1. General Information

School	School of Industrial and Information Engineering
Code Reference Law	551
Name	Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering
Reference Law	Ordinamento D.M. 1648-1649/23
Class of degree	LM-26 - Safety 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	Marco Derudi
Website of the School	http://www.ingindinf.polimi.it
Website of the Study programme	--

Central Student Office - Milano Leonardo

Address

VIA C. GOLGI, 42 (MI)

2. General presentation of the study programme

Designing, building and operating modern production systems and keeping them constantly updated to meet competition, consumer trends and sustainability precepts is far from an easy task to achieve. The processes of optimization, intensification and globalization, together with emerging environmental and social challenges, impose growing complexity and with it an ever-increasing number of risks to be identified, analysed, mitigated and managed. This growing complexity is increasingly recognized and, with it, the importance of adopting a risk-based approach in decision-making processes at all levels of production systems; this is to avoid compromising its survival and guarantee its constant efficiency.

This need is confirmed, in the regulatory context, by many directives on risk assessment and management issued by the European Union. In fact, at the basis of these directives there is the awareness that risk management based on interventions subsequent to the occurrence of the damage is not sufficient, but it is necessary to act preventively. It is clear that those who dedicate themselves to the prevention and reduction of risks, as well as to the mitigation of the consequences, have a particularly important task due to the continuous transformations of the production processes and the complex systems in which they are inserted, also due to the effect of new risks emerge.

 

The Master's Degree course in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is aimed at first level graduates in Engineering/Science and aims to in-depth study of the problems and methods regarding risks and the protection of production systems, also taking into account the territorial and environmental impacts connected to the operation of these systems, be they goods and/or services. The project originates from the awareness that the criticality and delicacy of the planning and management tasks of a risk expert require preparation that only advanced university training can guarantee. It is therefore intended to train engineers equipped with the specialized technical-scientific culture necessary to address and manage the typical problems of the risk sector.

 

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer, thanks to a training approach focused on the development of high functional abstraction and modeling skills, will be able to understand and analyze production systems and the processes within them, whether they concern goods and/or services, and the context in which they operate, regardless of the production sector. In addition to this, the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer will be able, thanks to analysis and simulation tools, to support complex decision-making processes, providing decision makers with quantitative forecasting assessments that guarantee both the efficient maintenance of existing production processes and the necessary process of change and innovation that they will have to embrace to keep up with the times. More specifically, the Degree course in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering will be able to focus more on systemic risks, linked to the entire production system, or on industrial risks.

 

The student who mainly chooses a focus on the risks linked to the entire production system will be able to identify, analyse, quantify and mitigate both market and non-market risks, creating a synthesis that allows the best use of production resources disposition. Ultimately, those who follow this path can be seen as system specialists, who, thanks to a holistic approach, will have the tools to summarize all the risks associated with the entire production system and the economic and social context in which it operates.

The student who chooses a focus on industrial risks will develop skills mainly relating to the topics of safety, health and the environment, developing methods of preventing risks associated with industrial processes. This professional profile will have the ability to carry out analyzes and actions aimed at reducing the trigger conditions of accidents with territorial repercussions as much as possible without focusing only on what happens within an industry, showing the ability to identify, evaluate and manage also interactions with the environment and external services.

In both cases, the teaching proposal focuses on courses that can be more oriented towards the industrial or service sectors. For both areas, particular attention is paid to transversal skills, the so-called soft skills.

For the industrial sector, the typical organizational structures and dynamics of the industry will be explored, as well as its operational activities, the peculiarity of which is that of being characterized by exposure to particularly heterogeneous risks: from financial risks to numerous operational risks and to those linked to environmental, social and responsible management aspects (the so-called Environment, Social and Governance - ESG). Added to these are the emerging ones of the specific production sector (e.g., commodities), as well as strategic and reputational risks. For the services sector, the risk management structures typical of the financial sector are explored in depth, of which the operational risks, as well as the strategic and reputational ones, are analysed. The main risk assessment approaches are explored in depth, also making reference to regulatory aspects.

 

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer profile responds to the requests of recent European and Italian regulations which require an ever-increasing involvement of experts capable of carrying out multi-risk analyses. The aim is to increase the resilience of systems against accidental events and to address critical situations by designing and implementing interventions to manage such situations. The transversal training that characterizes the graduate in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering makes him suitable for being valued in many different production areas both in terms of type and production size.

3. Learning objectives

The Master's Degree Course in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is aimed at training graduates who possess adequate mastery of general scientific methods and contents and a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills in the sector of systemic risk assessment and safety issues. industrial processes, production systems and services.

