Academic Year 2014/15. School of Industrial and Information Engineering. Degree Programme of:

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1 Academic Year 2014/15 School of Industrial and Information Engineering Degree Programme of: Telecommunication Engineering Laurea Magistrale (Equivalent To Master Of Science) Milano Leonardo Campus 1. General Information School School of Industrial and Information Engineering Code Reference Law 474 Name Telecommunication Engineering Reference Law Ordinamento 270/04 Class of degree LM-27 - Telecommunications 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 1, 2 activated Official language(s) English Campus Milano Page 1 of 22

2 Dean of the School Coordinator of the Study programme Website of the School Website of the Study programme Giovanni Lozza Antonio Capone Student Office (Study programme) - Milano Segreteria didattica del Dipartimento di Elettronica e Reference office Informazione Address Via Ponzio 34/5, Milano Phone /3641 Central Student Office - Milano Address VIA C. GOLGI, 42 (MI) Phone address id_servizio=81 2. General presentation of the study programme The Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering requires two years of training after obtaining the Bachelor of Science Degree. It enriches the curriculum of the graduate with the necessary theoretical and scientific formation, in order to develop the knowledge and ability to design and innovate in a constantly evolving field. The Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering covers many disciplines apparently far from each other that have developed over the years from a common cultural basis. This Engineering field deals with the study, design, implementation, and management of communication networks (including the Internet), information transmission systems and devices, processing systems for voice, sound, data, images, and remote sensing. The Telecommunication Engineering allows to deliver applications and services to users anywhere in the world: e-commerce, real-time multimedia applications, secure e-banking, remote medical diagnostics, exchange of music and video on both fixed and mobile devices. Moreover advanced technologies for the Earth surface monitoring and for oil exploration are developed within the Telecommunications Engineering area. The Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering allows flexibility in the definition of the individual study program with the opportunity to specialize in areas of growing interest such as: Communications systems and transmission techniques Communications networks Signal processing Page 2 of 22

3 Technologies and devices Internet engineering Smart interconnected objects Multimedia Remote sensing Wireless communications and networks Optical communications and networks Satellite and navigation systems Detailed information on Telecommunication Engineering can be found in the study program web site ( 3. Learning objectives The Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering is characterized by a strong scientific and technological curriculum. The goal is to train experts who can understand and contribute to the technological evolution, using the results of research for the design and analysis of complex telecommunications systems in several industrial sectors of high technology often multidisciplinary. A graduate of the second level will then have acquired a good knowledge of the mathematical tools necessary to analyze and design complex telecommunication systems, he will have gained a thorough understanding of advanced technologies that are currently used in the various fields of telecommunications. Moreover he will have developed a good ability to explore and assess the market trends in view of innovative applications, having cultivated the attitude of teamwork and the ability to present the results of his/her work in a clear and organized way. Page 3 of 22

4 4. Organization of the study programme and further studies 4.1 Structure of the study programme and Qualifications Telecommunication Engineering is a two-year program leading to a Master of Science degree. Graduates can apply for a three-year doctoral program. Each of the two-year degree course is divided into two semesters. To allow access to the course Master of Science at the beginning of each semester, the first and the second half of each year are interchangeable. The lessons can then be followed without significant problems both in the natural order (1st semester, 2nd semester) and in the reverse order (2nd semester, 1st semester). 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) Page 4 of 22

