1. General Information

School	School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering
Code Reference Law	1037
Name	Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage
Reference Law	Ordinamento D.M. 1648-1649/23
Class of degree	LM-3 - Landscape architecture
Degree level	Laurea Magistrale (Equivalent To Master Of Science)
First year of activation	2017/2018
Official length of the programme	2
Years of the programme already activated	1,2
Official language(s)	The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programme is offered in English but the degree programme meets the requirements of MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research) note of 11.07.2018 and the CUN opinion of 10.23.2018.
Campus	Piacenza
Dean of the School	Andrea Campioli
Coordinator of the Study programme	Federico Zanfi
Website of the School	http://www.auic.polimi.it
Website of the Study programme	https://www.landscape.polimi.it

Central Student Office - Piacenza

Address

VIA G. B. SCALABRINI, 76 (PC)

2. General presentation of the study programme

Landscape Architecture – Land Landscape Heritage is the Master of Science in Landscape Architecture (LM3) offered by the Piacenza Campus of the Politecnico di Milano. The programme aims to train multidisciplinary landscape architects capable of integrating different fields of knowledge, such as architecture, urban planning, agronomy and forestry, hydraulic and infrastructure engineering, and at different scales.

The educational objectives and the theoretical and practical activities (individual courses and integrated studios) of the master’s degree are inspired by the Polytechnic Culture, which integrates the various fields of knowledge involved in the landscape around the core represented by the design disciplines. The role of the landscape architect graduating from the Politecnico di Milano is to face the challenges of contemporary cities and territories with critical thinking, specific cultural tools, knowledge and technical skills: the landscape is understood as the tangible evidence of phenomena of ecological and environmental and social change, in Italy and the world. Consequently, the care and preservation of the land (land), the interpretation and design of new evolving landscapes (landscape), and the knowledge of the tangible and intangible heritage (heritage) represent the field of technical, cultural and political responsibility at the centre of the activities of the master’s degree and the subsequent professional activity of the landscape architect.

The constituent elements of landscape design at the centre of the master’s course are natural and anthropic open spaces; the built heritage, including artificial and human-modified soils; and infrastructures in their various forms (land organisation and management, transport, hydraulics, energy production and transport). The master’s degree focuses on protecting and transforming landscapes, promoting the formulation of intervention hypotheses compatible with the state of places, their evolution and the populations. Therefore, it adopts the objectives of protection, management, and regeneration defined by the European Landscape Convention and the training guidelines proposed by the leading professional and academic organisations related to landscape architecture (IFLA, AIAPP, ECLAS, UNISCAPE).

Teaching is organised into main integrated studios (one per semester, with the collaboration of several professors) and integrated theoretical courses. Optional courses can be chosen from a specific offer of the LM3 course, enriched by the optional courses offered by the AUIC school.

The fields of application developed in the courses are, for example, environmental rehabilitation of degraded areas; regeneration of urban suburbs; urban and rural ecological planning and reforestation; design of open space systems, parks, gardens and public spaces; care and conservation of historic landscapes and gardens; design and management of large agricultural areas and natural parks; landscape design integrated with hydrogeological risk management works in river basins and mountain slopes; design of abandoned and degraded areas; design of coastal and river systems; landscape design of infrastructures; design of tourist landscapes.

Four basic principles briefly describe the approach and objectives of the master’s programme:

1. Landscape design is fundamental to any urban and territorial project.
The course recognises landscape design as a specific field of action in open and built spaces. At the same time, it affirms the need to include the landscape design dimension in any project aimed at contemporary cities and territories: from urban regeneration to infrastructure design, from the organisation of agricultural enterprises to risk mitigation and climate change adaptation measures.

2. Landscape design is inspired by polytechnic culture.
The training of landscape architects is inspired by the specific tradition and culture of landscape, the traditions and cultures of architecture, urban planning, environmental engineering, agricultural and forestry sciences, natural, geological, geographical and social sciences. This training is ideally developed at the Politecnico di Milano, a university founded in the 19th century to integrate science and culture and the technical and humanistic spheres.

3. Landscape design has many aspects: conservation and care, management and ‘modification’, and construction of new landscapes.
Knowledge of the technical history and evolution of the landscape over time and the protection of the built heritage, which includes historical, testimonial and cultural values, are fundamental to the training of landscape architects, as is the ability to recognise degradation and the conditions for necessary development and change. The master’s degree, therefore, pays great attention to the care, dynamic management over time, modification of landscapes, and critical insertion of new elements, considering the specificities of different urban, rural and natural contexts affected by profound climatic, environmental, economic and social changes.

4. The Italian territory and landscape are the experimental fields of the international course.
The Italian territory, with its qualities and fragility, is a privileged experimental field for the contemporary landscape project: the geomorphological articulation, the delicacy of its historical landscapes, the instability and hydrogeological risk, and the processes of decline and abandonment affecting parts of the territory are at the centre of the educational activities of the course. 

Within this framework, the degree programme establishes partnerships with local institutions and organisations, particularly in the Emilia-Romagna region, to promote teaching and research activities on topics of shared interest.

Building on this specific area of application, the programme has a strong international outlook, with a significant number of international students and teaching activities designed to encourage comparison between different cultural and geographical contexts. The programme also promotes various international mobility schemes (including Erasmus+ and agreements with partner universities), offering students the opportunity to undertake study periods and placements abroad, as well as access to double degree pathways. Internship and career placement activities are supported by the University’s Career Service.

3. Learning objectives

The main objective of the Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture - Land Landscape Heritage is to train a professional capable of integrating, in a coherent vision, the complex knowledge necessary to design and manage the transformations of the contemporary landscape, with appropriate awareness from an aesthetic, technical, functional and managerial point of view. The aim is to train a professional who, firstly, can provide technical solutions that integrate existing and new elements and place them in the dynamic and evolving context of the landscape; secondly, can understand and manage the characteristics of the natural environment and the value and constraints of historical and anthropic landscapes; and, finally, is equipped with the tools to organise values and priorities hierarchically according to technical, cultural and civil bases. The Landscape Architect who graduates from the Politecnico di Milano is expected to be able to produce ideas, projects, designs, and visions to be implemented over time, considering both the works and their future management within a realistic operational and economic budget, and to interact with other skills and professionals.

