1. General Information

School	School of Industrial and Information Engineering
Code Reference Law	545
Name	Electronics Engineering
Reference Law	Ordinamento D.M. 1648-1649/23
Class of degree	LM-29 - Electronic 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	Daniele Ielmini
Website of the School	http://www.ingindinf.polimi.it
Website of the Study programme	https://www.elettronica.polimi.it/?lang=en

Central Student Office - Milano Leonardo

Address

VIA C. GOLGI, 42 (MI)

2. General presentation of the study programme

Electronics is the discipline dealing with the conception, design, and development of devices, circuits, and systems for the generation, processing and transmission of information. As such, it provides irreplaceable and enabling technologies to the entire field of Information Engineering and to its most advanced applications.

The Study Program in Electronics Engineering aims to build professionals able to competently work in all fields of modern Electronics, starting from solid knowledge in mathematics and physics and applying approaches specific to the field of Information Engineering. To that purpose, the Study Program features three step-by-step levels: a Laurea (or first level), a Laurea Magistrale (or second level), and a Ph.D. program of study. These programs allow students not only to face subjects and topics of increasing complexity, but also to develop ever more advanced skills and abilities. In particular, the three levels of the Study Program lead students from the the basic understanding of the operation and the use of electronic devices, circuits and systems up to the capability to innovate them, introducing new original concepts with improved performance, stronger reliability and lower cost.

The Laurea Magistrale program, specifically, aims to build engineers with solid design skills in the field of Electronics. Since the Academic Year 2014-2015 it is given in English under the name of Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering and features a relevant enrolment of international students. The Laurea Magistrale graduates can easily be employed by companies, public and private institutions, and research centers active in all fields of Engineering, in Italy and abroad.

Further information can be found in the website of the Study Program in Electronics Engineering: https://www.elettronica.polimi.it/.

Finally, detailed information about every aspect of “Students’ Experience” in the LM ELN at POLIMI can be found in the following document: https://polimi365-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/10175249_polimi_it/EQp1NxNJCClBpQdkrnB8PMUBMEI9vLnNqbSAf_VeM1PA9A?e=j11trF.

3. Learning objectives

The Laurea Magistrale program in Electronics Engineering (LM ELN) is given in English to allow students to interact with the international landscape of high technology and research and development (R&D). The LM ELN is a two-year program equivalent to the Master of Science in Electronics Engineering (M.Sc. in E.E.). The LM ELN follows the Laurea (L) program in Electronics Engineering, which is a three-year program equivalent to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. in E.E.).

The LM ELN trains engineers to access high-tech scientific and industrial fields in most areas, from nanometric devices and optoelectronic components to sub-micrometric integrated circuits, from cellular and satellite communication systems to industrial automation and control systems, from the most advanced biological and biomedical instrumentation to systems for electrical power storage, management and supply, from wearable and ubiquitous sensors to autonomous vehicles and drones.

The LM ELN at POLIMI relies on well-proven methodologies for teaching and testing which contribute to make students develop and consolidate general cognitive abilities, such as critical understanding during class activities and when studying at home, and the strengthening of independent study abilities and of team and laboratory activities. Students of the LM ELN develop expertise and independence through continued education, needed by engineers to stay constantly updated during their professional career. The LM ELN will also enhance students’ interpersonal and communication capabilities, both written and oral, of fundamental importance for teamwork.

4. Organization of the study programme and further studies

4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications

The Study Programme in Electronics Engineering (ELN) is organized into three levels, to be taken sequentially:

•        Laurea (L), or first level, program lasting three years and equivalent to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.);
•        Laurea Magistrale (LM), or second level, program following the L program, lasting two years and equivalent to a Master of Science in Electronics Engineering (M.S.E.E.);
•        Research Doctorate (Ph.D.), or third level, program following the L and LM programs, lasting three years.

Each Degree allows to enter both the job market and the next degree level.

In particular, the LM ELN provides an in-depth understanding of the most advanced topics related to modern electronics, giving a robust, competent, comprehensive and versatile design attitude to students, for prototyping and deploying complex systems and projects.

The LM ELN courses are almost fully in English, with just a few elective courses in Italian. Each of the two years of the LM is split into two semesters, the first (roughly) from mid-September to mid-December and the second (roughly) from the end of February to the beginning of June. Students can access the LM ELN in each semester: therefore, courses can be attended either in the natural order (1st semester and then 2nd semester) or in the other (2nd semester and then 1st semester).

The teaching load is computed in university credits (CFU): 1 CFU is equivalent to 25 hours of students’ work and corresponds to 1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). In the LM ELN, courses are 5 or 10 ECTS each. Students must take and pass 30 CFU per semester (for example three courses of 10 CFU each) and 60 CFU per year. As an example, a 10 CFU course usually consists of about 100 hours of classroom activities (8 hours per week in a classroom, divided in lessons, exercises and lab activities, for about 13 weeks), followed by individual and/or group study at home, for a total of about 250 hours of commitment (between classroom and home study). Therefore, each academic year involves a total workload for students of approximately 1500 hours, equal to 60 CFU.

The LM ELN ends with a thesis work, where students actively participate to research and development activities under the supervision of a professor and his collaborators in the POLIMI research labs or in collaboration with Industries or with other universities and research centers in Italy and abroad. By reaching the LM ELN degree, students will be nominated second-level graduates in Electronics Engineering.

• first-level Laurea (L) degree, lasting three years and equivalent to the internationally known Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.);
• second-level Laurea Magistrale(LM) degree, after the Laurea (L), lasting two years and equivalent to the Master of Science in Electronics Engineering (M.S.E.E.);
• third-level Dottorato di Ricerca (Ph.D.), following the first two, lasting three years.

Each Degree allows to enter both the labour market and the next degree level.

The two-year Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering (LM ELN) provides an in-depth and high-level understanding of most advanced fields of modern electronics, giving a robust, competent, aware and versatile design attitude to students, for prototyping and deploying complex systems and projects.

The LM ELN courses are taught in English, with just a few electives in Italian. Each one of the two years of the Master's Degree is divided into two semesters: the 1^st semester from mid-September to mid-December and the 2^nd semester from the beginning of March to mid-June. Students can access the LM ELN in each semester: therefore, teachings can be attended either in the natural order (1^st semester and then 2^nd semester) or in the other one (2^nd semester and then 1^st semester).

The teaching load is computed in university credits (CFU): 1 CFU is equivalent to 25 hours of student work and corresponds to 1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). In the LM ELN, courses are 5 or 10 ECTS each; students must attend and pass 30 ECTS per semester (for example three courses of 10 ECTS each) and 60 ECTS per year. As an example, a 10 CFU teaching usually consists of about 100 hours of class lectures (8 hours per week in a classroom, divided in lessons, exercises and lab activities, for about 13 weeks), followed by individual and/or group study at home, for a total of about 250 hours commitment per student (between classroom and home study) per teaching. Therefore, each academic year consists of a workload for the student of approximately 1500 hours in total, equal to 60 ECTS.

A Thesis work concludes this second-level degree, in which the student participates in the research and development activities carried on by a professor and researchers, post-docs and Ph.D. students in POLIMI research labs or in collaboration with Industries or with other universities and research centres in Italy and abroad. At the end of the LM ELN , the student will be proclaimed a graduate in Electronics Engineering.

4.2 Further Studies

The LM ELN qualification grants access to the "Dottorato di Ricerca" (Research Doctorate, i.e., Ph.D.), "Corso di Specializzazione di secondo livello" (2nd level Specialization Course) and "Master Universitario di secondo livello" (2nd level University Master).

The Research Doctorate is the third level of university education and can be taken after the LM. For LM ELN graduates the most suitable Research Doctorate is the one in "Information and Communication Technology" (ICT) at POLIMI, given by the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (DEIB). More information about the Research Doctorate is available at http://dottoratoit.deib.polimi.it/.

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)

5. Professional opportunities and work market

5.1 Professional status of the degree

The LM ELN graduates will be able to pursue productive careers in high-tech scientific, technological, industrial and manufacturing areas, across a wide range of topics, from nanoelectronics, photonics, optoelectronic components and devices, to submicrometric integrated circuits, from communication systems and data networks, to industrial control and automation equipment, from infotainment devices to smart and wearable devices and their exploitations.

The Master's Degree in Electronics Engineering allows access - upon passing a State Examination (“Esame di Stato”) - to "Section A" of the Italian "Register of Professional Engineers - Information area" (“Sezione A” of ”Albo degli Ingegneri - settore dell'Informazione”), with the title of "Information Engineer" (“Ingegnere dell'Informazione”).

Like all Master's Degrees in Italy, the Master of Science in Electronics Engineering (code LM_29) allows access to different Classes of competition for teaching in Highschools, once further obligations have been fulfilled. Visit the site: https://www.miur.gov.it/diventare-docente-nella-scuola. The site https://www.miur.gov.it/titoli-di-accesso contains all technical details and references to the various regulations. In the drop-down menu on the right-hand side, you can find details related to qualification, recruitment and rankings.

5.2 Careers options and profiles

The LM ELN, aims to train high-profile professionals who, thanks to a robust and diversified scientific and technological know-how, are able to hold roles of great responsibility, in a great variety of occupational contexts in high-tech fields. The main professional careers are in:

• consumer electronic application industries (infotainment, smartphones, computers, etc.);
• industries of semiconductors, integrated circuits, micro and nanoelectronics;
• electromechanical industries with high technological content such as aeronautics, mechatronics, energy, transport, aerospace, etc.;
• electronic, optoelectronic and radiofrequency equipment industries for wired, wireless, fibre-optic, and satellite communication;
• instrumentation industries for analytical and biomedical applications and for research and development in biology, genetics, proteomics and pharmacology;
• plant engineering, industrial automation, robotics and autonomous driving industries;
• electronic design consultancies;
• freelance activities for design and deployment of custom electronic systems.
• national/international, public/private, scientific/technological research organizations.

Furthermore, apart from being employed in specific electronics fields, Electronics engineers play a key role also in many other areas, from large industries to medium and small enterprises, such as in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud computing, mechatronics, mechanics, avionics, clinics, logistics, large-scale distribution, etc. To this regard, see for example the "Report on Engineers in Italy", available on www.centrostudicni.it.

The graduates in LM ELN at POLIMI quickly find employment in the job market, in the desired area, with the requested tasks and the desired salary, typically within a month from the master's graduation. There is definitely no risk of not finding a job or finding either an undesirable position or second-best job. The quality of the acquired preparation allows graduates in Electronics Engineering to assert their skills also in the international arena, where the reputation of POLIMI's Electronics graduates is widely renowned and consolidated. 

Data on the employment rate of Electronics Engineers can be found on the POLIMI's Career Service site. For example, the employment percentage of LM ELN graduates, very close to 100%, is confirmed in https://cm.careerservice.polimi.it/en/employment-statistics/#eng_en--electronics-engineering.

5.3 Qualification profile

Master of Science in Electronics Engineering (LM ELN) degree 

 

Roles in a work context:

The professional figure of the LM Electronics Engineer is characterized by solid know-how on engineering basics and by specific competences on electron devices, components, electronic circuits and systems for the acquisition, conditioning, and processing of analog, digital, and mixed-signals, for the control, transduction and actuation of actions, for the communication, processing, sharing of data through information systems and networks, and for the non-invasive human-machine interaction.

The acquired skills enable the graduate to access the job market with a solid methodological, analytical and design expertise, to operate with competence and professionalism in many areas where advanced electronics and complex systems must be deployed.

The Electronics Engineer is a key professional figure in any industrial field, both because he is responsible for conceiving and developing the operation of electrical / optoelectronic / micro-electromechanical / bio sensors, apparata and systems, and because s/he intervenes with her/his creativity and know-how to spread these scientific and technological innovations to the fields of its competence and to neighbouring applications.

 

Skills associated with the role:

  The second-level Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering is equivalent to the Master of Science in Electronics Engineering (M.S.E.E.) and provides multiple specific expertise and skills, such as:

• to design and employ electronic devices and components and to develop and manufacture electronic circuits and systems;
• to identify simulate, design and implement the best suited electronic technologies for innovative applications in the fields of information technology, communications, automation, smart sensing, instrumentation, and all related fields;
• to use electron devices, sensors and actuators for ubiquitous and wearable Cyber-Physical-Systems (CBS) systems;
• to select the best electronic components and subsystems to employ, based on cost-performance trade-offs;
• to miniaturize embedded systems with sensors, microprocessors, power actuators, power supplies, transceivers, and human-machine interfaces in System-on-Chip (SoC), System-in-Package (SiP) and Lab-on-Chip (LoC) assembly;
• to configure programmable electronic devices, such as microcontrollers, microprocessors, FPGAs, DSPs, then to program and emulate them and to validate their compliance with specifications;
• to implement in hardware Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning algorithms into embedded systems;
• to use laboratory equipment and testing environments with expertise;
• to define the functionality of a system, defining performance, constraints, global costs and environmental impact, through block modelling and system simulation;
• to check and employ instrumentation for electronic measurements, carrying out an analysis of compliance with specifications and data-sheets;
• to manage the development, assembly, installation, and validation of a complete electronic system;
• to implement and monitor process and product quality controls on electronic components and systems;
• to assess reliability, maintenance, performance, energy consumption, and overall functionalities among different available electronic technologies;
• to provide assistance and maintenance for electronic equipment and systems, with regards to manufacturing technology, components characteristics, instrumentation measurements, and software configurations;
• to collaborate at the design, prototyping and production of mixed-systems or industrial installations and machineries, such as mechanical apparatus, aerospace products, and energy / electrical / nuclear / transport / infrastructures, etc.;
• to design, produce and integrate in the application electronic sensors for medical, bioscience and nano-biotechnology fields (e.g. imaging diagnostics, genetic diagnostics, molecular medicine, nuclear medicine, etc.);
• to transfer innovation to novel markets, through advanced technologies;
• to lead highly complex scientific experiments, solving engineering problems, often requiring an interdisciplinary approach.