This requires versatile and interdisciplinary training in the fields of industrial engineering, business organisation, legal-administrative matters, as well as economic-financial skills which, combined with a solid basic preparation, allow one to complete and adapt one's professionalism in relation to the specific demands of the market and the working environment.

The master's graduate in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering has specific skills for:

• use methods of analysis, prediction, prevention, monitoring and mitigation of risks in the complex systems that characterize the world of work today;

• address, also from an innovative point of view, problems that concern the development of systems and/or processes for the production of goods and/or services;

• plan procedures and actions for risk reduction and mitigation;

• interact with other experts and with monitoring and control authorities in order to make production systems and/or processes compatible with current regulations and the social context in which they operate.

During the Master's Degree course, the figure of the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer is consolidated and completed with the acquisition of advanced mathematical tools and the improvement of engineering training in a broad sense. Given the presumably very heterogeneous origin of the students with degrees in Engineering/Science, some of the compulsory courses are intended to provide adequate and homogeneous basic technical-scientific training in the areas considered essential for Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering. Given the breadth of the training offering, the student will be able to direct his preparation in the sector he deems most suitable to his interests and professional growth. In this sense, the Master's Degree Thesis will constitute a training moment of considerable importance because it will allow the student to develop first-hand a working method and technical-scientific skills even in today's most innovative fields and, possibly, also in collaboration with the sectors productive. The Master's Graduate in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is, therefore, an extremely flexible and transversal professional figure characterized by a strong basic scientific and technical-applicative preparation.

 

The Master's Degree Program adopts teaching methods that meet the Dublin descriptors adopted at the European level. The comprehension skills and the autonomy of judgment will be verified through written and oral exam tests and the drafting of personal or group papers. The ability to apply knowledge and understanding will be verified through the drafting of reports following participation in experimental laboratories and project activities included in the training path.

Periodic presentations of the activities carried out for the verification of communication skills are scheduled. The ability to learn will eventually be verified during the individual activities planned for the preparation and discussion of the Thesis Work and of the final exam.

4. Organization of the study programme and further studies

4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications

The MSc in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is divided in 4 semesters during which 120 ECTS are provided. After two years of study which correspond to the Laurea Magistrale degree course the Master in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is awarded.

4.2 Further Studies

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

5. Professional opportunities and work market

5.1 Professional status of the degree

Graduates in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering are able to practice the profession after passing the examination of State Registration Section A of the Order of Engineers of the province of residence.
More information is available on the website: http://www.ordineingegneri.milano.it.

Moreover, under Article 32 of Decree Law n. 81/08 and subsequent amendments, those who possess the LM26 degree are exempted from attendance at training courses for RSPP (modules A and B).

5.2 Careers options and profiles

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineers will have a highly interdisciplinary profile that will allow them to operate in all production sectors, be they goods and/or services. In addition to this, they will be able to find employment in supervisory authorities and standardization bodies. The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer, thanks to his ability to read, model and quantify production systems, will also be able to find a job in areas and functions that are not those strictly dedicated to engineering and risk management, making a new and fundamental contribution to decision making.

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineers who has chosen to focus on the risks linked to the entire production system will find his natural place within the corporate risk management function which, both in large structured entities and in of medium and small size (where existing), is a function typically dedicated to supporting top management or ownership in corporate strategy choices. In production companies, the profile of the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer can also find its place in supporting the decision-making processes of the individual production functions which, in turn, will contribute to fueling the business risk management function. In financial companies, the figure of the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer will find a natural position in the risk management within the risk management or validation functions.

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineers who have chosen a focus on industrial risks will find their natural place within the integrated risk, safety, health and environmental impact functions. Thanks to its in-depth skills, it will be well suited to covering roles of leadership and responsibility in the management and prevention of industrial accidents and accidents at work. The main tasks will concern the planning and coordination of safety, health and the environment, both in the design and operational phases, the drafting of safety reports for companies at risk of a major accident, the management of the prevention and protection service, the design and management of maintenance and emergency plans. Furthermore, in the field of territorial security there are significant employment opportunities, especially following recent regulations which require the presence of professional figures capable of guaranteeing compliance and effectiveness of territorial protection measures. These rules, as well as the complex of control tools in the territory, will require an increasingly close relationship and integration between the skills of those who carry out their activities inside and outside the companies.

5.3 Qualification profile

Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer

 

Function in a work context

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer is a professional figure equipped with the technical, organisational, managerial, relational, economic-financial and legal-administrative skills suitable for carrying out the following functions:

- identify hazards, quantify and minimize risks, and prepare the necessary diagnostic, preventive and mitigation measures;

- support complex decision-making processes thanks to engineering analysis and numerical simulation tools;

- interact with other experts and with authorities and regulatory bodies in order to make production systems, whether of goods and/or services, as compatible as possible with other urban and territorial functions.