In line with these objectives, the programme is characterised by a strong interdisciplinary and polytechnic approach, along with structured coordination between lectures and laboratory work, in order to strengthen integration across disciplines and ensure a coherent development of skills throughout the course of study.

The course prioritises the study of landscape design in its constituent elements: open space, built heritage, and infrastructure, as well as integrating the different areas of knowledge in design practice. The course considers and encourages the diversity of the students’ profiles, alternating theoretical classes with design studios. It also promotes the development of transferable skills, such as working in interdisciplinary teams, critical thinking, and managing complex processes.

I) First year.

The first semester begins with integrated modules in the history and culture of the landscape and in infrastructure and landscape design, intended as introductory courses that align students with the programme's key themes. The first studio is therefore focused on the relationship between landscape and infrastructure design - both road and hydraulic - and brings together elements of hydrology, landscape design and territorial planning.

In the second semester, integrated modules are offered in ecology and agricultural sciences, as well as in the analysis of soil and of urban and rural landscapes. These serve as preparatory courses for the second studio, which focuses on landscape design in relation to open space projects. This studio integrates teaching in territorial planning, conservation, agronomy, applied botany, and ecology.

II) Second year.

The first semester includes a third studio, focused on the relationship between landscape and the built heritage, with two options: territorial regeneration through the reuse of existing built assets, and the restoration of historic heritage. This studio is accompanied by two integrated modules. The first offers a choice between (i) restoration and conservation of historic landscapes and gardens, and (ii) afforestation and ecological landscape planning. The second is a module in environmental analysis and landscape mapping, designed to provide students approaching their final studio experience with advanced knowledge and practical tools for organising—both conceptually and operationally—the complex set of information required to support landscape design. This includes the use of territorial data management tools, remote sensing, and satellite data analysis.

In the second semester, alongside elective activities (optional modules and workshops), students undertake a fourth compulsory design experience: the final landscape design studio. This is the most advanced design experience, in which an international visiting professor collaborates closely with a colleague from the Politecnico di Milano (hence the integration of two modules within the same academic discipline).

The internship can be carried out in professional practices, public bodies, design firms, or research groups at the Politecnico di Milano.

4. Organization of the study programme and further studies

4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications

4.2 Further Studies

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

5. Professional opportunities and work market

5.1 Professional status of the degree

The study program trains students in the profession of planners, landscape architects and specialists in the recovery and conservation of territory (ISTAT CODE 2.2.2.1.2).

In Italy, the Landscape Architect is a professional figure licensed to practice in the following areas of activity:

• planning and management of parks and gardens;
• drafting of landscape plans;
• tof historic parks and gardens (law 20.6.1909 n. 364), with the exception of large building components.

Graduates in Landscape Architecture are admitted after a state exam to enrol as members of the “Ordine degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti, Conservatori” (Dpr 5.6.2001), Section A. For any further information, refer to the link: www.esamidistato.polimi.it.

5.2 Careers options and profiles

The Landscape Architects who graduate from the Master course in Landscape Architecture – Land, Landscape and Heritage conduct research and consulting on the design, planning, administration, conservation and sustainable development of landscapes, open spaces and the environment, both within and outside urban contexts (IFLA, 2003); they design and plan urban and rural landscapes in space and time, based on the natural characteristics and historical and cultural values of the territory (EFLA, 1989);

At the heart of the landscape architect’s skillset are landscape planning (including defining and managing landscape policies), landscape projects and landscape management, also including intervention processes that involve local operators and communities (ECLAS 2010).

Graduates will be able to work as freelancers (as designers), provide technical support in multidisciplinary studies (at engineering companies and environmental consulting firms), hold roles in public administrations (park authorities, ecological and water consortia, green sectors, parks and gardens of municipal administration, territory, environment, agriculture, regional and national administration), in companies (in particular in the agricultural, tourism and leisure sectors) and third sector subjects, play the role of landscape expert and administrator of properties and real estate assets of landscape relevance, as well as carry out teaching and research activities at universities and private research institutes.

The master’s degree also allows access to second-level Master’s and PhDs.

 

5.3 Qualification profile

Landscape Architects, graduated in Landscape Architecture

Functions and roles in a professional context

The primary function of a landscape architect who graduated in “Landscape Architecture – Land, Landscape Heritage” is to design landscapes. This activity includes the transformation and preservation of the territory as a whole and the management and care of the landscape heritage. In the professional context, which is constantly in evolution, the landscape architect can perform several functions related to a long-lasting tradition and others from more recent openings to new professional profiles:

a) design of gardens, parks and open spaces;

b) landscape design and environmental ecological systems

c) management of construction sites and direction of landscaping works

d) planning management and protection of natural landscapes and rural and agroforestry territories;

e) planning and design of landscape restoration of abandoned and degraded areas (abandoned factories, quarries, landfills);

f) design of works of landscaping insertion of architectural and engineering projects;

g) planning and design of landscape and environmental redevelopment interventions of river basins and hill and mountain slopes;

h) restoration of parks and historical gardens under the law of 20 June 1909, n. 364, with the exclusion of their building components (Presidential Decree n. 328, 5/6/2001, Article 16, 3);

i) study and preparation of landscape plans, parks, natural reserves, and sites of Community relevance;

j) landscape and environmental impact assessments and evaluations, qualitative and quantitative assessments of environmental compensations and landscaping mitigations;

k) coordination and direction of activities about what is provided by the European Landscape Convention (2000) and the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments), member of Municipal Landscape Commissions (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments);

l) Coordinate or collaborate in landscape research activities, as well as educational and training activities.