5 A Master Degree is required to apply for a position of Doctorate (PhD) student. 5. Professional opportunities and work market 5.1 Professional status of the degree The graduate in Telecommunications Engineering can take an examination to get an engineering license and join the Italian professional register of information engineers. There exist different registers for graduates holding a Bachelor of Science degree and graduates holding a Master of Science degree. However, in Italy it is not usually necessary to belong to the national register of engineers in order to practice, either in industry or in public administration. 5.2 Careers options and profiles Telecommunication Engineering offers challenging and fulfilling careers for engineering technologists and managers in many fields where Telecommunications are of paramount importance. A Telecommunication Engineer can cover key positions in the field of research, development, innovation and management of infrastructures of communications services working with big or small medium size companies that today represent the most dynamic part of this economic sector. Good employment positions can be found as network experts in fields different from Telecommunications as signal processing experts in oil as well as mechanical and biomedical companies. The most motivated and creative students can also start new companies as shown by the several successful cases of spin-off companies founded in the framework of our study program (more information about the spin-off companies of Telecommunication Engineering can be found on the web site Most of the students who graduate in Telecommunication Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano find good job opportunities in Italy and abroad thanks to their good technical preparation and to the favorable geographic location of our university at the center of the area with the highest density and quality of Communication Technologies companies in Italy and with relations with most of the industrial districts around the world. 6. Enrolment 6.1 Access requirements Laurea (First degree), or foreign comparable degree The access to the Master of Science curriculum is regulated by the rules reported in the web site: Page 5 of 22

6 (international students) and (students with an Italian bachelor degree) An admission committee of the study program in Telecommunication Engineering evaluates all the admission requests and take final decisions based on the curriculum of each candidate and the documents provided in the application. Admission to the program does not imply the validation of all the credits that the students have earned in their former career. The obligations to be satisfied by the candidates in order to get the MSc Degree are determined on an individual basis by the Committee based on the number and type of credits earned in the student s former career. 6.2 Requested knowledge A solid background in the fundamentals of engineering is requested, i.e. in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics. Adequate skills are also requested in the core Telecommunications disciplines. Finally, it is advisable to have some background in the Electronics field. 6.3 Deadlines 6.4 Tutoring and students support The tutor system was introduced with the Law no. 341 of 1990 (university academic systems Reform) aimed at guiding and assisting students throughout their studies and encouraging them to actively participate in their education, removing obstacles preventing them from successfully attending courses, even through initiatives based on the needs and attitudes of the individuals (Article 13). 7. Contents of the study Program 7.1 Programme requirements The Master of Science program in Telecommunications Engineering consists of a total of 120 credits (CFU- "Crediti Formativi Universitari") according to the following specifications: - at least 50 credits in core courses (Telecommunications, Electromagnetic fields); - at least 12 credits in complementary courses; - 10 credits in electives; - 20 credits for the Master Thesis. Out of 20 credits, one is specifically dedicated to the acquisition of additional language skills. Page 6 of 22

7 7.2 Mode of study The Course requires full time attendance and involves classroom and laboratory. 7.3 Detailed learning objectives The Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering provides a unique training program described in the following tables. The student can thus design his/her individual study program by choosing among many different courses. Individual study programs are evaluated by a Study Program Committee which is in charge of approving them based on their coherence with the general learning objectives of the MSc in Telecommunication Engineering. Students are expected to contact the member of the committee before submitting their study program to get advise and suggestions (the name of the committee members are available at the web page A number of officially pre-approved study programs are reported in the next sections and can be selected into the web application for student study programs. Others suggested study programs are available on the web site ( Studies are organized into semesters: some courses are offered in the first half (roughly from the beginning of October and the end of January), others in the second half (roughly between early March and the end of June). First Year # Credits Sem. Area code code Course List METHODOLOGIES List MATHEMATICS List COMPUTER SCIENCE List ELECTRONICS & PHYSICS List TECHNOLOGIES List MATHEMATICS List COMPUTER SCIENCE List ELECTRONICS & PHYSICS 60 Total 1st year Page 7 of 22

8 Second Year # Credits Sem. Area code Code Course List TECHNOLOGIES List METHODOLOGIES List MATHEMATICS List COMPUTER SCIENCE List ELECTRONICS & PHYSICS Thesis (20 cr) List COMMTECH List MATHEMATICS List COMPUTER SCIENCE List ELECTRONICS & PHYSICS Thesis (20 cr) 60 Total 2nd year Important Notes In addition to the constraints indicated in the tables above, the following rules apply to individual study programs: 1 Students must select at least 20 credits from list METHODOLOGIES. 2 Total credits from lists METHODOLOGIES and TECHNOLGIES must be between 50 and Total credits from lists MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, and ELECTRONICS & PHYSICS must be between 15 and The 20 credits for the Thesis must be selected at the second year, either in the first or second semester. Page 8 of 22