 

Career opportunities:

The employment opportunities of graduates in the Master of Science in Electronics Engineering are extremely broad-spectrum and diversified. Example of opportunities are in the design and production of electronic, optoelectronic, biomedical equipment and industrial controls; in the manufacturing industry of semiconductor components and integrated circuits; in companies that develop electromechanical and avionics products, devices and systems, composed entirely or partly of electronic components and circuitry; in service companies and public administration that apply electronic and information technologies for the acquisition, processing, transmission of signals and data in civil, industrial, and military fields.

As a matter of fact, it is by now well established that advanced electronic technologies are those providing the key enabling building blocks to many final products, which become smart, wearable, interconnected and autonomous thanks to the whole electronics embedded into them. It is the “embedded” (electronic, of course) system that allow the human being to interact with both the physical / real world and the virtual / artificial / augmented realities, and that make all of us interconnected to the network (web and cloud).

Numerous statistics and surveys confirm that the diversified Electronics Engineer's professional profiles are appealing in many areas, even in other technological and manufacturing sectors (e.g. mechanical, aeronautical, biomedical, energy, etc.). The reason being the robust and up-to-date preparation provided during the second-level M.S.E.E. and the consolidated and well-renowned quality of teaching and scientific research in Electronics at POLIMI. Precisely for this reason, despite the fact that the label "Electronics" is not echoing and visionary, the industries and the labour market continue to require (and often prefer) students, undergraduates, and graduates in such a solid and mature Master's Degree in Electronics Engineering.

Some sector studies are available in "Report on Engineers in Italy", available at www.centrostudicni.it.

In conclusion, the second-level graduates in Electronics Engineering at POLIMI have no difficulty in finding rewarding jobs, thanks to the quality of their training, to the fame of POLIMI and to the lucky geographical location of POLIMI. The quality of preparation is also proved by the successful careers many graduates achieved also across the international arena, in leading companies and worldwide renowned research centres, thanks to their skills and the attendance at POLIMI.

More information is available on the website of the Study Programme in Electronics Engineering: https://www.elettronica.polimi.it/.

6. Enrolment

6.1 Access requirements

Admission to the Master's Degree in Electronics Engineering (Laurea Magistrale, LM ELN) requires first of all the possession of a level 6 qualification of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), corresponding to a Bachelor's Degree (Laurea, L) or a University Diploma (D.U.) or a foreign qualification (such as a Bachelor of Science, B.Sc.) deemed equivalent by POLIMI. The aforementioned qualification must have been issued at the end of an educational program lasting at least three years.

In the event that the previous qualification has not yet been obtained at the time of submission of the application for admission to the LM ELN, the latter can be granted on the condition that the achievement of the qualification takes place within the terms indicated on the following web page: https://www.poliorientami.polimi.it/.

In accordance with current regulations (Ministerial Decree of 10/22/2004 n. 270 art. 6 paragraph 2 and Ministerial Decree of 3/16/2007, art.6 paragraph 1), admission to the LM ELN also requires the simultaneous satisfaction by the candidate of appropriate:

·       curricular requirements (section 6.1.1) and

·       adequate preparation requirements (section 6.1.2).

However, first-level graduates of any degree program from the POLIMI’s School of Industrial and Information Engineering are admitted to the ELN LM with no curricular integrations provided they have achieved an average higher than or equal to 28/30*. These students, therefore, do not need to meet the curricular requirements and adequate preparation described in paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.

* Average provided by the Offices, computed on effective teachings only (i.e., excluding supernumerary ones), weighted according to credits.

 

The fulfilment of the aforementioned requirements and, consequently, the acceptance/rejection of the candidate application for admission to the LM ELN, is unquestionably decided by the Admissions Commission of Electronic Engineering. To reach its decision, the Admissions Commission analyses the academic career of the candidate, also taking into consideration actual exceptional elements (proven by adequate documentation attached to the admission application), which may justify the non-compliance with the requirements indicated in Paragraphs 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.

Following the decision of acceptance of the candidate's admission request, the Admissions Commission has the right to impose on the candidate any curricular constraints to his LM ELN path. These constraints are made explicit to the candidate before enrolment and can be imposed in the form of integrations, obligations and prohibitions. Here is the meaning:

·       Integrations are teachings that the candidate must attend and pass before being able to enrol to the LM ELN; the number of these courses cannot exceed 30 ETCS, which are anyhow additional to the standard 120 ETCS of the LM ELN study programme.

·       Obligations are teachings that the candidate is bound to include in his/her ELN LM Study Plan; the ECTS obtained from these courses contribute (i.e., they are not additional) to the achievement of the total 120 ECTS required for the achievement of the LM ELN.

·       Prohibitions are courses that the candidate cannot include in his or her ELN LM Study Plan.

Finally, admission to the LM ELN requires adequate knowledge of the English language as a prerequisite, as reported in Paragraph 7.4.

 

6.1.1 Curricular requirements

1) Candidate graduated at the “Laurea in Ingegneria Elettronica” (B.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering) at POLIMI.

Normally, access is not subject to restrictions, except in the specific case of a student who attended an internship. In order access the LM ELN, the student who carried out an internship at the Laurea (L ELN) must first complete his/her training by acquiring, through individual courses, the integrations specified by the Admission Committee, for up to 15 ECTS.

 

2) Candidate graduated in Ingegneria Informatica, Ingegneria dell'Automazione, Ingegneria Elettrica, Ingegneria Biomedica, Ingegneria Fisica ed Ingegneria Matematica (B.Sc. degrees) at POLIMI.

Normally, access is not subject to restrictions, except in the specific case of a student who has selected an “internship”. In order to gain access to the LM ELN, the student who carried out the internship at the Laurea must first complete his/her training by acquiring, through individual courses, the curricular supplements specified by the Committee, for up to 15 ECTS. It is also advised to include in the Study Plan of the first-level Laurea degree the core-course "Dispositivi Elettronici" (“Electron Devices", 5 ECTS) and possibly “Elettronica Analogica” ("Analog Electronics", 10 ECTS), to acquire the necessary background on electronic circuits and devices.