 

Skills related to the professional functions and roles

Below is a description of the areas of competence related to the professional profiles of the Laurea Magistrale graduate student, for which detailed knowledge is required.

a) Design of gardens, parks and open spaces

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

b). Landscape design and environmental ecological systems

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

c) Management of construction sites and direction of landscaping works

Skills: construction techniques, technology, naturalistic engineering; management and organisation of construction site activities; estimation and evaluation; industry legislation.

d) Planning management and protection of natural landscapes and rural and agroforestry territories

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

e) Planning and design of landscape restoration of abandoned and degraded areas (abandoned factories, quarries, landfills)

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

f) Design of works of landscaping insertion of architectural and engineering projects

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

g) Planning and design of landscape and environmental redevelopment interventions of river basins and hill and mountain slopes

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

h) Restoration of parks and historical gardens under the law of 20 June 1909, n. 364, with the exclusion of their building components (Presidential Decree n. 328, 5/6/2001, Article 16, 3)

Skills: history of gardens and parks; methods and tools for archive analysis, documentary and cartographic analysis; methodologies and restoration techniques of historic gardens; general arboriculture, applied environment botany;  techniques of representation and management of data and cartography; topography and cartography; economy and rural estimation; anthropology for knowledge and management of cultural landscapes; history of contemporary art; physical geography and geomorphology; industry regulations.

i) Study and preparation of landscape and park plans

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

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

k) Coordination and direction of activities about what is provided by the European Landscape Convention (2000) and the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments) as a component of Municipal Landscape Commissions (Ministerial Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments)

Skills: history and culture of gardens and historical and contemporary landscapes; sociology of the environment and territory; tools and procedures of European and Italian urban planning legislation; methods and tools for evaluation plans and projects at different levels.

l) Coordination or collaboration with landscape research activities, educational and training activities

Skills: methodology and research organisation, fundraising, didactic competencies.

 

6. Enrolment

6.1 Access requirements

To be admitted to the Master’s degree programme, applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in the classes L-17 (Sciences for Architecture) or L-21 (Territorial, Urban and Environmental Planning Science), as well as the corresponding classes established by Ministerial Decree 1648/2023. Alternatively, applicants may hold at least a three-year degree in Landscape Architecture or Landscape Planning obtained abroad (these degrees are not currently available in Italy and are therefore not identified in any class).

Graduates in the following classes may also be admitted, subject to verification of their academic requirements: L-25 (Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and Technologies), L-7 (Civil and Environmental Engineering), L-4 (Industrial Design), L-32 (Environmental and Natural Sciences and Technologies), L-6 (Geography), L-1 (Cultural Heritage), and L-3 (Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Fashion).

The same criteria also apply to those with a university degree obtained abroad (EQF Level 6 or equivalent qualification), evaluated as suitable by the Study Programme Board, for which the scientific-disciplinary fields can be identified, and the number of credits obtained in each sector. If identification is not possible, the Study Programme Board will conduct a career evaluation to verify the possibility of admission.

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

Admission to the Laurea Magistrale programme is also subject to verification of the applicant’s individual preparation, according to criteria that assess the previous academic background and the adequacy of the knowledge and skills considered essential for successfully undertaking the programme.

Adequate knowledge of the English language is an integral part of the assessment of individual preparation. English language proficiency must be certified at the time of application for admission by achieving the minimum scores required in the tests recognised by the University.

The assessment of English language knowledge is part of the verification of personal preparation. The level of knowledge of the English language must be certified at the time of application for admission, by achieving minimum score levels in tests recognised by the University.

International students are also required to provide evidence of their Italian language skills. The University organises 40-hour Italian language courses; each student is assigned to the appropriate level before the start of the course. The courses the Politecnico offers are semester-based, with lessons twice a week, following the regular academic calendar. Each student must attend at least 75% of the lessons and pass a final exam, which is held in 5 sessions throughout the year according to the regular academic calendar. Knowledge of the Italian language is a prerequisite for enrolment. Italian students from foreign universities or foreign students with at least a 'B1' level Italian language certificate are exempted from this requirement.

General information relating to admission and enrolment is available on the Guidance and Counselling Office’s page https://www.polimi.it/en/prospective-students.

The specifications for admission to the programme can be found in the section 'Further Information - Technical annex to the educational rules' of this document. 

6.2 Requested knowledge

Students' previous educational background, skills and knowledge acquired during their previous studies are expressed as credits related to specific scientific-disciplinary areas and constitute the curricular requirements. Admission to the Master's Degree Course in Landscape Architecture - Land Landscape Heritage is subject to passing a selection procedure that includes a comparative evaluation that takes into account the previous career (based on the documents submitted by the candidate at the time of pre-enrolment) and any other significant training or professional experience, adequately documented.

Admission to the Master's programmes requires a certified knowledge of English at an appropriate level as defined by the University. Further information is available at https://www.polimi.it/en/prospective-students/how-to-apply/admission-to-laurea-magistrale/italian-qualification/english-language-proficiency.

Further guidance is given in paragraph 14 of these regulations.

Further information is also available on the website https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/students/test-admission-changing-programme-and-transfer/admission-to-laurea-magistrale-degree-equivalent-to-master-of-science.

6.3 Deadlines for admission and number of places available

For the academic year 2026-2027, 90 places are available for enrollment, 65 reserved for non-EU students.

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

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

Any unassigned places at the start of the first term will be available at the start of the second term, and if the programmed number is reached in the first term, it will not be possible to apply for admission in the second term. Students with foreign educational qualifications must refer to the procedures posted on the Polinternational website (https://www.polimi.it/en/prospective-students) and observe the deadlines.