 

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer is able to carry out multi-risk analyses, creating a synthesis that allows the best use of the production resources available, be they economic, technological, human and organisational.

The graduate in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering, with the objective of identifying, analyzing and mitigating risks, is able to relate and collaborate with all the specialist functions of the production system (i.e., production, maintenance, legal, design, research...). Based on his in-depth and transversal training, the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer can easily interact with figures who have an engineering or technical-scientific background, also taking on coordination roles of the various production functions, supporting managerial functions in decision-making.

Skills associated with the function

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer has specific skills for:

- address and manage the typical problems of the risk and safety assessment field, from preventive risk analyzes to the analysis of accidental events, to the use of investigation tools and methodologies to support corporate strategy and operational choices;

- support the design of plants, equipment and production systems in the industrial and service world by quantifying the risk;

- intervene to reduce as much as possible the conditions that trigger accidents with even territorial repercussions;

- analyze, quantify and optimize production systems from a risk-based perspective, with a systemic and multi-risk approach;

- plan and implement the coordination of risk management, both in the planning and operational phases;

- prepare safety reports for companies at risk of a major accident;

- organize the business risk management system and the services relating to it such as, for example, the prevention and protection and/or maintenance service.

Employment opportunities

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer, having a highly interdisciplinary technical-scientific profile, can find employment in all production fields, more specifically:

- production companies;

- service companies;

- consulting company;

- engineering companies that design, develop and build production processes and industrial plants;

- research centers and industrial laboratories;

- agencies dealing with civil protection;

- technical structures of public administration;

- regulatory bodies.

6. Enrolment

6.1 Access requirements

First cycle degree (level 6 EQF) or comparable qualification

The admission to the Master of Science degree undergoes an evaluation process aimed to determine the eligibility of the applicant. Such a process, in compliance with the existing regulation (D.M. 22/10/2004 n. 270 art. 6 par. 2 and D.M. 16/3/2007, art.6 par. 1), is based upon curriculum requirements and an assessment of the preparation of the student.

Admission to the MSc degree is decided indisputably by an evaluation committee established for that purpose by the Committee on the Course of Study - in the absence of acceptable documentation showing exceptional elements justifying non-compliance to admissions criteria listed below as well as demonstration of the adequacy of education received, included in a written request – and will be based on the evaluation of the academic career.

The evaluation committee of the Committee on the Course of Study will define, based on each student’s transcript, the possible equivalence between certain required courses and those taken successfully in the undergraduate program. In the latter case, these required courses will be replaced by other courses of the student's choice among those proposed. The committee will also define, in accordance with regulations, individual study plans that block some elective choices and/or enable other courses provided by the School of Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano.

The evaluation can be carried out under reserve also for students enrolled in Politecnico di Milano or other Universities BSc, if they are candidates in a Graduation session scheduled not later than 6 months, and not later than the deadline for the enrolment to the MSc program. The reserve is lifted when the BSc is earned. If the BSc is not earned before the deadline for the enrolment to the MSc program, the evaluation is lost and a new application for admission must be submitted.

For the students holding (or that will get) a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (L8; L9) awarded by Politecnico di Milano, the admission to the Master of Science degree will be granted without any compulsory prerequisite, provided that their average grade (weighted by the CFU of each exam) in the Bachelor of Science is >= 28/30. 

The policies provided by the University on the requirements of a foreign language necessary for admission to MSc degree courses are provided in the document "Guide to foreign languages", edited from the Educational Area - Student Services and available on www.polimi.it site.

Candidates for admission are urged to read carefully the document indicated.

Admission will be allowed only to candidates with the English proficiency requirement at the level established by the School, under the general regulations of Politecnico.

 

English Proficiency

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

 

Admission without compulsory prerequisites

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

6.2 Requested knowledge

To be admitted the Master's Degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering, the applicant must possess precise curricular requirements, i.e. knowledge consistent with the training project of the aforementioned Degree.

The assessment of the student's level of personal preparation is carried out by a specific Admissions Commission, made up of members of the Study Program Boards. In particular, the Admissions Commission evaluates the curriculum of previous studies and the grades obtained in the courses relating to basic and characterizing scientific sectors, as well as considering the adequacy of the knowledge and skills deemed essential to profitably undertake the course of study. The need for curricular integrations resulting from the absence of "consistency" with this training project will be assessed in an unquestionable manner by the Admissions Commission.

For admission to the master's degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering, a degree in classes L-9 (Industrial Engineering), L-8 (Information Engineering), L-7 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) is required; alternatively, you must have at least a three-year degree, i.e. obtained through the acquisition of 180 ECTS credits of which:

- at least 20 credits related to training activities in the scientific sectors MAT/01, MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/04, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09, SECS -S/01, SECS-S/02, SECS-S/03, FIS/01, FIS/02, FIS/03, FIS/04, FIS/05, FIS/06, FIS/07, FIS/08, CHIM /01, CHIM/03, CHIM/06, CHIM/07;

And

- at least 10 credits related to training activities in the scientific sectors ICAR/01, ICAR/02, ING-IND/10, ING-IND/16, ING-IND/23, ING-IND/24, ING-IND/25, ING-IND/26, ING-IND/27.

The same criteria also apply to those who hold a university-level qualification obtained abroad, deemed suitable by the Master's Degree Course Council, for which the identification of the scientific sectors and the number of credits obtained in each sector.

If identification is not possible, the career will be evaluated by the Study Program Board. Any curricular additions in terms of CFU must be acquired before verifying individual preparation.

 

Procedures for the application of prerequisites

An applicant who has been assigned any prerequisites may attend “Individual Courses”, in the period before the enrolment to the Master of Science. The following three opportunities exist:

- to gain credits by passing courses at the Master of Science level, by means of the “Individual Courses” program; these credits will be accepted to part of the 120 credits necessary for the Master of Science degree.

- to gain the ‘right to attend’ of courses at the Master of Science level. The same as before if the exam was not passed.

- to gain credits related to the additional compulsory modules, as requested by the Evaluation Commission for the Master of Science. These credits shall be not accounted within the 120 credits required for the Master of Science degree.

 

Furthermore, the following restrictions are in force:

- the total amount of credits (by passing exams or only attending courses) that can be accounted under the 120 credits required for the Master of Science degree cannot exceed 32. Credits in excess of 32 could be only accepted as ‘over-limit exams’ (“soprannumero”).

- in any case, the total amount of credits earned by passing “individual courses” cannot exceed 80, including credits of compulsory prerequisites.

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

6.3 Deadlines for admission and number of places available

The Degree Programme in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering belongs to the School of Industrial and Information Engineering which establishes the programmed number of students each year.

Detailed information on deadlines and the student quota limits can be found in the Enrolment Guide (International prospective students: polimi)

6.4 Tutoring and students support

The School of Engineering offers a range of activities for orientation and tutoring to the enrolled students. For more information, please visit the following website: School: Home (polimi.it).

7. Contents of the study Program

7.1 Programme requirements

The achievement of the Master's Degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering requires the student to acquire 120 ECTS, of which at least 50 relating to characterizing disciplines and 15 relating to similar disciplines. At least 10 ECTS are also chosen by the student. The thesis work (15 ECTS) completes the acquisition of the CFU necessary to obtain the Master's Degree.

According to Law No. 33 of April 12, 2022, simultaneous enrollment in two programs is allowed. Enrollment in two programs is possible only if they are of different degree classes (classi di laurea) and differ in at least two-thirds of their educational activities regarding academic credits. 

Consistent with what is defined by Law No. 33, at the student's instance, the maximum number of CFUs already taken in the other program and validatable is 40 CFUs for MSc programmes.

Please note that courses belonging to programs of a different level or type from the program you are enrolled in cannot be validated.

Full details on when to apply for validation and the administrative fees to be paid are available on the Polimi website: https://www.polimi.it/contemporanea-iscrizione

7.2 Mode of study

Full time attendance is required. Both classroom and laboratory (experimental and numerical) activities are foreseen. The courses are given in the standard teaching mode (lectures, numerical exercises, computational laboratories, experimental laboratories). Visits at plants or research laboratories are also foreseen.

7.3 Detailed learning objectives

The 1^st year of the Master's Degree course has as its main objectives:

- integrate the basic training obtained in the previous degree course with various courses, both compulsory and elective, with more in-depth content, selected according to the degree course of origin (20 credits). For students who choose to focus on the risks linked to the entire production system, courses with an economic-financial focus may also be provided. The assignment of courses for the achievement of these credits will be carried out by the Study Plans Commission on the basis of the conditions established by the Admissions Commission and the student's first level path.

- allow the student to achieve a solid preparation in the fundamental disciplines for the course of study in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering (40 credits).

Furthermore, during the 1^st year, students will be able to begin to choose the Master's thesis and the supervisor who will assist them in completing the study plan for the two-year period. The typical choice of the thesis supervisor is from any of the professors of the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering MSc Programme. However, the Final Exam Regulations allow the student to apply, with justification, to any professor of the University.

In the 2^nd year, preparation in the subjects characterizing Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is completed, while the students dedicate themselves to thesis work. Various courses of the 2^nd year, compulsory or electives, may involve the students in laboratory activities, which may be of an experimental, modeling/computational and/or design nature depending on the specific track that the student defines within his/her course study plan. The final exam may also have laboratory-type content. The student therefore has considerable flexibility in building his own study plan.

The structure of the training course envisaged in the Master's Degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is shown in the following diagram.

In the second year of studies, at least 10 ECTS are expected for elective courses, while 15 ECTS are dedicated to the thesis. Elective courses can be used regardless of the language in which they are taught.

The Study Programme Board has prepared 2 Pre-Approved Study Plans (PSPA), which constitute 2 training tracks which, while ensuring the typical multidisciplinarity of the Degree Class, give the student a specialization in one of the following areas:

HSE - Health, Safety & Environment

RSK - Risk Engineering

For each Track, 20 CFU will be assigned within the courses included in the TABLES PREP by the Study Plans Commission on the basis of the conditions established by the Admission Commission and the student's Bachelor career.

Track HSE - Health, Safety & Environment

The track is more oriented towards operational risks, both industrial and non-industrial, and the graduate will find its natural place within the integrated function of risks, safety, health and environmental impact. It allows for the deepening of skills that will also allow the graduate to take on leadership roles and responsibilities in the management and prevention of industrial accidents and accidents at work. This involves the planning and coordination of safety, health and the environment, both in the planning and operational phases, the drafting of safety reports for companies at risk of major accidents, the management of the health&safety services, the planning and management of maintenance and emergency plans.

1 Year courses - Track: HSE - Health, Safety & Environment

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group PREP HSE		--	--	--	20.0
062433	B	ICHI-02/A MEDS-25/B	OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY			1	10.0	10.0
062434	B	IIND-05/A	BUSINESS CONTINUITY, EMERGENCY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT			1	5.0	5.0
055683	C	IMIS-01/B	RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND QUALITY CONTROL			1	10.0 [2.0]	10.0
054248	B	IIND-07/D	RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS A+B			2	10.0 [2.0]
062435	B,C	ICHI-01/B	RISK ASSESSMENT: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS			2	5.0	15.0
063787	B,C	GIUR-01/A GIUR-04/A	TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS: LIABILITY, IP PROTECTION, AI REGULATION			2	5.0 [5.0]
062303	B,C	ICHI-01/B	ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS			2	5.0 [1.0]

2 Year courses - Track: HSE - Health, Safety & Environment

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
062292	B	ICHI-02/A	FIRE DYNAMICS AND SAFETY			1	5.0 [3.0]	5.0
062344	B,C	ICHI-01/B	POLLUTED STREAMS AND EMERGENCY SPILLS TREATMENTS A+B			1	10.0	10.0
062595	B	IIND-08/B	ELECTRICAL SAFETY			2	5.0	5.0
063580	B,C	ICHI-01/A ICHI-01/B ICHI-01/C ICHI-02/A ICHI-02/B	RISK ENGINEERING LAB			2	5.0	5.0
063581	B,C	CEAR-04/A CEAR-07/A ICHI-01/B	NATECH RISK ASSESSMENT			1	5.0	5.0
062291	B,C	ICHI-01/B	SAFETY OF BATCH PROCESSES			2	5.0
061997	C	IIND-03/C	FAILURE ANALYSIS SICUREZZA INDUSTRIALE E INGEGNERIA FORENSE			2	5.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group HSE		--	--	--	15.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group FREE		--	--	--
063100	--	--	MASTER THESIS			1	15.0	15.0

Legenda: B: Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering specific disciplines; C: integrative disciplines.

Courses of the Group PREP HSE

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
085887	--	IINF-05/A	BASI DI DATI 1		1	5.0
060112	C	ICHI-01/C	CALCOLI DI PROCESSO DELL'INGEGNERIA CHIMICA		1	5.0
062296	B	ICHI-02/B	FUNDAMENTS OF PROCESS INDUSTRY		1	10.0
086468	B	IIND-05/A	IMPIANTI MECCANICI		1	7.0
051112	--	ECON-05/A	INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS		1	5.0
052542	--	MATH-05/A	NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERING		1	5.0 [1.0]
054211	--	STAT-01/A	STATISTICS		1	6.0
057989	B	ICHI-02/A	SUSTAINABLE PROCESS DESIGN FOR NATURAL GAS AND ENERGY CARRIERS		1	5.0 [5.0]
094172	--	IINF-04/A	SYSTEMS THEORY (NONLINEAR DYNAMICS)		1	5.0
062455	B,C	ICHI-01/B	THERMODYNAMICS OF MIXTURES		1	5.0
062505	B,C	ICHI-01/B	TRANSPORT PHENOMENA		1	5.0
063567	B	IEGE-01/A IIND-05/A	PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATION		1	10.0
062300	B,C	ICHI-01/B	THERMODYNAMICS OF MIXTURES + TRANSPORT PHENOMENA		1	10.0
088926	--	IINF-05/A	ALGORITMI E PRINCIPI DELL'INFORMATICA		2	10.0
063253	B	ICHI-02/B	CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY		2	5.0 [1.0]
060076	B	IEGE-01/A	ECONOMIA E ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE C		2	5.0
088694	B	IIND-05/A	IMPIANTI INDUSTRIALI E GESTIONE DELLA PRODUZIONE		2	9.0
062297	B	IMAT-01/A	MATERIALS SELECTION		2	5.0 [1.0]

