Below are the rules for enrolling in the Master's Degree Course in Systemic design for those coming from other Universities.
To those who have earned a Bachelor's degree other than Politecnico di Torino, is required to have a weighted average grade of all the exams(1) equal to or greater than 24/30, regardless of how long it took you to earn your Bachelor’s degree. Furthermore, it is necessary to pass the admission test.
The result of the admission test will be published on your personal page of the Apply@polito platform.
(he weighted average grade (1) is calculated on all accrued course credits (graded on a scale of 30) counting towards the achievement of the Bachelor’s degree. Please note that numbers are not rounded.
A specifically-appointed Committee will verify if you meet the curricular requirements for admission through the Apply@polito portal.
The curricular requirements for admission are:
a three-year Bachelor's degree or university diploma, first level Academic diploma recognized by the MUR (AFAM) or other educational qualification obtained outside Italy and recognised suitable for admission in accordance with article 6 c. 2 of D.M. 270/04, the skills and competences you acquired during your Bachelor’s degree programme (in terms of credits related to specific Scientific Disciplinary Fields), referring to specific scientific-disciplinary sectors or groups of them.
The applicant must have acquired a minimum of credits as specified in the table:
| Master's degree programme | Field of activity | Scientific Disciplinary Sectors |
|---|---|---|
| SYSTEMIC DESIGN | 1st GROUP (minimum 40 CFU) | ICAR/12, ICAR/13, ICAR/17, ICAR/18, CHIM/07, ICAR/08, ING-IND/11, ING-IND/22 |
2nd GROUP (minimum 60 CFU) | BIO/07, BIO/08, ICAR/13, ICAR/14, ICAR/16, ICAR/17, ICAR/18, ICAR/22, ING-IND/15, ING-IND/16, ING-IND/21, ING-IND/22, ING-INF/03, ING-INF/04, ING-INF/05, L-ART/02, L-ART/03, L - ART/06, MAT/05, MED/42, M-FIL/02, M-PSI/01 |
Educational credits from the scientific-disciplinary fields, which are in both the first group and the second group, are counted in priority to fulfill the requirement of the first group. The remaining credits are counted toward meeting the requirement of the second group. Credits from one teaching can then be counted toward meeting the minimum number of credits from both groups.
Within the limit of 10 cfu, those who have the role of Course of Study Coordinator may consider the curricular requirement fulfilled with the indication of any constrained teaching; if the number of missing credits is more than 10 cfu, the evaluation will be submitted to the final approval of those who have the role of Coordinator or Vice Coordinator of the Collegio di Design.
Any curricular integrations identified by the evaluator must be filled prior to enrollment in the Master's degree program.
In order to fill the curricular integration, in the event that it is less than or equal to 60 credits, enrollment in the Single course enrolment for unfulfilled curricular requirements for Master's Admissions courses must be made and then attend the courses and take the related exams: this enrollment may include in the teaching load only the courses assigned by the evaluator as a formative deficiency.
Passing the admission test will allow, exclusively for those who have to fill the curricular integration, access also to the academic year following the one for which the admission test was taken (in any case after taking the exams related to the curricular integration).
You are required to have an English language certificate (B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment - CEFR).
Politecnico di Torino accepts the certificates listed in the following table of certificates (accepted in substitution for IELTS 5.5) in order to assess your knowledge of English (B2 level): https://didattica.polito.it/cla/it/certificazioni. The reference table is the “Table dated 23/09/2019 - and updated 22/12/2022”
Admission decisions are not based on the date of your language certificate but only on your language level.
Cases of exemption
- IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate https://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/) only in case the entire path is taught in English, except foreign languages;
- Educational qualifications awarded by the European schools included in the Procedures for entry, residency and enrolment of international students and the respective recognition of qualifications, for higher education courses in Italy - Attachment 2*, only if the first language (L1) is English;
- Non-Italian qualification recognized by the Italian Ministry of University and Research as equivalent to the Italian high school diploma (diploma di maturità), or university degree awarded by a school/university in which the medium of instruction is English and issued by USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, wherever the school/ university is located.
- Non-Italian qualification recognized by the Italian Ministry of University and Research as equivalent to the Italian high school diploma (diploma di maturità), or university degree awarded by a school/university in which the medium of instruction is English, only if based in one of the countries listed in Annex A
In order to submit your application, you must enter your English language proficiency certification details. If you do not have the certificate, you can still send your application, but you will need to enter the certificate by the deadline for online registration. For further information on checking certificates, please see the dedicated section: Online application - language skills
Those who do not meet the language requirement by the deadline for enrolment from the 1st semester will be able to enrol in single courses by enrolling in the courses of the 1st semester of the 1st year of the Master's degree programme for which they have been assessed as ‘failed’ due to the lack of the language requirement.
By enrolling in individual courses, it will also be possible to take advantage of the IELTS sessions organised by the Teaching & Language Centre, for which a reduced fee will be charged.
As soon as the English language certificate is obtained, it will be possible to register for the Master's degree by 24th February 2025, with automatic validation of the courses attended/passed. Courses in the 1st semester that were not included at the time of enrolment may not be integrated at a later date.
For the purposes of admission to the Master's Degree Course in Systemic Design, a Commission for the evaluation of personal preparation is set up and appointed by decree of the Rector.
Applicants with specific learning disability can request adequate support writing a ticket to the staff of the Special Needs Unit that deals with support services to students (https://www.polito.it/ateneo/parita-welfare-e-inclusione/special-needs).
If the Evaluation Committee finds that an applicant has to make up for some unfilled academic requirements and he/she passes the admission test, the test result will be valid until the following academic year.
All those who have obtained eligibility, whose need for curricular integration has not been identified, and who do not proceed with enrolment or with the advancement of the Master's degree courses in the academic year for which they have applied, will have to re-apply through the Apply procedure and take the admission test again for access in subsequent academic years.
The results of the admission tests will be published on the Apply@polito personal page of each applicant in the "Evaluation" session.
Admission test to the Master's degree programme in Systemic Design
The evaluation of the suitable academic performance considers the result of the written test, the score attributed to the curriculum and the portfolio and the score attributed to possible other skills
The maximum score is 100/100 divided as follows:
- Written test (maximum score: 50/100)
The written test, which is structured with closed-ended questions, is designed to test the candidate's ability to critically examine the work carried out in an academic, business or professional context and his or her preparation and aptitude in the following subject areas:- Representation/design
- Methodology of Design studio and environmental sustainability
- Theory and History of Design
- Digital culture
- Technologies of Production and Materials
The test will last one hour and thirty minutes and will take place in person.
- Curriculum and portfolio (maximum score: 40/100)
to be uploaded, in pdf format, while filling out the application form.
The curriculum and portfolio seek to verify the coherence, the detailed study and the kind of planning activities developed both in the educational/academic and in the private/professional field.
- Other skills (maximum score: 10/100)
to be uploaded, in pdf format, while filling outthe application form.
The Evaluation Committee will also consider other qualifications possibly presented (participation to exhibitions, stages, publications etc) in order to verify the eligibility and completeness of the competence in the field concerning the subjects about the design project.
The minimum score to pass the test is 60/100
Room, date and timetable of the test are published in the deadlines section.
The result of the test will be published within the date specified in the deadlines section.