6.4 Tutoring and students support

The term in-course orientation and tutoring covers all the activities aimed at assisting students before and during their university career to carry out this activity within the time limits set by educational regulations and in a profitable way from the point of view of professional and human skills education. Therefore, tutoring activities are distinct from institutional educational activities, although they can be integrated or complementary to them. Tutoring activities can be carried out by master's degree students, doctoral students, professors and external staff.
Tutoring activities are managed independently by the School, upon the indications of the Study Programme Board.
Concerning the whole Politecnico, the Financial Aid and International Mobility Service interacts with the schools regarding the administrative aspects related to the assignment of tutoring duties to master’s degree students. Tutoring activities are divided into the following services:

• didactic orientation for first-year students and students of the following years;
• didactic support meetings held by professors (to help students in their inclusion and learning choices);
• support to foreign students enrolled in Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Study Programme in English language and students in international mobility programmes;
• assistance with review and recovery seminars;
• assistance in computerised classrooms, libraries and laboratories;
• assistance in the acquisition and development of didactic material.

7. Contents of the study Program

7.1 Programme requirements

The graduation session is accessed after obtaining 120 credits. As defined by the LM-3 class table, the minimum guaranteed for the “characterising” educational activities is 64 credits (Landscape Architecture, Complementary Design Disciplines for Landscape Architecture and Technical-Scientific and Humanistic Disciplines for Ecology, Environmental Evaluation and Management and Relations between Society and Landscape). For elective or complementary training activities, the guaranteed minimum is 12 credits. At the same time, 14 credits are reserved for the internship and the final exam.
According to Law No. 33 of 12 April 2022, simultaneous enrolment in two courses of study is allowed. Enrolment in two courses of study is permitted if they are of different degree classes and differ in at least two-thirds of the training activities in terms of academic credits. In line with the provisions of Law no. 33, at the student's request, the maximum number of credits already taken in another course of study that can be validated is 40 credits for master’s degree courses. It should be noted that courses belonging to degree programmes of a different level or type from the programme you are enrolled in cannot be validated.
All details relating to the submission of the validation application and the administrative fees to be paid are available on the University website: https://www.polimi.it/contemporanea-iscrizione.

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

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

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

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

7.2 Mode of study

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

7.3 Detailed learning objectives

Training activities are organised in Single Subject and Integrated Course Programmes and Laboratories. Each one has many credits, as shown in the Degree Programme of the Study Programme.

The programme promotes coordination between modules and studios, including through regular exchanges among teaching staff, in order to ensure full integration between theoretical content and design activities.

- Single Subject Courses can provide procedures of in-course evaluation and end with an exam.
- The integrated courses can provide in-course tests and are organised according to modules provided by different professors who are part of a single examination commission. Each Integrated Course has a single exam for the student.
- Studios are the core of the programme and represent the main means of integrating different disciplines, fostering the development of advanced design skills in complex and multidisciplinary contexts. Studios are coordinated by the lecturers responsible for the integrated modules that comprise them.

Attendance is compulsory for at least 70% of the total studio hours. Attendance is monitored by all lecturers responsible for the studio, in accordance with criteria consistent with their teaching organisation. Studio activities conclude with an examination conducted by a panel composed of all the lecturers involved.

If different sections of the same studio are scheduled in different semesters, it is not possible to retake a studio with the same title. It is also not possible to attend two studios simultaneously within the same semester.

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

1 Year courses - Track: LLP - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. LAND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE PC

Code	Educational activities	SSD SM 639/24	Course Title		Language	Period	CFU	CFU Group
051429	B,C	CEAR-01/B CEAR-03/A	LANDSCAPE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN TECHNIQUES			1st sem	8.0	8.0
051412	B	CEAR-09/B CEAR-11/A	LANDSCAPE CULTURE AND HISTORY			1st sem	8.0	8.0
055801	B,C	CEAR-01/B CEAR-09/B CEAR-12/B	LANDSCAPE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN STUDIO			1st sem	12.0	12.0
063132	B	AGRI-02/A BIOS-05/A	ECOLOGY AND AGRONOMIC SCIENCE			2nd sem	8.0 [2.0]	8.0
063136	B,C	AGRI-01/A GEOS-03/A	GEOMORPHOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE			2nd sem	8.0 [4.0]	8.0
056192	B,C	AGRI-02/A CEAR-09/B CEAR-11/B CEAR-12/B	OPEN SPACE SYSTEM AND PARKS DESIGN STUDIO			2nd sem	12.0	12.0
063492	C	CEAR-10/A	LANDSCAPE REPRESENTATION			1st sem	4.0 [3.0]	4.0 (Grp. Opz.)
054467	B	CEAR-12/A	TEMI DI PIANIFICAZIONE URBANISTICA			2nd sem	4.0
059807	--	ARTE-01/C	THE LANDSCAPE AND THE NARRATIVE CINEMA			2nd sem	4.0
051304	B	CEAR-09/A	RESILIENT STRATEGIES IN RISK SITUATIONS			2nd sem	4.0
050869	--	ARTE-01/C	ARCHITETTURA, ARTE E SPAZIO PUBBLICO			2nd sem	4.0

2 Year courses - Track: LLP - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. LAND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE PC