The following table (Group HSE), as well as the Table FREE, summarizes the elective courses offered in the Master's Degree in
Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering. Elective courses can be chosen during the 2nd year of the Master of
Science (Laurea Magistrale) regardless of the language they are taught.

Courses of the Group HSE

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
056262	B	IMAT-01/A	CORROSION ENGINEERING		1	5.0 [1.0]
062302	B	ICHI-02/A	DECISION ENGINEERING		1	5.0
059149	B	IIND-05/A	HUMAN-SYSTEM INTERACTION IN OPERATIONS		1	5.0
096125	C	CHEM-06/A	INTRODUCTION TO GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY		1	5.0
051112	--	ECON-05/A	INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS		1	5.0
063581	B,C	CEAR-04/A CEAR-07/A ICHI-01/B	NATECH RISK ASSESSMENT		1	5.0
097321	B	IIND-05/A	OPERATIONS RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE		1	5.0
057989	B	ICHI-02/A	SUSTAINABLE PROCESS DESIGN FOR NATURAL GAS AND ENERGY CARRIERS		1	5.0 [5.0]
054262	B	ICHI-02/A IIND-05/A	CHEMICAL PROJECTS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT		1	10.0 [5.0]
061997	C	IIND-03/C	FAILURE ANALYSIS SICUREZZA INDUSTRIALE E INGEGNERIA FORENSE		2	5.0
062290	C	ICHI-01/A	LABORATORIO DI CARATTERIZZAZIONE E MODELLAZIONE DELLE EMISSIONI ODORIGENE		2	5.0
063571	C	CHEM-06/A	LABORATORIO DI CHIMICA ANALITICA STRUMENTALE E CONTROLLO QUALITÀ		2	5.0
062297	B	IMAT-01/A	MATERIALS SELECTION		2	5.0 [1.0]
097468	C	IIND-02/A	NOISE AND VIBRATION ENGINEERING		2	5.0
061398	B	IIND-07/D	RADIOPROTEZIONE		2	5.0
062291	B,C	ICHI-01/B	SAFETY OF BATCH PROCESSES		2	5.0
057961	C	ICHI-01/C	PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING A+B		2	10.0

Courses of the Group FREE

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
056490	--	IINF-05/A	DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY		1	5.0
057988	C	ICHI-01/A	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS		1	5.0
094783	--	IINF-03/A	FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS		1	5.0
062092	C	IIND-02/A	INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS		1	5.0
057990	B	ICHI-02/A	PROCESS DESIGN: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS		1	5.0 [3.0]
052537	--	IINF-05/A	TECHNOLOGIES FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS		1	5.0 [1.0]
057252	B	IIND-05/A	TECHNOLOGY RISK GOVERNANCE		1	5.0
056890	--	IINF-05/A	UNCERTAINTY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE		1	5.0 [1.5]
056833	B	IIND-08/B PHIL-02/A	POWER SYSTEMS: ETHICAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS		1	6.0 [6.0]
062102	--	STAT-01/A	APPLIED STATISTICS		2	5.0
055633	--	IINF-05/A	COMPUTER SECURITY - UIC 587		2	5.0
057554	--	IIND-03/A	DIGITAL TWIN FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT		2	5.0
056223	B	GIUR-04/A	DIRITTO PENALE ED ETICA DELL'INGEGNERE INDUSTRIALE		2	5.0 [5.0]
062595	B	IIND-08/B	ELECTRICAL SAFETY		2	5.0
097387	--	ECON-05/A	FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS		2	5.0
054323	--	IINF-03/A	INTERNET OF THINGS		2	5.0 [1.0]
056913	B	IMAT-01/A	LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS AND PROCESSES		2	5.0
057865	B,C	ICHI-01/A IIND-05/A	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES		2	5.0
057865	B,C	ICHI-01/A IIND-05/A	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES		2	5.0
059144	B	CEAR-08/D IBIO-01/A IEGE-01/A	VALUE-BASED INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE		2	5.0

Track RSK - Risk Engineering

The track is more oriented to deepen the risks related to the entire production system and the graduate will find his natural place within the corporate risk management function which is a function typically aimed at supporting the top management or the owners in the choices of corporate strategy. In structured production environments, the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer profile can also find its place in support of the decision-making processes of the individual production functions.