3) Candidate graduated at POLIMI in Study Programmes which are not included in the previous points 1) and 2), or in another University, or with an University Diploma (D.U.).

The Admissions Committee will evaluate the student’s curriculum, considering the career as a whole, and will evaluate the content of each single teaching as well as any comment provided by the candidate in the pre-registration form. In those special cases that require further investigation, the Committee calls the applicant for an interview, aimed at investigating the reasons behind his/her choice. If the evaluation of the candidate’s résumé leads to an admission with additional requirements, the candidate will have to acquire curricular integrations through individual courses, prior to the admission to the LM ELN.

 

4) Candidate graduated with a foreign qualification considered by POLIMI to be equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree or an University Diploma (D.U.)

The Admissions Commission reserves the right to determine the fulfilment of the curricular requirements by evaluating the candidate's career as a whole, the programs of taken exams and the attachments to the application for admission. The fulfilment of the curricular requirements cannot require curricular integrations. 

 

6.1.2 Adequate preparation requirements

1) Candidate graduated at the “Laurea in Ingegneria Elettronica” (B.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering) at POLIMI.

In the event that the candidate has obtained the L ELN degree with an average grade* higher than or equal to 22/30, the requirements of adequate preparation are automatically satisfied.

In the event that the candidate has obtained at least 105 ETCS with an average grade* (calculated on these 105 CFU and not on all exams) higher than or equal to 25/30 by the end of the autumn exam session of the second year of enrolment, and has obtained a degree within 4 academic years of enrolment, the requirements of adequate preparation are automatically satisfied.

In all other cases, the requirements of adequate preparation are not met.

 

2) Candidate graduated in other Study Programmes at POLIMI, or in another University, or with an University Diploma (D.U.).

If the candidate obtained the L or D.U. degree with an average grade* higher than or equal to 23/30, the requirements of adequate preparation are automatically satisfied.

In all other cases, the requirements of adequate preparation are not met.

 

3) Candidate with a foreign qualification considered by POLIMI to be equivalent to a first level degree or an University Diploma (D.U.).

The Admissions Commission reserves the right to determine whether the requirements of adequate preparation are met, by evaluating the candidate's career as a whole, the programs of the taken exams and the attachments to the application for admission.

First cycle degree (level 6 EQF) or comparable qualification

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

6.2 Requested knowledge

For admission to the Master of Science in Electronics Engineering (Laurea Magistrale) it is necessary to have acquired a solid background in the basic engineering disciplines (i.e., Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science) and a good knowledge of the core ones specifically characterizing Electronics (such as electronic devices and circuits, and fundamentals of automation, computer science, and telecommunications), similar to the typical Study Plan of the B.Sc. in Electronics at POLIMI. If the Admissions Committee detects gaps in the student’s previous career, the Committee will assign to the candidate appropriate “integrations”, which must necessarily be achieved before actually enrolling to the Master's Programme, or will assign “obligations” or “prohibitions”, which will be communicated simultaneously with the positive admission statement (see also Paragraph 6.1). For more details, see https://www.polimi.it/en/international-prospective-students.

6.3 Deadlines for admission and number of places available

At POLIMI, it is possible to access the Master's Programmes (Lauree Magistrali) both at the first semester (from mid-September to mid-December) and at the second semester (from the beginning of March to mid-June).

To help the student plan the study career and the logistics, POLIMI provides four distinct periods to request the evaluation. Specifically, there are two “windows” for each semester: the first one is 5-6 months before enrolment, whereas the second one is closer to the beginning of lessons. For each of the two “windows”, the eligibility criteria defined in Paragraph 6.1 apply. The positive evaluation of the application is valid only for the semester it was applied for.

The career assessment application must be submitted within the deadlines published on https://www.polimi.it/en/international-prospective-students.

6.4 Tutoring and students support

The tutoring support aims at guiding and assisting students throughout their studies and encouraging them to actively participate in their education, removing obstacles preventing them from successfully attending courses, even with initiatives based on individuals’ needs and attitudes. The School of “Industrial and Information Engineering” offers a set of tutoring activities aimed at making university students more efficient and productive, with the assistance of both professors, Ph.D. tutors and peer-to-peer tutors (the latter being selected through a Call for Tenders published by the University every year).

Information on tutoring available at: https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/1/translate-to-english-studenti/services/tutoring

7. Contents of the study Program

7.1 Programme requirements

The Laurea Magistrale (i.e., the Master of Science) in Electronics Engineering consists of a total of 120 credits according to the following specifications (“Manifesto”):

• recommended 75 ECTS credits in "core teachings", labelled with "B" or with “B, C” in the following tables;
• at least 12 ECTS credits in "side teachings", labelled with "C" in the following tables;
• 10 ECTS credits in "electives" of free choice;
• 20 ECTS credits for the Master Thesis.

The “core teachings” consist of various courses of 10 ECTS or 5 ECTS, some mandatory (“Analog Circuit Design”, “Electronic Systems” and “Signal Recovery”) and others selectable among two or more alternatives. A Study Plan compliant with these regulations (“Manifesto”), i.e. containing 75 ECTS in “core teachings” and at least 12 ECTS of “side teachings”, is automatically approved.

The student may submit an Individual Study Plan with a different distribution between “core teachings” and “side teachings”, with the mandatory constraints to have at least 55 ECTS in the “ING-INF/01 – ELETTRONICA” area (see column “SSD” in the following tables) and at least 12 ECTS in “side teachings” among the available 100 ECTS (note that other 20 ECTS are reserved for the Master Thesis). The Individual Study Plan will be evaluated by the Study Plan Delegate for verifying its consistency with the educational goals of the LM ELN: students interested in selecting less than 75 ECTS of “core teachings” are invited to contact the Study Plan Delegate in advance.

The “side teachings” are courses of various kinds, not strictly related to electronics, aimed at very different topics and purposes, but in any case consistent with the educational objectives of the Study Programme in Electronic Engineering of the LM ELN. Those activities aims at the acquisition of knowledge and skills functionally related to the cultural and professional profile identified for the LM ELN. The “side teachings” grouped in TAB1 are those that guarantee that the student's Study Plan is automatically approved.

Finally, the student can choose 10 ECTS of "electives", i.e. teachings of free choice, among all subjects activated at POLIMI. Note that this choice will be evaluated by the Study Plan Delegate to verify its consistency with the educational goals of the LM ELN. The teachings grouped in TAB1 (side teachings) and TAB2 (core teachings) are already considered to be coherent a priori, and therefore are automatically approved by the system upon insertion of the Study Plan by the student. Students interested in making choices other than those proposed are invited to contact the Study Plan Delegate in advance.