Code	Educational activities	SSD SM 639/24	Course Title		Language	Period	CFU	CFU Group
064541	B,C	CEAR-04/A PHYS-05/B	ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND LANDSCAPE MAPPING			1st sem	8.0 [2.0]	8.0
052683	B,C	AGRI-03/B CEAR-11/B	CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC GARDENS AND LANDSCAPE			1st sem	8.0	8.0
064486	B	BIOS-01/C CEAR-12/B	URBAN FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING			1st sem	8.0
064480	B,C	CEAR-08/C CEAR-09/B CEAR-11/B CEAR-12/B	BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO			1st sem	12.0	12.0
064490	B	CEAR-09/B	FRONTIERS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO			2nd sem	10.0	10.0
ATTIVITA' A LIBERA SCELTA - ELECTIVE ACTIVITIES
064550	B	CEAR-09/B CEAR-12/B	CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE THEORY AND PRACTICE			2nd sem	8.0	8.0
064553	B	CEAR-08/C	TRANSITIONAL LANDSCAPE METABOLISM			1st sem	4.0
064554	B	CEAR-09/B	EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL AND LANDSCAPE POLITICS AND PROJECTS			2nd sem	4.0
064555	B	CEAR-12/B	LANDSCAPE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN:RHETORIC AND ARGUMENTATION			2nd sem	4.0
064028	B	CEAR-12/A CEAR-12/B	PIANIFICAZIONE E PROGETTO DEL COLORE NELLA RIGENERAZIONE URBANA			2nd sem	4.0
064749	--	PHIL-03/A	ETHICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE			2nd sem	5.0 [5.0]
064750	--	GSPS-06/A	SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES			1st sem	5.0
065197	B	CEAR-09/A	MILAN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP 2.0 (a)			2nd sem	4.0
TIROCINIO
081911	--	--	INTERNSHIP		--	1st sem	4.0	4.0
081911	--	--	INTERNSHIP		--	2nd sem	4.0
PROVA FINALE
053632	--	--	DEGREE'S ACTIVITY		--	1st sem	10.0	10.0
053632	--	--	DEGREE'S ACTIVITY		--	2nd sem	10.0

^(a) Students (maximum 2) selected meritocratically based on the weighted average of exams taken within the summer session (July 2026)

Glossary

Educational activities (Att Form) C Similar or integrative activities B Identifying activities

Semester (Sem) 1 First Semester 2 Second Semester A Annual course

7.3.1  POLIMI Ambassador in Green Technologies

The School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering (AUIC) has decided not to activate the PoliMI Ambassador programme for Laurea Magistrale programmes starting from the 2026–2027 academic year. Students who enrolled in the Ambassador pathways in previous academic years will nevertheless be allowed to complete the programme in accordance with the provisions set out in the Teaching Regulations of the relevant Study Programme in force in the academic year in which they enrolled in the programme

7.3.2 Honours Programme Advanced School of Architecture (ASA) 

The Advanced School of Architecture (ASA) Honours Programme is an additional educational programme for 24 students enrolled in one of the Laurea Magistrale programmes of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, belonging to degree classes LM-3, LM-4, LM-24 and LM-48.

The Advanced School of Architecture aims to enhance the design skills of future architects, landscape architects, engineers and planners. Through design and research activities, students are brought into direct contact with professional practice and with the complexity of contemporary architectural design in different European and non-European contexts.

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

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

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

 

ASA selection is based on an announcement published each year on the websites of the Polytechnic University and the AUIC School.

7.4 Foreign language

Admission to the Laurea Magistrale programme is subject to verification of English language proficiency, which constitutes a prerequisite for admission assessment. All applicants must hold a certification demonstrating their knowledge of English in accordance with the requirements set out in the University’s English Language Guide.

7.5 Degree examination

The Laurea Magistrale final degree examination is governed by the Final Examination Regulations for Laurea and Laurea Magistrale programmes of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering and by the Supplementary Regulations of the Landscape Architecture – Land Landscape Heritage Study Programme, available on the AUIC School website.

link: https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/students/bachelor-and-master-graduation-exams.

Information on general norms, regulations, exam session calendar, registrations and graduation submissions are available at: https://www.polimi.it/en/students/didactic-activities-and-degree-examination/degree-examination.

8. Academic calendar

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

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

https://www.polimi.it/en/students/calendar-and-deadlines

9. Faculty

The names of the teaching staff associated with the Study Programme and the courses they teach will be available in the Study Programme curriculum from September.

The Study Programme curriculum is published annually on the Politecnico di Milano website.

10. Infrastructures and laboratories

Didactic support Facilities

Sistema Archivistico e Bibliotecario di Ateneo

For more information on the following facilities, please check https://www.labora.polimi.it/students/

Laboratorio MOA - Modellistica Architettonica

SuperLab

Laboratorio di Simulazione Urbana

Archivio Piero Bottoni

Laboratorio interdipartimentale di ricerca sui tessuti e i materiali polimerici

Laboratorio per la diagnostica e il monitoraggio e il monitoraggio strutturale

CECH (Climate and Energy for Cultural Heritage)

UrbNetLab

11. International context

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

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

12. Internationalization

12. Internationalization

International Mobility

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

International Mobility for Internships

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

“FREE MOVER" mobility

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

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

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

- teaching attendance

- performance of thesis work

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

13. Quantitative data

The University Teaching Observatory and the University Evaluation Board, also with the support of the School Teaching Observatories, periodically analyse the overall results and quality of the educational activities of the Study Programmes, monitoring both teaching activities and graduates’ transition into the labour market. Reports and studies are available on the Politecnico di Milano website.

14. Further information

TECHNICAL ANNEX TO THE EDUCATIONAL RULES

1 Admission to the Programme - Students with Italian Degrees

     1.1    Programme Requirements and Specifications

     1.2    Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates

          1.2.1 Programme and Previously Approved Study Plan Options

     1.3      Assessment Parameters

          1.3.1 Parameters valid for direct admission to the 2028/2029 academic year

  1.3.2 Parameters valid for applications for direct admission for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 academic years (students enrolled up to the 2024/25 academic year)

          1.3.3 Students Admitted with an Assessment of Merit

     1.4       Documents Required for Students Entitled to Admission

     1.5       Documents Required for Students Admitted with an Assessment of Merit

         1.5.1 Students of the Politecnico di Milano

         1.5.2 Students from Other Universities

     1.6      Results and Publication of the Ranking List of Students Admitted

     1.7      Curricular Integrations

     1.8      Examination Validation

     1.9      Single Courses

2       Admission to the Programme - Students with a Foreign Degree

3       Transfers and Changes

4       Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures

5       Study Plan

     5.1      Deadlines for Annual Study Plan Submission

     5.2      Half-year Change of Study Plan

     5.3      Additional Payment

     5.4      Attendance

          5.4.1 Studios

     5.5      Courses as Extra

6       Allocations

     6.1      Studios

     6.2      Single-subject and Integrated Courses

     6.3      Course Priorities

7       Elective Activities

7.1 Optional courses

7.2 MIAW

    7.2.1 How to attend and register for the MIAW

7.3 Workshops

8       Traineeship

9       Examinations

     9.1      Procedures

10    Final Test

10.1 Assignment

 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

1 Admission to the Programme - Students with Italian Degrees

All candidates for admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes at the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering are required to submit an application for career assessment using the specific function available on the University website, in the Online Services section.