9 5 The admission committee can assign as mandatory some courses that are not included in the tables: - Fundamentals of Communication Networks (5 cr) - Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields (5 cr) - Fundamentals of Signals and Transmission (5 cr) The credits of these courses must be compensated in the individual study program not including some of the optional courses in positions 4 or 5 of the second year. 6 Students who do not select a pre-approved study program are expected to contact the members of the study program committee before submitting the study program through the web application ( LISTS OF COURSES Courses of the Group METHODOLOGIES B B B,C B B,C B DIGITAL COMMUNICATION DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING NETWORK DESIGN MAT/09 OPTICAL RF SYSTEMS TRAFFIC THEORY Courses of the Group TECHNOLOGIES B AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS Page 9 of 22

10 B B B B B,C B B B B B B B,C B B B,C B B B,C B B,C B,C B AUDIO SIGNALS COMMUNICATION NETWORK DESIGN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION I DIGITAL COMMUNICATION II ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY GEOPHYSICAL AND RADAR IMAGING GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING RADAR IMAGING SWITCHING AND ROUTING VIDEO SIGNALS WIRELESS ANTENNAS INFORMATION THEORY INTERNET OF THINGS MICROWAVE ENGINEERING MULTIMEDIA INTERNET NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY PHOTONIC DEVICES POSITIONING AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOBILITY RADIO AND OPTICAL WAVE PROPAGATION WIRELESS AND MOBILE PROPAGATION WIRELESS NETWORKS NOTES: 1 Digital communication I (5cr) and Digital communication II (5cr) are incompatible with Digital communication (10cr). 2 Audio signals (5cr) and Video signals (5cr) are incompatible with Audio and video signals (10cr). Page 10 of 22

11 3 Geophysical imaging (5 cr) and Radar imaging (5 cr) are incompatible with Geophysical and radar imaging (10 cr) Courses of the Group MATHEMATICS C MAT/03 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS C MAT/09 FOUNDATIONS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH C MAT/05 GAME THEORY C MAT/09 GRAPH OPTIMIZATION C MAT/08 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS C MAT/09 ADVANCED OPERATIONS RESEARCH C MAT/05 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING Courses of the Group COMPUTER SCIENCE C C C C C C C C C ADVANCED USER INTERFACES DATA BASES 2 DATA MANAGEMENT FOR THE WEB DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS EMBEDDED SYSTEMS 1 MIDDLEWARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 2 ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES C BUSINESS INFORMATION Page 11 of 22

12 C C C C SYSTEMS 1 COMPUTER GRAPHICS COMPUTER SECURITY DATA MINING AND TEXT MINING (UIC 583) HIGH PERFORMANCE PROCESSORS AND SYSTEMS (UIC 569) Courses of the Group ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS C INF/ GEO/ C INF/ C FIS/ C C INF/01 INF/07 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSING 1 OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS PLASMAS IN SURFACE ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS RADIOFREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS C FIS/03 SOLID STATE PHYSICS Pre-approved study plans In order to facilitate the student in writing a curriculum consistent with the educational project, five pre-approved study plans are offered: NETWORKS SIGNALS TECHNOLOGIES INTERNET ENGINEERING the first oriented to communications systems and transmission techniques, the second to communication networks, the third to signal processing, the fourth to technologies for communication devices, the fifth to the engineering of the Internet. Regarding the curriculum in Internet Engineering, it is important to point out the strong interaction with a track with the Page 12 of 22