20 ECTS are assigned to the M.S.E.E.’s Degree Thesis and the Final Exam (1 ECTS of which is dedicated to evaluate the knowledge of English language). Therefore, courses to be passed in the LM ELN amount to 100 ECTS in the two-year period, equal to about 10-14 courses in total, depending on the choices made by the student (e.g., if courses are 5 or 10 ECTS).

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

The entire course is taught in English, with only a few electives taught in Italian.

7.3 Detailed learning objectives

The Master's Degree in Electronics Engineering provides a single Pre-Approved Study Plan (PSPA), which in any case allows the student to choose from a wide range of teachings. In the following tables, the "Training Activities" column shown the different types of courses: “B” are core-teachings on electronics subjects; “C” are side-teachings, i.e. not strictly related to Electronics, but providing a wider transversal know-how. To be more specific, core-teachings are those belonging to the specific Scientific Disciplinary Sectors (SSD) "ING-INF / 01 - ELECTRONICS" and also "ING-INF / 02 – Electromagnetic Fields" and "ING-INF / 07 - Electrical Measurements and Electronics".

The LM ELN provides courses taught in English, with the possibility to choose a few elective teachings taught in Italian.

The academic year is organized in six-month terms: some courses are offered in the first semester (between mid-September to mid-December), others in the second semester (between the end of February and the beginning of June). Exam sessions are arranged in the period of approximately 6-7 weeks following the end of each semester, in the winter session (between January and February) and in the summer session (between June and July). A third fall session dedicated to exams, lasting about 3 weeks, is scheduled between the end of August and the beginning of September. 

The information relating to the dates of the courses, the weeks of stop and the periods dedicated to exams can be found in the Academic Calendar. More specific information relating to the organization of each course is provided within the detailed program of the course itself. Both are available on the POLIMI website.

In the first year of the LM ELN, there are some mandatory teachings designed to deepen the fundamentals for designing circuits and electronic systems and for processing electronic signals: these are "Analog Circuit Design", "Electronic Systems” and “Signal Recovery”. Moreover, already from the first semester, the student can choose among different teachings so to pick up the desired professional skills. This structure makes it possible to reach an extremely thorough final preparation in different areas of advanced electronics. Note that the alternative between two courses does not preclude the possibility of choosing both, if the student wishes so; in fact, one can be selected in the row where it is mentioned in alternative to the other and then select the other one from TAB2 and insert it in one of the rows of electives.

It is useful to notice that between one teaching and another one there are no binding precedence (at most just a recommended order). The student's common sense will advise to attend first a preliminary teaching, so to acquire prior knowledge deemed indispensable for the effective learning of a subsequent advanced teaching.

1 Year courses - Track: PSS - ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
052427	B	ING-INF/01	ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN			1	10.0 [1.0]	10.0
054654	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS			1	10.0	10.0
056854	B	ING-INF/01	MEMS AND MICROSENSORS			1	10.0 [1.0]	10.0
056855	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRON DEVICES			1	10.0 [2.0]
095251	B	ING-INF/01	SIGNAL RECOVERY			2	10.0	10.0
095264	B	ING-INF/01	DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN			2	10.0	10.0
095274	B	ING-INF/01	RF CIRCUIT DESIGN			2	10.0
054085	B	ING-INF/01	BIOCHIP			2	5.0 [2.0]	5.0
054083	B	ING-INF/01	DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN			2	5.0 [3.0]
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group TAB1		--	--	--	5.0

2 Year courses - Track: PSS - ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
095380	B	ING-INF/01	MIXED-SIGNAL CIRCUIT DESIGN			1	10.0	10.0
090918	B	ING-INF/01	POWER ELECTRONICS			1	10.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group TAB1		--	--	--	10.0
054081	B	ING-INF/01	MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES			2	5.0 [1.0]	10.0
055519	B	ING-INF/01	RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEMS			2	5.0
090935	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRONICS DESIGN FOR BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION			2	10.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group TAB2		--	--	--	10.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group TAB1		--	--	--
090921	--	--	THESIS AND FINAL EXAM		--	1	20.0	20.0

As an example, here are some specializations that can help to compose the Study Plan, depending on the desired professional profile.

 

Advanced electronic systems design

The student interested in the design of both analog/digital/mixed-signal, radio-frequency and power electronics, in diversified industrial fields, may find in-depth know-how in teachings like “MEMS and Microsensors”, “RF Circuit design”, “Digital Electronic System Design”, “Power Electronics”, “Sensor Systems”, “Advanced Optics and Lasers”, “Electronics and Electroacustics for Sound Engineers” and others, all selectable in the Study Plan. Actually, electronic systems are indeed increasingly embedded in many different industrial and technological fields, such as transport, avionics, biomedical, telecommunications, industrial automation, robotics, etc.. These teachings allow to acquire the necessary expertise to conceive and develop electronic circuits and systems to enable all applications of  everyday day life.

 

Microelectronic devices, photonic components, biochips and nanotechnologies design

The student interested in the design of electron devices and components, of optoelectronic devices, sensors, detectors and imagers, can find a specific offer in the core-teachings “Electron Devices”, “Microelectronic Technologies”, “Radiation Detection Systems”, “Biochip”, “Photonic Devices”, “Quantum Circuits and Devices”, “MEMS and Microsensors” and  “Numerical Methods in Microelectronics”. In fact, the performance boost of next-generation chips requires the development of new micro- and nano-technologies. To be able to operate successfully in this area, an electronic engineer must acquire such skills in fundamental physics and scaled technologies and high-tech fabrication processes.

 

Microelectronic integrated circuits design

The student interested in the design of integrated circuits and System-on-Chips of  increasing complexity find a dedicated offer in teachings such as “Digital Integrated Circuit Design”, “RF Circuit Design”, “Power Electronics”, “Mixed-Signal Circuit Design”, “Embedded Systems”, “Advanced Computer Architectures” and others. As a matter of fact, the fabrication of chips housing more than a billion transistors, of few tens of nanometres, with many Gb/second rates, massive computing power and large memory systems, poses very advanced design challenges. These teachings provide high-level education in the design of advanced circuit architectures for more and more complex applications.

 

Electronics for medicine and biotechnology

The student who has interests in the application of electronics to health, medicine and biotechnology finds a dedicated offer in the courses of “Electronics Design for Biomedical Instrumentation”, “Biochip”, “Radiation Detection Systems”, “Digital Electronic System Design”, “Methods for Biomedical Imaging and Computer-Aided Surgery” and others. Indeed, electronic technologies are now mandatory also in the medical industry. Indeed, electronic technologies enable the non-invasive analysis of the human body and inspection techniques unimaginable decades ago, such as computer tomography, PET (positron-emission tomography) or assisted surgery. These teachings train on how to build miniaturized biochips and wearable instrumentation that blend microelectronics and biology together to improve people's quality of life.