(www.polimi.it/servizionline).

 

1.1      Programme Requirements and Specifications

The requirements are those previously described in paragraph 6.1 of the Educational Rules.

General University information on admission and enrolment PROCEDURES is available on the University website: 

http://www.poliorientami.polimi.it/

 

1.2      Procedures for Submission of Admission Applications for AUIC School Candidates

 

1.2.1 Programme and Previously Approved Study Plan Options

Candidates submitting an application for assessment must choose their Programme (CdS) together with their Previously Approved Study Plan (PSPA) options where required.

The University rules establish a maximum of three options for application for admission to Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes. It is therefore possible to indicate up to three Programme preferences.

If required, for each Programme, it is possible to specify the available Previously Approved Study Plans in order of preference.

For AUIC School Programmes, the various Previously Approved Study Plan options within the same Programme are only counted once towards the maximum of three preferences that may be expressed.

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

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

 

1.3      Assessment Parameters

For students enrolled starting from the 2025/26 academic year: new parameters for direct admission will come into force starting from the 2028/29 academic year.

1.3.1 Parameters valid for direct admission to the 2028/2029 academic year

Students enrolled starting from the 2025/26 academic year who obtain a compliant Bachelor’s Degree (meeting the admission requirements) at Politecnico di Milano may directly enrol in one of the consecutive Master’s Degree programmes if, by the fifth semester from their first enrolment, they meet the following requirements:

Requirements for direct admission:

• regularly enrolled (not repeating) in the third year of a Bachelor’s Degree programme at Politecnico di Milano in the 2027/28 academic year;
• at least 144 ECTS credits (CFU) earned and recorded in their academic career by the end of the fifth semester from first enrolment, with a weighted average grade of 25;
• English language certification obtained within the established deadlines.

These requirements can be used only once, within the dedicated application window, during the third year of enrolment. They can be verified through the student’s academic record and study plan and may vary depending on the Master’s Degree programme the student intends to apply for.

Students may enrol in one of the Master’s Degree programmes for which they are granted direct admission or, alternatively, waive this right and apply for evaluation to other programmes.

The number of students admitted to PSPA programmes will be limited based on the number of available places.

1.3.2 Parameters valid for applications for direct admission for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 academic years (students enrolled up to the 2024/25 academic year)

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

•          graduated within 4 years of their initial enrolment;
•          have a fulfilled N/V parameter* by 10th October of the second calendar year after their initial enrolment;
•          hold certification of English language learning by the established deadline.

 

For the “Landscape Architecture – Land Landscape Heritage” Programme, the N and V parameters are as follows:

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

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

 

*The N and V parameters (number of ECTS and weighted average) required can be found in the student’s Study Plan. These may vary depending on the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme applied for.

 

1.3.3 Students Admitted with Assessment of Merit 

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

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

 

- up to 110 points = assessment of their educational Curriculum Vitae in European format. Their weighted average of examination scores on a basis of at least 145 credits earned will also be assessed. The average of the examination scores recorded in the Plan at the time of assessment will be considered valid;

- up to 20 points = assessment of a portfolio including text and iconographic material both from projects developed in a teaching environment and during applied courses and from extra-curricular experiences. The purpose of this portfolio is to document the student’s aptitude and interest in the understanding, interpretation and planning of landscape. The portfolio will be assessed according to the criteria of content originality and coherence, formal quality, discursive and graphic ability and linguistic expression;

- up to10 points = assessment of experiences of traineeship or extra-curricular work fully documented, certified by the company, relevant and significant to the training of a lanscaper and not used to validate required credits during the previous career;The starting/end date of each internship experiece/extracurricular actvity must be specified;

- up to10 points = assessment of other qualifications (certified) in research or extra-curricular training thoroughly documented, relevant and significant to the training of a landscape architect and not used to validate required credits during the previous career.

Students required to submit a portfolio are eligible for admission with a minimum score of 100. At each deadline date, the top ranked students are accepted according to the planned number of admissions for that semester. Should there be eligible students with equal scores, their precedence in the ranking will take into account their weighted average until all available places have been filled.

 

1.4      Documents Required for Students Automatically Entitled to Admission

All students automatically entitled to admission must submit an admission application. Assessment is based solely on the educational curriculum (Study Plan) for identification of any examination or attendance validation requirements.

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

 

1.5              Documents Required for Students Admitted with an Assessment of Merit

1.5.1 Students of the Politecnico di Milano

Admitted with assessment of merit

•          Certificate of English language
•          Educational Curriculum Vitae (European format)
•          Portfolio
•          Professional and training activities

 

The guidelines for submission of the portfolio are published on the AUIC School website:

https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/students/test-admission-changing-programme-and-transfer/admission-to-laurea-magistrale-degree-equivalent-to-master-of-science

1.5.2 Students from Other Universities

Admitted with assessment of merit

•          Self-certification of the degree held (graduate students only)
•          Self-certification of examinations passed for at least 145 credits. Other certifications of any university degrees held: Masters, PhDs, and Postgraduate Schools

The documentation may be self-certified in accordance with the statutory provisions governing Substitute Declarations (Dichiarazioni sostitutive). It must contain the exact titles of the examinations taken, the Disciplinary Scientific Sectors, the number of credits per scientific sector, the score and the examination recording date. The applicant must sign the documents, otherwise they are not legally binding and cannot be accepted by the Selection Committee.