13 same name offered in the Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering. Other study plans coherent with the learning objectives of the Telecommunication Engineering programme, which are more oriented to specific application areas and based on multidisciplinary competences, are available on the web site ( These study plans include: Internet of smart objects Wireless networks and systems Satellite and navigation systems Remote sensing Multimedia Optical communications and networks These plans can be selected by the students manually entering one of them in the system as individual study plan. The study plan committee will then approve them (it is always recommendable to consult the members of the committee whose names are available on the web page IMPORTANT NOTE: Students enrolled before Academic Year are allowed to submit their individual study programs following the rules of the previous Degree Programme (Regolamento didattico). 1 Year courses - Track: Z2C B B B,C B B B B OPTICAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION CFU Group NETWORK DESIGN 10.0 MAT/09 INFORMATION THEORY NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY WIRELESS NETWORKS MULTIMEDIA INTERNET Page 13 of 22

14 2 Year courses - Track: Z2C B B,C B B,C WIRELESS CFU Group 10.0 RF SYSTEMS DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING PHOTONIC DEVICES MATHEMATICS ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS TECHNOLOGIES FINAL EXAMINATION FINAL EXAMINATION Year courses - Track: Z2B - NETWORKS B B C MAT/ B B B OPTICAL CFU Group 10.0 TRAFFIC THEORY 10.0 FOUNDATIONS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH SWITCHING AND ROUTING MULTIMEDIA INTERNET WIRELESS NETWORKS Page 14 of 22

15 B B INTERNET OF THINGS NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY Year courses - Track: Z2B - NETWORKS B B B WIRELESS DIGITAL COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION NETWORK DESIGN C MAT/09 GRAPH OPTIMIZATION B B CFU Group AUDIO SIGNALS B B,C VIDEO SIGNALS MATHEMATICS COMPUTER SCIENCE INTERNET OF THINGS WIRELESS AND MOBILE PROPAGATION FINAL EXAMINATION FINAL EXAMINATION Year courses - Track: Z2A - SIGNALS B DIGITAL SIGNAL CFU Group 10.0 Page 15 of 22

16 PROCESSING B B DIGITAL COMMUNICATION MATHEMATICS COMPUTER SCIENCE ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS POSITIONING AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES MATHEMATICS COMPUTER SCIENCE ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS Year courses - Track: Z2A - SIGNALS B B B B,C B AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS GEOPHYSICAL AND RADAR IMAGING INFORMATION THEORY NETWORK DESIGN MAT/09 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET WIRELESS AND CFU Group Page 16 of 22

17 B,C MOBILE PROPAGATION B,C RADIO AND OPTICAL WAVE PROPAGATION Courses to be chosen MATHEMATICS Courses to be chosen COMPUTER SCIENCE Courses to be chosen ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS FINAL EXAMINATION FINAL EXAMINATION Year courses - Track: Z2E - TECHNOLOGIES B,C B CFU Group RF SYSTEMS 10.0 OPTICAL C MAT/08 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS B,C C B,C INF/01 COMPUTER SCIENCE PHOTONIC DEVICES ELECTRONICS ANTENNAS 5.0 COMPUTER SCIENCE MATHEMATICS 5.0 Page 17 of 22

18 TECHNOLOGIES METHODOLOGIES ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS 2 Year courses - Track: Z2E - TECHNOLOGIES B,C B B B B,C NETWORK DESIGN MAT/ B,C B,C DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING WIRELESS DIGITAL COMMUNICATION ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY COMPUTER SCIENCE MATHEMATICS TECHNOLOGIES METHODOLOGIES ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS MICROWAVE ENGINEERING RADIO AND OPTICAL WAVE PROPAGATION FINAL EXAMINATION CFU Group Page 18 of 22

19 FINAL EXAMINATION Year courses - Track: Z2D - INTERNET ENGINEERING B C MAT/ C C B B B B B CFU Group TRAFFIC THEORY 10.0 FOUNDATIONS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH 5.0 DATA BASES SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 2 SWITCHING AND ROUTING MULTIMEDIA INTERNET WIRELESS NETWORKS INTERNET OF THINGS NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY Year courses - Track: Z2D - INTERNET ENGINEERING B COMMUNICATION NETWORK DESIGN C MAT/09 GRAPH OPTIMIZATION B C C AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS DATA MANAGEMENT FOR THE WEB DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS CFU Group Page 19 of 22