In addition to “core teachings” characterizing Electronics, other complementary “side teachings” are available, organized in two groups listed as TAB1 and TAB2.

The first group (TAB1) refers to side courses that are in any case valuable for the inter-disciplinary education of the Electronics engineer. They are borrowed from other Study Programmes or are offered in collaboration with them; therefore, they could be taught either in English or in Italian and there may be partial overlaps among lessons timetables. The choice of these electives is free, in accordance to own interests, but anyhow with the constraint that at least 15 ECTS of the total 120 ECTS of the Laurea Magistrale must be related to side courses. Note that the student can also choose other side courses offered by other Study Programmes at POLIMI and not included in TAB1, provided that those teachings are deemed coherent and compatible with the Regulations of the LM ELN. Therefore, it is advisable to contact in advance the Study Plan Delegate of the LM ELN, to have a preliminary opinion on these possible choices.

The second group (TAB2) provides a selection of courses from which to choose 10 ECTS free-choice teachings. This list contains core courses characterizing Electronics, so that the student can possibly select a course that was not possible to select before.

Free-choice elective courses can also be selected from those present in TAB1. When the 10 ECTS electives are selected from the courses included in the TAB1 or TAB2 group, the Study Plan is automatically approved.  Nevertheless, in principle, the student can select 10 ECTS electives from any course offered by POLIMI and included neither in TAB1 nor in TAB2. This choice does not entail automatic approval of the Study Plan, which instead is no longer standard. It is therefore advisable, in this case, to contact in advance the Study Plan Delegate, to have a preliminary opinion on the consistency of the desired choices.

Among other courses provided by POLIMI, which the student could consider including in the Study Plan among the 10 ECTS free electives, there are also those provided by the META (Social Sciences and Humanities for Science and Technology) group, aimed at offering skills in philosophical, epistemological, ethical and social issues related to the processes of science, technology and innovation. The courses activated so far have been "Critical thinking", "Emerging technologies and societal challenges", "Ethics for Technology A", "Ethics for Technology B", "Philosophy of Science and Technology", "History of industrial technological innovation", "Social history of technology and digital infrastructures", "Biomedical technologies: philosophical and ethical issues", "The social shaping of technology", and "Power systems: Ethical issues and social implications". The Study Plan would become individual. It should be noted that the 1 - 2 ECTS credits envisaged for these teachings are lower than the typical 5 - 10 ECTS of the other standard teachings; therefore, it may be necessary to integrate the Study Plan with other teachings and this could lead to exceeding the minimum 120 ECTS required to get the M.S.E.E. Degree.

Courses of the Group TAB1

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
095903	C	ING-INF/05	ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS		1	5.0
097589	C	FIS/03	ADVANCED OPTICS AND LASERS		1	10.0
063596	C	FIS/01	ANALOG AND DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY		1	5.0
056955	C	ING-INF/06	APPLIED AI IN BIOMEDICINE		1	5.0
054307	C	ING-INF/05	ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND DEEP LEARNING		1	5.0
056807	C	ING-INF/04	AUTOMATION AND CONTROL IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES		1	5.0
073011	C	ING-INF/06	BIOINGEGNERIA DEL SISTEMA MOTORIO		1	5.0
090914	C	ING-INF/04	CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS		1	5.0
093212	C	ING-INF/05	DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS		1	5.0
059211	C	ING-IND/35	HIGH-TECH STARTUPS: CREATING AND SCALING UP		1	5.0 [5.0]
057884	C	FIS/03	NANOELECTRONICS OF GRAPHENE AND RELATED 2D MATERIALS		1	5.0
055697	C	MAT/08	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS FOR MACHINE LEARNING		1	10.0 [2.0]
055520	B,C	ING-INF/04 ING-INF/07	OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS		1	5.0
063597	C	FIS/01	PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY OF OPTICAL MATERIALS		1	5.0
064129	--	ICAR/13	PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP SWT(a)		1	6.0
055552	C	ING-INF/03	RADAR IMAGING		1	5.0 [1.0]
057885	C	FIS/03	SEMICONDUCTOR QUBITS		1	5.0
062130	C	ING-INF/03	SIGNAL PROCESSING AND LEARNING		1	10.0 [1.0]
052577	C	ING-IND/32	SISTEMI PER L'AUTOMAZIONE E LA COMUNICAZIONE INDUSTRIALE		1	5.0
054312	C	ING-INF/03	DIGITAL COMMUNICATION		1	10.0 [2.0]
056871	C	ING-INF/05 ING-INF/06	METHODS & APPLICATIONS OF AI IN BIOMEDICINE [I.C.]		1	10.0
052351	C	ING-INF/04	MODEL IDENTIFICATION AND DATA ANALYSIS		1	10.0
096532	C	ING-IND/31	ADVANCED CIRCUIT THEORY		2	5.0
088949	C	ING-INF/05	ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES		2	5.0
056810	C	ING-INF/04	AUTOMATION AND CONTROL IN ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES		2	5.0
099289	C	FIS/01	COMPUTER-ASSISTED OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN		2	5.0
095947	C	ING-INF/05	CRYPTOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURES FOR COMPUTER SECURITY		2	5.0
056903	C	ING-INF/05	DESIGN OF HARDWARE ACCELERATORS		2	5.0
055521	C	ING-IND/31	ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY C		2	5.0 [2.0]
054101	C	ING-INF/06	ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES AND BIOSENSORS LABORATORY(b)		2	5.0 [1.0]
063496	C	ING-INF/05	EMBEDDED AND EDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE		2	5.0
054322	C	ING-INF/03	INFORMATION THEORY		2	5.0 [1.0]
062084	C	ING-INF/03 ING-INF/06	LABORATORY OF INTERNET OF MEDICAL THINGS (IOMT)		2	5.0
063593	C	ING-INF/06	LABORATORY OF WEARABLE BIOSIGNAL PROCESSING(c)		2	5.0
097683	C	ING-INF/05	MACHINE LEARNING		2	5.0
059424	C	FIS/01	META PHOTONICS		2	5.0
056988	C	ING-IND/35	NEW FORMS OF ORGANIZATION		2	5.0 [2.0]
096660	C	MAT/08	NUMERICAL METHODS IN MICROELECTRONICS		2	5.0
056992	C	ING-IND/35	PATENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT		2	5.0
059511	C	FIS/01	PHYSICS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PROCESSES		2	5.0
052470	C	ING-INF/03	QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS		2	5.0
054862	C	FIS/01	QUANTUM OPTICS AND INFORMATION		2	5.0
063592	C	ING-IND/34	SMART MATERIALS FOR WEARABLES		2	5.0
063694	C	ING-INF/05	SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES FOR WEARABLE AND PERVASIVE SYSTEMS		2	5.0 [1.0]
089480	C	FIS/03	SOLID STATE PHYSICS A		2	5.0
054275	C	ING-INF/03	SOUND ANALYSIS, SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING MODULE 1: DIGITAL AUDIO ANALYSIS AND PROCESSING		2	5.0
054273	C	ING-INF/05	SOUND ANALYSIS, SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING MODULE 2: SOUND SYNTHESIS AND SPATIAL PROCESSING		2	5.0
083047	C	ING-IND/34	BIOMATERIALI [C.I.]		2	10.0

^(a) Closed number subject
The course will take place from 16th to 20th February 2026, with compulsory attendance at the Bovisa/Candiani Campus.
^(b) Closed number subject
^(c) Closed number subject

Courses of the Group TAB2

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
097678	B	ING-INF/07	DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS		1	5.0
056855	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRON DEVICES		1	10.0 [2.0]
056854	B	ING-INF/01	MEMS AND MICROSENSORS		1	10.0 [1.0]
095380	B	ING-INF/01	MIXED-SIGNAL CIRCUIT DESIGN		1	10.0
090918	B	ING-INF/01	POWER ELECTRONICS		1	10.0
058171	B	ING-INF/01	QUANTUM CIRCUITS AND DEVICES		1	5.0
054184	B	ING-INF/07	RELIABILITY DESIGN		1	5.0
052484	B	ING-INF/02	RF SYSTEMS		1	10.0 [1.0]
054092	B	ING-INF/01	SENSOR SYSTEMS		1	5.0 [3.0]
054321	B	ING-INF/02	ANTENNAS		2	5.0 [1.0]
054085	B	ING-INF/01	BIOCHIP		2	5.0 [2.0]
054083	B	ING-INF/01	DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN		2	5.0 [3.0]
095264	B	ING-INF/01	DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN		2	10.0
052830	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRONICS AND ELECTROACOUSTICS FOR SOUND ENGINEERING - MODULE 1: ELECTRONICS FOR SOUND ENGINEERING		2	5.0
052831	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRONICS AND ELECTROACOUSTICS FOR SOUND ENGINEERING - MODULE 2: ELECTROACOUSTICS FOR SOUND ENGINEERING		2	5.0
090935	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRONICS DESIGN FOR BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION		2	10.0
058725	B	ING-INF/02	EM WAVE PROPAGATION FOR SPACE-BORNE SYSTEMS		2	5.0
054081	B	ING-INF/01	MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES		2	5.0 [1.0]
094791	B	ING-INF/02	MICROWAVE ENGINEERING		2	5.0
062131	B	ING-INF/02	PHOTONIC COMPUTING		2	5.0
096115	B	ING-INF/02	PHOTONIC DEVICES		2	10.0
055519	B	ING-INF/01	RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEMS		2	5.0
095274	B	ING-INF/01	RF CIRCUIT DESIGN		2	10.0
063591	B	ING-INF/01	SMART WEARABLES DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING		2	5.0
054330	B	ING-INF/02	WIRELESS AND MOBILE PROPAGATION		2	5.0 [1.0]
052834	B	ING-INF/01	ELECTRONICS AND ELECTROACOUSTICS FOR SOUND ENGINEERING		2	10.0

For a more effective teaching and to facilitate student comprehension, various Innovative Education (D.I., Didattica Innovativa) activities have been activated in various teachings of the LM ELN, which may consist of:

• BLENDED-LEARNING (flexible teaching, a part carried out in class and another one online, to give immediate feedback to teachers and students);
• FLIPPED-CLASS (the teacher indicates a topic, the student studies it at home, then back to the classroom students discuss it in small groups, together with the teacher), in order to make the student more responsible, facilitate collaboration between peers and improve students-teacher relationship;
• MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses, www.pok.polimi.it) multimedia contents that student watch and study autonomously, so to return to the classroom and put into practice what learned.

In all the tables, teachings offering D.I. activities are highlighted with the symbol "d.i." followed by the number of corresponding ECTS within the total number of credits (e.g., the "2.0 d.i." for the "Biochip" teaching at the second year, mean 2 ECTS of D.I. out of the total 5 ECTS).

Interdisciplinary Programme in Smart Wearable Technologies

The Electronics Engineering degree program participates in the Interdisciplinary Programme in Smart Wearable Technologies, launched by the Politecnico di Milano, with the goal of training new professionals skilled in the design of intelligent wearable devices and systems (smart wearables).

Wearable systems find ever more immersive applications in the field of healthcare and bioengineering with ever more convergence with the fashion world. Building wearable components raises challenges and needs for interdisciplinary competences which include innovative techniques in the field of electronics, sensors, photonics, neural networks, microelectronic components and embedded systems,  and efficient algorithms supporting smart components.

The program is designed to train master’s degree students who:

•        Integrate the skills from their degree program with specific knowledge of wearable devices;
•        Master interdisciplinary tools and methods, developing a systemic vision of the entire product ecosystem;
•        Acquire the ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral teams.

The program is open to students enrolled in the Master’s Degree in Electronics Engineering and requires the completion of at least 30 ECTS credits in specific educational activities. All credits contribute to the 120 ECTS required for graduation, and successful completion of the program will be recorded in the Diploma Supplement.

Students can express their interest in participating in the program when filling their Study Plan, by including at least 30 ECTS of teachings from the interdisciplinary track. These teachings will be organized in two groups, each having a total of 15 ECTS, where the first group consists of three teachings of IINF/01, available in TAB2, the second group of teachings, also consist of 15 ECTS, available in TAB1.

Smart Wearable Technologies

Courses of the group TAB2

Code	Course Title	CFU	Language	Programme	Track	Semester(s)	Campus
054085	BIOCHIP	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI
054092	SENSOR SYSTEMS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI
063591	SMART WEARABLES DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI

Courses of the group TAB1

Code	Course Title	CFU	Language	Programme	Track	Semester(s)	Campus	Reserved for the initiative
052351	MODEL IDENTIFICATION AND DATA ANALYSIS	10.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No
054101	ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES AND BIOSENSORS LABORATORY	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	No
054307	ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND DEEP LEARNING	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No
056871	METHODS & APPLICATIONS OF AI IN BIOMEDICINE [I.C.]	10.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No
059424	META PHOTONICS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	No
063592	SMART MATERIALS FOR WEARABLES	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	No
063593	LABORATORY OF WEARABLE BIOSIGNAL PROCESSING	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	Yes
063596	ANALOG AND DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No
063597	PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY OF OPTICAL MATERIALS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No
063694	SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES FOR WEARABLE AND PERVASIVE SYSTEMS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	No
064129	PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP SWT	6.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	BV	Yes
088949	ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	No
093212	DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No
095903	ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No
097683	MACHINE LEARNING	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	No
099289	COMPUTER-ASSISTED OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	2	MI	No
056955	APPLIED AI IN BIOMEDICINE	5.0	EN	Any programme	Any Track	1	MI	No

7.3.1 Individual Study Plan

A Study Plan where teachings are selected among those listed in the previous tables and in the proper lines is a Pre-Approved Study Plan (PSPA), which is automatically approved by the system. The single PSPA available at the Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering is labelled as "PSS - ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING".