•          Certificate of Engish language
•          Curriculum Vitae, European format
•          Portfolio
•          Professional and training activities

 

The guidelines for submission of the portfolio are published on the AUIC School website:

https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/msc-admissions

1.5.3 Students who have Submitted an Admission Application during Previous Sessions

Students wishing to confirm the score obtained by a portfolio submitted during previous semesters must to re-enter the previously-assessed portfolio indicating  in the "student's notes”:

“I confirm the portfolio assessment previously obtained during semester ….  of the academic year ……”

 Students who have already applied for admission in previous application windows, and wish to integrate their portfolio, should upload the portfolio used for previous applications/s, adding a section dedicated to integrations. In the notes of the application, it should be specified:

“Integration to the portfolio already evaluated for application to the academic year ……, ….semester.”

 

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

 

1.6      Results and Publication of the Ranking List of Students Admitted

With regard to the points above, at the end of the evaluation sessions, a merit based ranking will be published, in order to the determine the number of admitted students in relation to the places available.

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

 

In order to guarantee the foreseen number of places, a student that has been positively evaluated for admission (green check) might not be able to enroll. Enrolment will be enabled to students who appear in the merit based ranking as “admitted to enrolment”.

The ranking reporting the indication of the admitted students will be published at the end of the evaluation session at the page: https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/

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

1.6.1 Ranking system

 The places allocated to students with an Italian qualification, which may not be used to reach the number of places available within the Course of Study for the academic year, are made available for related ranking list purposes.

 

The following will be excluded from the ranking list of individual Courses of Study:

- students already enrolled in one of the University's Courses of Study

- students already eligible for enrolment in the Course of Study using the ranking list.

 

Students who have expressed more than one CdS/PSPA option and who are eligible for the ranking list will be selected, only once, based on their first available option in the ranking.

 

1.7      Curricular Integrations

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

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

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

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

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

 

 1.8      Examination Validation

The deliberation n. 14779 23/03/2015 of the Academic Senate, establishes that in case of abbreviation of a study career, it is necessary to achieve at least 60 ECTS credits at Politecnico di Milano, in order to achieve a degree at this University: the 60 ECTS credits include curricular subjects, except for the internship and final thesis, which must be carried out in addition to the 60 ECTS credits. The School establishes that credits which can be validated from a previous career are only those belonging to a Master of Science career carried out in a country of the European Union.

Validated credits will automatically appear in the student’s study plan.

 1.9      Single Courses

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

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

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

 

2 Admission to the Programme - Students with Foreign Degrees

Students with foreign degrees should follow the pre-enrolment procedure described on the Polinternational website (https://www.polimi.it/en/prospective-students ), observing the established deadlines. By following this procedure, students can apply for merit scholarships and obtain further information on organising their stay in Italy during the post-admission phase.

As of the Academic Year 2021/2022, the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) programmes in the School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering will only accept new admissions of students with non-Italian qualifications in the first semester (September). 

The School will consider requests for admission deferment to the second semester (defer). Obtaining a deferment is subject to the availability of planned places. Students may apply for deferment from June to August. 

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

• Students who have been granted the deferment will be asked to confirm it by paying the non-refundable administrative fee of €172.20 by a provided deadline.
• Students who have not been granted the deferment may reapply for the following academic year. 

 

3 Transfers and Changes

Transfer from other Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programmes or other universities is only permitted through submission of an admission application.

Transferred students’ previous examinations may be validated if deemed compatible with the course catalogue of the degree programme applied for.

As per University regulations, students transferred from other universities are required to take examinations at the Politecnico di Milano for at least 60 credits, plus the traineeship and final thesis.

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

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

  Neither transfers nor changes are allowed during Semester Two. 

4 Deadlines for First-Year Enrolment Administrative Procedures

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

5 Study Plan

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

The Study Plan is taken by the School as a supporting document for all intents and purposes. Its compilation also attests to the compliance of the choices made by the student with the rules specified by law and the provisions of the Programme Rules.

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

 The Study Plan of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme in “Landscape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage” consists of 120 ECTS, to be included in the Plan as required credits, subdivided as follows:

-          single-subject or integrated courses

-          studios

-          elective activities

-          traineeship

-          final test

The maximum credits permitted per year is 80.

Plan alteration requests will not be accepted. Submission of the Study Plan is definitive and must be performed within the deadlines and according to the procedures established by the School. When choosing courses, the teaching timetable must be consulted in advance in order to avoid timetable clashes.

 

5.1      Deadlines for Annual Study Plan Submission

Study Plan submission is performed through Online Services (www.polimi.it/servizionline > Customized Services > Career Data > Study Plan Submission), exclusively during the specific periods established by the academic calendar.

 

 

5.2      Half-year Change of Study Plan

In a specific window set by the academic calendar, it will be possible to change the Study Plan submitted during the academic year in progress.

Half-year change of Study Plan is optional. Students not wishing to make any alterations do not need to change the Study Plan.

It is possible to change only courses included in the current academic year. It is not possible to add or deselect first-semester courses. Students must deselect the second-semester courses they wish to change.

It will therefore be possible to add or remove, within the second semester only, optional and compulsory courses not subject to allocation of merit, final test and traineeship.

 

5.3      Additional Payment

Through resolution of the Board of Governors, an additional payment of 100.00 euros is applicable for failure to submit the Study Plan within the deadlines established by the academic calendar.

The payment will be required with the second instalment.

 

5.4      Attendance

Once included in the study plan, teachings are listed as acquired attendance in the following years, giving the possibility to take the examination with the original professor as long as the latter remains active. If the student wishes to attend the teaching again, when filling the study plan for the following academic year (September), they can delete the previously acquired attendance and insert the same teachings (according to the active educational offer) as new attendance.