1 Year courses - Track: RSK - Risk Engineering

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group PREP RISK		--	--	--	20.0
062302	B	ICHI-02/A	DECISION ENGINEERING			1	5.0	15.0
088983	--	MATH-06/A	FOUNDATIONS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH			1	5.0
062434	B	IIND-05/A	BUSINESS CONTINUITY, EMERGENCY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT			1	5.0
094172	--	IINF-04/A	SYSTEMS THEORY (NONLINEAR DYNAMICS)			1	5.0	5.0
062102	--	STAT-01/A	APPLIED STATISTICS			2	5.0
052542	--	MATH-05/A	NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERING			1	5.0 [1.0]	5.0
062435	B,C	ICHI-01/B	RISK ASSESSMENT: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS			2	5.0	10.0
062436	B	GIUR-04/A	TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS: LIABILITY, IP PROTECTION, AI REGULATION			2	5.0 [5.0]
051112	--	ECON-05/A	INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS			1	5.0	5.0

2 Year courses - Track: RSK - Risk Engineering

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title		Language	Sem	CFU	CFU Group
097321	B	IIND-05/A	OPERATIONS RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE			1	5.0	15.0
059149	B	IIND-05/A	HUMAN-SYSTEM INTERACTION IN OPERATIONS			1	5.0
097387	--	ECON-05/A	FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS			2	5.0
057252	B	IIND-05/A	TECHNOLOGY RISK GOVERNANCE			1	5.0	5.0
057554	--	IIND-03/A	DIGITAL TWIN FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT			2	5.0
063581	B,C	CEAR-04/A CEAR-07/A ICHI-01/B	NATECH RISK ASSESSMENT			1	5.0
054248	B	IIND-07/D	RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS A+B			2	10.0 [2.0]	10.0
063580	B,C	ICHI-01/A ICHI-01/B ICHI-01/C ICHI-02/A ICHI-02/B	RISK ENGINEERING LAB			2	5.0	5.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group RISK		--	--	--	10.0
--	--	--	Courses to be chosen from Group FREE		--	--	--
063100	--	--	MASTER THESIS			1	15.0	15.0

Legenda: B: Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering specific disciplines; C: integrative disciplines.

Courses of the Group PREP RISK

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
096078	B	IEGE-01/A	ACCOUNTING, FINANCE & CONTROL		1	10.0
085887	--	IINF-05/A	BASI DI DATI 1		1	5.0
056490	--	IINF-05/A	DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY		1	5.0
096088	B	IIND-05/A	OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT		1	10.0
051517	--	MATH-03/B	STATISTICS		1	5.0
052795	B	IEGE-01/A	STRATEGY & MARKETING		1	10.0 [1.0]
094172	--	IINF-04/A	SYSTEMS THEORY (NONLINEAR DYNAMICS)		1	5.0
063567	B	IEGE-01/A IIND-05/A	PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATION		1	10.0
088926	--	IINF-05/A	ALGORITMI E PRINCIPI DELL'INFORMATICA		2	10.0
060076	B	IEGE-01/A	ECONOMIA E ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE C		2	5.0
055757	--	STAT-04/A	INSURANCE & ECONOMETRICS		2	8.0
096088	B	IIND-05/A	OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT		2	10.0

The following table (Group RISK), as well as the Table FREE, summarizes the elective courses offered in the Master's Degree in
Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering. Elective courses can be chosen during the 2nd year of the Master of
Science (Laurea Magistrale) regardless of the language they are taught.