20 C C C C C C MIDDLEWARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS HIGH PERFORMANCE PROCESSORS AND SYSTEMS (UIC 569) BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1 ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES DATA MINING AND TEXT MINING (UIC 583) FINAL EXAMINATION FINAL EXAMINATION Foreign language An adequate knowledge of the English language is mandatory according to the rules indicated in the web site of Politecnico di Milano. The Master of Science programme in Telecommunication Engineering requires the minimum level indicated in the rules. 7.5 Degree examination The thesis is worth 20 credits. Its definition and evaluation follow the general criteria established by the School. The thesis can be written in Italian or in English. In any case an extended abstract in the other language must be included. The general rules for the final exam and the specific rules of the study program are available on the web site of the School of Industrial and Information Engineering: 8. Academic calendar 9. Faculty The list of the academic staff will be made available by the University offices at the Page 20 of 22

21 beginning of each academic year. The names of professors for each Course, together with their subject, will be available on the degree program starting from the month of September. The degree program is annually published on the website of Politecnico di Milano. 10. Infrastructures and laboratories Telecommunication Engineering students will have access to all of the Politecnico di Milano facilities (computer-equipped rooms, libraries, studios, canteens, sports facilities). Various courses foresee laboratory that will be carried out in computer-equipped rooms or experimental laboratories. Further information concerning this topic is available on the degree program. The degree program is annually published on the website of Politecnico di Milano. 11. International context The Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering has a high percentage of foreign students (more than 30%) and offers the opportunity to live a study experience in a dynamic and international environment with people of different cultures. Research in the Politecnico di Milano proceeds alongside the extensive network of cooperative relationships and connections with other Italian and foreign universities, with public and private research centres and with the industrial system. The quality and effect of research carried out at the Politecnico have been confirmed in recent years by the increase in connections with the international scientific community. Testimony to this is the large number of research projects and programs that have recently been undertaken with the best European and worldwide universities, from North America tosouth-east Asia. In 2007, the university departments submitted their research to an international assessment process (peer review). In order to ensure impartiality of the assessment, the coordinators of the assessment panels have been chosen by the Chancellors from European technical universities (for the most part chosen amongst those that are higher than the Politecnico in international rankings), and in turn, the coordinators chosen have decided the composition of their groups. In total, the process has seen participation by 81 experts (not one Italian) from 52 universities and international research centres. The university obtained a total score of 3 (good at International level) on a scale of 1 to 4 (excellent). Out of the 1270 professors involved in the peer review process, 39% were valued excellent at International level and 21% were valued good at International level. Most of the research groups concerning the Telecommunications Engineering Bachelor of Science were rated "excellent at international level". 12. Internationalization Students on the Telecommunications Engineering program can access international study Page 21 of 22

22 programs, based on the agreements held with numerous foreign institutions. Every year various students, both Italian and foreign, take part in international exchanges. Students chosen for a specific program can enrich their profiles by studying abroad and earning credits that are fully acknowledged by the Politecnico di Milano. There are multiple opportunities on offer. Amongst them are the following: study periods abroad with the Erasmus program, or other non-eu special programs; double degree programs (foreseeing awarding of a double master of science over a 3 year period, of which two are spent in a partner institution abroad); traineeship in companies or foreign university laboratories; writing the final thesis abroad. Information on exchange programs, double degree projects and international internships, European research and international relations projects are available on the degree program. The degree program is annually published on the website of Politecnico di Milano. 13. Quantitative data 14. Further information Further information on the Telecommunications Engineering program at the Politecnico di Milano can be found on the website: indicating all the addresses to which it is possible to write and ask questions related to specific topics. 15. Errata corrige Page 22 of 22