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

5.4.1 Studios

Attendance of at least 70% of the Studio hours is compulsory. The attendance achieved does not expire but the examination must be taken within the three sessions of the academic year following the one in which attendance takes place. Should this time expire, the Studio must be entirely re-attended and re-entered in the Study Plan.

 

5.5      Courses as Extra

It is possible to add courses/educational activities to the Study Plan as extras. These courses will not count towards the overall credits required for admission to the final test and will not be used in calculation of the score average.

It is possible to change the status of a course from required to extra, and vice versa, during the annual Study Plan submission period.

For all regulations, reference should be made to the specific University guide.

 

 

6 Allocations

 

6.1      Studios

 

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

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

 

 

First Year	Graduation score
Second Year	Order by decreasing values of the parameter G         n G=Σ  Vi •Ci        i=l   where Vi is the score obtained in the i-th examination, Ci is the number of credits corresponding to the i-th examination and n is the number of examinations taken.

 

First year: the parameter G will be calculated based on the career followed at deadline of request of admission.

Second year: the parameter G will be calculated based on the career followed during the summer session.

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

Any admitted students who, for whatever reason, delays enrolment beyond the established deadlines will be automatically placed in the available sections.

Students are not permitted to attend studios or courses not included in the Plan. Under no circumstances may assessments relating to activities not included in the Study Plan, or not attended in accordance with the section allocations, be recognised or validated.

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

6.2      Single-subject and Integrated Courses

In sections in which there are elective courses or various sections of the same single-subject or integrated course, students must express their preferences as set out by the online system and will be allocated places according to merit in accordance with the criteria indicated in the above point.

 

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

6.3      Course Priorities

 

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

Suggested priority	Does not establish any formal restriction. Aims to provide students with useful information on the sequence of courses but does not affect the composition of the Study Plan or examination recording.
Study Plan composition priority	Establishes a restriction which must be observed when choosing courses upon submission of the Study Plan. It is not possible for course ‘B’ to be included in the Study Plan if course ‘A’ (even if not passed) has not been included. This does not affect examination recording.
Examination recording priority	Establishes a restriction which must be observed both during Study Plan compilation and during 'positive' examination recording (passing of the course). It is not possible for ‘B’ to be recorded if ‘A’ has not been recorded.

 

 

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

 

7 Elective Activities

In the second year of the Programme, students are required to include optional courses in their educational path designed to further explore and complete the specific topics studied. The course catalogue of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering offers numerous courses termed ‘optional’ which serve to complete the elective course ECTS. As an alternative, il will be possible to attend a workshop, as specified below.

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

7.1 Optional courses

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

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

 

Closed number subject

In order to guarantee and preserve the quality of teaching, a maximum number of eligible participants is set as shown in the table below:

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

7.2 MIAW

The School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering offers for students of the Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in Architecture and Urban Design, Building Architecture, Architecture - Built Environment - Interiors, Landscape Architecture Land Landscape Heritage, Urban Planning and Policy Design, an intensive international programme: MIAW- the Milan International Architecture Workshop, which delivers 4 ECTS replacing the 4 ECTS of the elective activities chosen by the students. MIAW is carried out at the end of the second semester (likely at the beginning/mid of June).

7.2.1 How to attend and register for the MIAW

When filling in the study plan, the student may choose between the various international teachers, expressing their preferences in terms of sections, and will be allocated on the basis of merit according to the weighted average of the exams sat by the beginning of the summer session.

The number of places available for students of Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science), will be decided by the School from year to year.

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

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

Students who are not admitted will be officially assigned a generic workshop code (see specifications dedicated to workshops), which will later be rectifiable during the termly period of modification of the study plan.

Attendance at the MIAW is compulsory and, unlike the other workshops, it involves a final assessment; at the end of the course, students will need to register for a date for an exam in order to obtain their mark as part of their academic career.

After allocation, it will not be possible to remove the teaching from the study plan or to replace it with another course.

Students in the first year (Master of Science) of their course may bring forward the MIAW activity only if they have a full study plan with all the first-year (Master of Science) teaching, as per the general rules for filling in the study plan.

7.3 Workshops

The workshop activities are of two types:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

8 Traineeship 

The internship is a key component of the programme and also contributes to strengthening relationships with institutions, organisations and stakeholders operating in the local area. It may be undertaken during the degree programme from the first semester of the first year. The activity must be placed in the study plan for the semester in which it is effectively carried out.

The School cooperates with professional associations, public administrations, local authorities and companies, to organize external traineeship activities, in order to guarantee the student the opportunity to acquire the credits required by the educational system.

In addition, students may carry out a Practical Activity (traineeship) within the Departments of the Politecnico di Milano.

The length rules for traineeship will be defined by the Study Programmes, according to the School guidelines. All further information is available at the Traineeship Office of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering and in the dedicated section of the School’s Website:

https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/education/internships-and-workshops/internships

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

https://www.polimi.it/en/campus-e-servizi/international-mobility/study-abroad

 

 

9 Examinations

9.1      Procedures

The uniformity of procedures for checking of learning across all sections of the same course and planning of these procedures is ensured through appropriate forms of coordination, in line with the directives of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) Programme.

At the start of the academic year, each Professor will communicate the procedures for checking of learning, the content of the examination and the assessment criteria.

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

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

Students may also register after the deadline set by the School. In fact, they may register up until midnight of the actual exam date. In this case, the registration will be accepted as conditional, and it will be up to the teacher’s unappealable decision whether or the student not may be admitted to the exam in question.Failure to register makes it absolutely impossible to take the test and record a score in the career.

Graduating students must observe the specific deadlines established by the academic calendar in order to permit completion, within the established deadlines, of the procedures for registration for the degree exam session.

 

10                       Final Test

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

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

https://www.auic.polimi.it/en/students/bachelor-and-master-graduation-exams

10.1 Assignment

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

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

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