Courses of the Group RISK

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
055645	B	IEGE-01/A	FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS		1	5.0
063581	B,C	CEAR-04/A CEAR-07/A ICHI-01/B	NATECH RISK ASSESSMENT		1	5.0
056901	--	IINF-05/A	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIG AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA		1	5.0
062433	B	ICHI-02/A MEDS-25/B	OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY		1	10.0
062303	B,C	ICHI-01/B	ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS		2	5.0 [1.0]
057029	B	IEGE-01/A	FINANCING COMPLEX PROJECTS		2	5.0
055757	--	STAT-04/A	INSURANCE & ECONOMETRICS		2	8.0
057973	C	ICHI-01/C	PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING A		2	5.0

Courses of the Group FREE

Code	Educational activities	SSD	Course Title	Language	Sem	CFU
056490	--	IINF-05/A	DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY		1	5.0
057988	C	ICHI-01/A	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS		1	5.0
094783	--	IINF-03/A	FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS		1	5.0
062092	C	IIND-02/A	INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS		1	5.0
057990	B	ICHI-02/A	PROCESS DESIGN: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS		1	5.0 [3.0]
052537	--	IINF-05/A	TECHNOLOGIES FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS		1	5.0 [1.0]
057252	B	IIND-05/A	TECHNOLOGY RISK GOVERNANCE		1	5.0
056890	--	IINF-05/A	UNCERTAINTY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE		1	5.0 [1.5]
056833	B	IIND-08/B PHIL-02/A	POWER SYSTEMS: ETHICAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS		1	6.0 [6.0]
062102	--	STAT-01/A	APPLIED STATISTICS		2	5.0
055633	--	IINF-05/A	COMPUTER SECURITY - UIC 587		2	5.0
057554	--	IIND-03/A	DIGITAL TWIN FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT		2	5.0
056223	B	GIUR-04/A	DIRITTO PENALE ED ETICA DELL'INGEGNERE INDUSTRIALE		2	5.0 [5.0]
062595	B	IIND-08/B	ELECTRICAL SAFETY		2	5.0
097387	--	ECON-05/A	FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS		2	5.0
054323	--	IINF-03/A	INTERNET OF THINGS		2	5.0 [1.0]
056913	B	IMAT-01/A	LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS AND PROCESSES		2	5.0
057865	B,C	ICHI-01/A IIND-05/A	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES		2	5.0
057865	B,C	ICHI-01/A IIND-05/A	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES		2	5.0
059144	B	CEAR-08/D IBIO-01/A IEGE-01/A	VALUE-BASED INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE		2	5.0

7.4 Foreign language

To be admitted to the Master of Science, students must be able to fluently use English. The level of knowledge should be certified by the candidate upon admission according to the standard fixed by the Politecnico’s Academic Policies. These are available on the Politecnico websites (www.polimi.it/en/current-students/language-requirements-english-and-italian).

7.5 Degree examination

The final degree examination is the presentation and discussion of the independent work performed by the student during the thesis period. The final exam gives students an additional opportunity for further investigation and verification of analytical, developmental and communicative abilities demonstrated by their work. The final exam consists of the discussion and defense, before a commission, of the original results obtained during the thesis work. This activity must be coordinated by a professor of the university as thesis advisor.

The regulations approved by the School of Industrial and Information Engineering are reported in the document REGOLAMENTO D’ATENEO DEGLI ESAMI DI LAUREA E DI LAUREA MAGISTRALE con disposizioni specifiche della Scuola di Ingegneria Industriale e dell’Informazione available at the following link:

https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/students/lessons-and-exams/bachelors-and-masters-degree-exams

For the Study Programme, specific rules apply, which can be consulted in the document Regolamento Integrativo della Prova Finale di Laurea e Laurea Magistrale available at the following link:

https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/students/lessons-and-exams/bachelors-and-masters-degree-exams/supplementary-regulations

Information on graduation, degree examination, English language skills, deadlines, and academic calendar is available at the following link: https://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/en/students

8. Academic calendar

9. Faculty

The names of professors for each Course, together with their subject, will be available on the degree programme prospectus from the month of September.

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

10. Infrastructures and laboratories

Information concerning this topic is available in the Degree Prospectus.

The Degree Prospectus is published annually on the Politecnico di Milano website.

11. International context

Politecnico di Milano is presently performing benchmarking analyses with some of the most prominent international technical universities, on the teaching activities and the integration of graduates into the work world. 

12. Internationalization

ERASMUS Students of the Master degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano can achieve up to 30 ECTS at one of the participating universities in mobility programmes approved by the Politecnico di Milano. The credits mentioned above must be achieved in courses approved by the International Mobility Commission of the Study Course. Students from other universities who want to earn credits at Politecnico di Milano are admitted after an evaluation of the curriculum by the International Mobility Commission of the Course.

Information on exchange programmes, double degree projects and international internships, European research and international relations projects are available in the Degree prospectus. The degree prospectus is published annually on the Politecnico di Milano website.

13. Quantitative data

The Evaluation Nucleus perform periodic analysis on the overall results analysing the teaching activities and the integration of graduates into the work world. Reports and studies are available on the website of the Politecnico di Milano.

14. Further information

Only the original in Italian is valid.

15. Errata corrige