The student may also autonomously fill in a different Study Plan, which will become an “Individual” Study Plan, provided that s/he selects teachings among those actually activated at POLIMI and in compliance with the number of required ECTS credits, as specified in Paragraph 7.1. Such Individual Study Plan is subject to approval by the Study Plans Delegate in Electronics Engineering, based on its consistency with the objectives of the LM ELN and these Regulations. Students who intend to choose it are advised to contact the Study Plans Delegate in time.

Finally, note that even if the Individual Study Plan gets approved, the timetables of some selected teachings could partially or even totally overlap with others. Of course, a Study Plan that became not compliant with the Pre-Approved Study Plan as a result of constraints imposed by the Admission Committee at the time of admission to the LM ELN will be accepted anyhow by the Study Plan Delegate.

 

7.3.2 Honours Programme 

The Honours Programme (HP) in "Scientific Research in Information Technology" is an extracurricular programme of excellence, aimed at offering to few selected students of the Master of Science (i.e., the Laurea Magistrale) in Electronics Engineering the opportunity to become familiar with high-level scientific research in the field of Information Technology. The HP allows selected students to join a POLIMI research group working in Electronics, with the aim of developing original research, which could lead the student to co-author scientific publications. The HP combines the research activity in a POLIMI laboratory in collaboration with professors, researchers and PhD students of the research group, with lectures and seminars especially conceived for this programme of excellence.

The Honours Program can be attended by students regularly enrolled in the second year of the LM ELN and with at least 50 ECTS credits regularly registered in their career and with a weighted average higher than or equal to 28/30. In the last academic year, there were 5 positions available for students in Electronics Engineering. Further information is available at http://www.honours-programme.deib.polimi.it. To obtain the HP title you need to have an average of 28.5/30 GPA and graduate within 3 years.

The Honours Program title will be officially reported in the student's "Diploma Supplement” (aka “Transcript of Records"), with a brief description of the research activity carried out.

7.4 Foreign language

A prerequisite for admission to the Master of Science (Laurea Magistrale) in Electronics Engineering  is a good knowledge of a foreign language. The selected language is English. The level of knowledge of the English language must be certified at the time of application for admission, through the achievement of a minimum score in a test, as described in the "Guide to the English language", available at https://www.polimi.it/en/current-students/language-requirements-english-and-italian.

7.5 Degree examination

The final examination of the Master's Programme in Electronics Engineering is an oral defense of the thesis, which is open to the public. 20 ECTS credits are assigned to the thesis preparation work, including 1 ECTS credit specifically dedicated to the verification of English language skills. The Master's Degree Thesis document can be written either in Italian or in English, but it must include an extended summary in the other language.

All information concerning general rules, regulations, session calendars, registration, and thesis submission are available at https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/1/teaching/lectures-and-exams/degree-examinations. The same link contains also WORD and LATEX templates for writing the thesis dissertation.

8. Academic calendar

The academic calendar can be accessed at this link: https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/studenti/calendario-accademico

For more information, please visit the POLIMI webpage.

9. Faculty

The names of professors for each teaching of the Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering, together with the syllabus and other info, will be available on the POLIMI website, starting from September. More information on professors and researchers, about their teaching and research activities can be found on: https://www4.ceda.polimi.it/manifesti/manifesti/controller/MostraFacultyPublic.do.

And on the specific Study Programme’s website: https://www.elettronica.polimi.it/docenti/.

10. Infrastructures and laboratories

Students of the Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering have access to all POLIMI facilities, such as computerized classrooms, libraries, study rooms, canteens and sports facilities. Several teachings involve laboratory activities (either computer classes or experimental laboratories or design activities) that will be carried out in specific equipped classrooms or in experimental laboratories. The laboratories aim to integrate the knowledge acquired during lessons and to allow the student to solve specific electronic problems.

At the time of the Master's thesis, the student will access to the laboratories of the selected research group and will work alongside all the staff, professors, researchers, post-docs and Ph.D. students, using electronic instrumentation and software and hardware tools available, under guidance of tutor and Ph.D. students.

11. International context

POLIMI carries out extensive research activities in the fields of electron devices, microelectronic sensors and biochips, integrated circuits, electronic equipment, instrumentation, imaging detectors, for biomedical, industrial and scientific applications. All these researches take advantage of a dense network of collaborations and alliances with other Italian and foreign universities, with public and private research centres. The quality and impact of the research in Electronics at POLIMI find confirmation in the large number of funded projects undertaken with the best universities in Europe and other countries, from North America to Southeast Asia.

In 2025, the Politecnico di Milano achieved the 23^th ranking among the best Universities worldwide in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 7^th in Europe and  1^st in Italy in the QS Ranking.

12. Internationalization

Students of Electronics Engineering at POLIMI can access Study Programs of other international universities, based on agreements with numerous partner institutions. Students selected for a specific programme can therefore enrich their curriculum by spending a period abroad and by acquiring credits recognized by POLIMI.

POLIMI offers diversified opportunities (see https://www.polimi.it/en/campuses-and-services/international-mobility/study-abroad), such as:

• a period of study in Europe within the "Erasmus" programme;
• a period of study through specific extra-EU programmes;
• a "Double Degree" programme, which aims at achieving a double Master's Degree in a period of 3 years, 2 of which are spent at the foreign partner institution;
• an internship in a foreign university or foreign company;
• carry out the thesis abroad.

13. Quantitative data

The POLIMI Evaluation Unit periodically check the overall outcomes and the qualitative levels of the educational activities of the Study Programmes, by monitoring the training activities and the inclusion of the graduate into the employment market.

Reports and studies are available on the POLIMI’s Career Service website: https://cm.careerservice.polimi.it/en/employment-statistics/.

More specifically, for Electronics Engineering in: https://cm.careerservice.polimi.it/en/employment-statistics/#eng_en--electronics-engineering.

14. Further information

Detailed information on every aspect of the “Student Experience” at the LM ELN of POLIMI can be found in this document: https://polimi365-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/10175249_polimi_it/EQp1NxNJCClBpQdkrnB8PMUBMEI9vLnNqbSAf_VeM1PA9A?e=IfKXi6.

For any further information about the School of Industrial and Information Engineering visit www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/ and about the specific Study Programme in Electronics Engineering visit www.elettronica.polimi.it.

15. Errata corrige

None.