Master Degree
The Master Degree in Chemical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano is provided in English and the graduate earns the M.Sc. in the chemical engineering class of the industrial engineering field.
A short presentation of the Master Degree in Chemical Engineering can be found here along with a short introductory video.
Requirements for the Graduation
The achievement of the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering requires 120 credits (CFUs) to be earned by the student, of which at least 45 related to core subjects (ING-IND/21, / 22, / 23, / 24, / 25, / 26 and / 27 ) and 15 to related disciplines. 20 credits are also reserved for the Master’s thesis, including two credits related to job internships.
The thesis (20 credits) completes the number of credits necessary to earn the Laurea Magistrale.
Structure of courses for the Master Degree
During the first year, the students extend and consolidates the knowledge acquired during the Bachelor Degree with 60 CFU of mandatory courses aimed at deepen and expand its competencies.
During the second year, the students focus on the subject characterizing the Chemical Engineering while they are working of their thesis. Beside 25 CFU related to mandatory courses, additional 15 CFU are available to courses selected by the student which is able to proper shape its study plan.
The Council on the Course of Study (CCS) has prepared four pre-approved plans of study (PAPS), for a specialization in the following fields:
- Biochemical and Pharma
- Enviroment and Energy
- Process Design
- Research and Development for Industrial Applications
Students will be able to express an order of preference with respect to the PSPAs they would like to have access to. However, the entrance to the various PSPAs will be limited, in order to guarantee a minimum number of students per PSPA equal to 15% of the number of students enrolled.
In the event that the minimum limit for PSPA is not reached, the definition of the classes will take place thanks to a ranking drawn up on the basis of the evaluation of an index of merit I, which takes into account the total average weighted on the credits taken within the 2nd session of the current semester and in any case not before the 2nd session of the semester following the enrollment, and of the number of enrolled semesters.
Please refer to the Degree Programme for further information.
The general structure of the course is shown below, with a detailed breakdown of the educational activities pertaining to this Master.
Biochemical and Pharma
This pre-approved plan of study aims at providing advanced knowledge and technical tools to operate in various areas related to the biotechnology sector, the health & care sector, and, in particular, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Knowledge includes process plants in the pharmaceutical sector, DS/DP and packaging, stability and release, quality control and regulatory aspects, process development, and technology transfer.
Enviroment and Energy
This pre-approved plan of study aims at provising knowledge related to the role of chemical engineering in the field of technologies for environmental protection and for the energy sector. The knowledge concerns both technologies related to conventional and prevalent sources (e.g., oil and gas), and those related to renewable sources and sources for the energy transition (green, sustainability, …)
Process Design
This pre-approved plan of study aims at provding advanced knowledge and technical tools to operate in the various areas of process engineering. The knowledge includes the design of equipment, plants, their simulation, control, management, and economic evaluations for the process industry in general (chemical, energy, environmental, petrochemical, food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical industry).
Research and Development for Industrial Applications
This pre-approved plan of study aims at provdingadvanced knowledge related to fundamental subjects of chemical engineering for research, technological development, and innovation. The knowledge concerns both methodological approaches and specific contents of kinetics, catalysis, mathematics, chemistry, and advanced separation processes.
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 defence, before a commission, of the necessarily original results obtained during the thesis work. This activity must be coordinated by a professor of Politecnico as thesis advisor.
Information concerning general rules and regulations, session calendars, registration and consignment of theses is available at this page.
For further information, please refer to the Degree Programme: