterising activities ((ING-IND/31 - Electrical Engineering, ING-IND/32 - Convertors, Machinery and Electrical Drives, ING-IND/33 - Electric Power Systems, ING-INF/07 - Electrical and Electronic Measurements) there are: min. 50 - max. 80 credits. For the similar or integrative activities (Science and Technology of Electrical Materials, Structural Mechanics, Network Economics, Fundamentals of operations research, Professional liability: aspects and consequences, Applied Statistics) there are: min. 12 - max. 20 credits. For the activities chosen by students (DM270, section.10, paragraph 5, letter a) there are: min. 8 - max. 10 credits. Finally, for the thesis (DM270, section.10, paragraph 5, letter c) and for the final examination, there are min. 17 - max.18 credits. Other subjects that are useful for joining the world of work: min. 0 - max. 1 credit. Minimum credits reserved by the university for activities (section.10, paragraph 5, letter d) : 1 credit.

7.2 Mode of study

The programme is full-time; it includes attendance at lessons and laboratories.

7.3 Detailed learning objectives

1st year Courses in Italian

Approved study plan: R2E

Code Att Form SSD Course Name Sem Credits (CFU)

CFU Group

089674 B ING-INF/07 MEASUREMENT ORIENTED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Students from 1 10.0

10.0 089675 B ING-IND/32 POWER ELECTRONICS 1 10.0

10.0

-- -- -- Courses to be chosen from the Group af-int --

6.0

-- -- -- Courses to be chosen from the Group elt --

8.0

089676 B ING-IND/31 ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS AND COPUTATIONAL METHODS 2 10.0

10.0

089140 C ING-IND/22 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRICAL MATERIALS 2 8.0

8.0 089693 B ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS 2 10.0

10.0

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Courses from the choice Groups

Courses from the Group af-int

Code Att Form SSD Course Name Sem Credits (CFU)

089678 C ING-IND/35 NETWORK ECONOMICS 1 6.0 089677 C ICAR/08 STRUCTURAL MECHANICS 1 6.0 089679 C MAT/09 FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2 6.0 089681 C IUS/01 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: ASPECTS AND CONSEQUENCES 2 6.0 089680 C MAT/06 APPLIED STATISTICS 2 6.0

Courses from the Group elt

Code Att Form SSD Course Name Sem Credits (CFU)

083760 B ING-IND/32 ELECTRICAL DRIVES A Students from A to ZZZZ 1 8.0

089245 B ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS Students from A to ZZZZ 2 8.0

089682 B ING-INF/07 MEASUREMENT AND DIAGNOSIS TECHNIQUES 2 8.0 B ING-IND/31 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY A 1 8.0 B ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION A 1 8.0 B ING-IND/33 ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES 2 8.0

A CHOICE AMONG OTHER COURSES OFFERED BY POLITECNICO AT THEMASTER OF SCIENCE 8.0

2st year Courses in Italian

Codice Att Form SSD Denominazione Insegnamento Sem Crediti (CFU)

CFU Gruppo

B ING-IND/32 ING-IND/33 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS

2 1

10 10

10

B

ING-IND/31 ING-IND/32 ING-IND/33 ING-IND/33 ING-INF/07

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY A ELECTRICAL DRIVES A ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION A MEASUREMENT AND DIAGNOSIS TECHNIQUES

1 1 2 1 2

8 8 8 8 8

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B

ING-IND/32 ING-IND/33 ING-IND/33

SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL, HOME AND BUILDING AUTOMATION AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLANNING AND OPERATION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY SYSTEMS

1 2 1

6 6 6

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THESIS AND FINAL EXAM 18 18

Note 1. It is allowed to the Master of Science students a surplus choice among the basic formative courses of the PhD and the course Lingegnere e la sua professione of 2.5 CFU for the introduction to the profession and the preparation of the State Exam. Note 2. The optional courses of APPLIED STATISTICS, ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY A, ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES, ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION A will be offered in English only.

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1st year Courses in English Approved study plan: R2E

Courses of the ELT Group

2st year Courses in English

7.4 Foreign language

The university considers English level B2 a pre-requisite to enrolment.

Foreign languages guide www.polimi.it

7.5 Degree examination

The degree thesis is chosen by students on the basis of their education obtained throughout the course of the Master of Science and in line with the choices made concerning the pre-chosen area of competence and chosen courses.

Code Att Form SSD Course Name Sem Credits (CFU)

CFU Group

B ING-INF/07 MEASUREMENT ORIENTED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 1 10.0

10.0 B ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS 1 10.0

10.0 C ING-IND/22 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRICAL MATERIALS 1 8.0

8.0 C MAT/06 APPLIED STATISTICS 2 6.0

6.0 B ING-IND/32 POWER ELECTRONICS 2 10.0

10.0 B ING-IND/31 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY B 2 10.0

10.0 Courses belonging to the ELT Group - 8.0

8.0

Code Att Form SSD Course Name Sem Credits (CFU)

CFU Group

ING-IND/33 ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES 2 8.0

8.0 COURSES OFFERED BY POLITECNICO AT THE MASTER OF SCIENCE 8.0

8.0

Code Att Form SSD Course Name Sem Credits (CFU)

CFU Group

B ING-IND/32 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES 1 10.0

10.0 B ING-IND/33 ELECTRIC SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION B 1 10.0

10.0 B ING-INF/07 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND QUALITY CONTROL 1 10.0

10.0 B ING-IND/32 ELECTRICAL DRIVES 2 10.0

6.0 THESIS AND FINAL EXAM 18.0

18.0

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The thesis areas offered are usually connected to basic and applied research subjects developed in laboratories connected to the programme with which students enter into contact via teaching activities or by means of meetings with professors.

At the supervising professor and student's discretion, thesis development can include cooperation with external laboratories, companies and bodies.

Candidates must demonstrate an ability to develop an electrical engineering problem independently, involving design skills and addressing research issues. The level of educational maturity must allow proposals of original and worthy solutions from a professional point of view.

The supervising professor oversees progress of the work, suggesting issues to address and assessing the solutions proposed by students.

Depending on the complexity of the work, the supervising professor decides whether to request a counter-supervisor who can assess the thesis text in detail.

The defence, in front of the board, supervising professor (or co-supervisor appointed by the former) and any counter-supervisor, is public. Candidates must demonstrate sufficient command of the issues addressed and an ability to present them, underlining the original elements of the proposed solutions and the results obtained.

Information concerning general rules, regulations, session calendar, registration and thesis submission are available at

www.polimi.it

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8. Academic Calendar Academic Calendar - 20121/2013

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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 The Electrical Section of the Department of Electronics, Information Science and Bioengineering has available teaching laboratories for Electrical Engineering students, specifically intended and designed for this programme. In particular, students use an experimental laboratory, to support experimental activities, fitted out with instrumentation and advanced equipment.

11. International context Politecnico di Milano is presently performing benchmarking analyses with most prominent international technical universities. on the overall results analysing the teaching activities and the integration of graduates into the work world. Reports and studies on this topic will be available on the of the Politecnico di Milano website, in the section Manifesto degli Studi

12. Internationalisation Information on exchange programmes, double degree projects and international internships, European research and international relations projects are available on the degree programme. The degree programme is annually published on the website of Politecnico di Milano.

13. Quantitative data The Didactic Observation Unit and the Evaluation Nucleus perform periodic analysis on the overall results analysing the teaching activities and the integration of graduates into the work world. Reports and studies are available on the website of the Politecnico di Milano, on the section: - Degree programme - Evaluation Nucleus.

14. Other information Only the original in Italian is valid.