MSc in Automation and Control Engineering
Politecnico di Milano
Key Information
Campus location
Milan, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
Blended, On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 3,898 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* tuition fees for Non-EEA students correspond automatically to the full contribution of 3898,20€; tuition fees for EEA students range from about 895,20 € to 3898,20 € per year
Introduction
Mission and goals
Graduates have a strong background in the classical engineering fields, in the information, and in the telecommunication technologies. The interdisciplinary nature of this program provides graduates with all the necessary skills to design and to manage systems resulting from the integration of highly diverse technologies. Graduates will have wide employment opportunities in many fields: industry producing manufacturing systems, automatic machines, robotic systems, mechatronic systems, process industry, transportation systems, transportation and distribution networks, food industry, electrical appliances, home automation, and environmental resources.
Admissions
Curriculum
Program structure
The mandatory courses are Advanced and multivariable control; Automation and control laboratory; Computer-aided manufacturing; Dynamics of electrical machines and drives; Dynamics of mechanical systems; Model identification and data analysis; Software engineering; Thesis and a final exam.
Among the optional courses: Automation and control in vehicles; Automation of energy systems; Control of industrial robots; Production systems control; Project work; Safety in automation systems.
Rankings
QS Rankings 2023 (June 2022)
- 1st in Italy
- 139th in the world
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Career Opportunities
Automation and Control Engineering offers challenging and fulfilling careers for engineering technologists in design, research and development, and technical support, in many fields where automation and control are of paramount importance, such as:
- industry producing manufacturing systems, automatic machines, robotic systems, mechatronic systems;
- process industry (pulp and paper, energy production and conversion, chemical and petrochemical industry, etc.)
- transportation systems (ground, marine and aerospace), concerning both the development of vehicles (cars, boats, helicopters, aircrafts, satellites), and the design, management and control of infrastructures
- transportation and distribution networks; (e) food industry; (f) electrical appliances and home automation;
- environmental resources.
Typical companies where the automation and control engineers may operate include those producing and selling automation systems (both hardware and software); companies that use automated production plants or that manage highly complex services; engineering and consulting firms that design and project complex, economically challenging and technologically advanced plants and systems.