STUDENT GUIDE
(2022 - 2023)
Master's degree programme in
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
free choice credits
FREE CHOICE CREDITS (8 CFU)
You can earn your free choice taking one or more among the following training activities: 
The recognition of additional foreign languages can only take place in the Bachelor's degree programme.
RESEARCH ESSAY
The Research essay is not assigned to students on the basis of merit. When you create your PSP/APSP, you must enter the  denomination and the code indicated in the teaching portal "Course catalogue - Curriculum".

The Research Essay is carried out by the student under the supervision and coordination of a University lecturer (tutor).
The topic of the Research Essay is agreed directly by the student with the tutor who, upon completion of the work, gives an evaluation (a grade out of thirty) on the basis of the level of depth and maturity achieved by the student, the originality of the topic, the correctness, the capacity to summarize and the degree of autonomy demonstrated by the student.
The Academic Advisor of the programme is responsible for recording the grade in the student's transcript.

Procedures for merit-based allocations of courses
Once the selection period is over, the number of students associated with each generic code is recorded. This number is divided up so as to balance the number of students assigned to each course of the same type, taking into account the merit ranking based on the preferences expressed by each student.
If several students, all in the same ranking position, have expressed the same choice for a course for which a lower number of seats is available, the assignment will be made taking into account the number of exams with honors and, subsequently, a draw with computerized procedure.
Students on outgoing mobility will not have to express preferences regarding courses provided by the Politecnico during the period they will spend abroad.
Students on incoming mobility (double degree / erasmus + / bilateral agreement) will not have to make any choice. The choice of workshops and ateliers will be made on the occasion of the meeting with academic advisors to be held before the start of the lessons of each semester. The assignment to the different courses that include a choice (workshops, ateliers, etc.) will be made by the incoming mobility office on the basis of the places available communicated by the Office of Student Services - Architecture and having heard the opinion of the Academic Advisors.
COURSES OFFERED BY ACCADEMIA ALBERTINA DI BELLE ARTI DI TORINO
You can choose a course offered by Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin, Italy (the list of courses is available in the course catalogue for a.y. 2022/23. See the relevant notes).
A maximum of 50 students will be admitted to these courses with a limit of 3 students for each course.
If applications exceed this number, students will be chosen based on a merit ranking list, created by the Division of Student Affairs.  Students admitted to a course at Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti will receive a special message with the instructions to register for the courses. Please consider that we cannot ensure that these courses will not overlap with your PoliTO lectures.
You are required to select the courses offered by other Universities during the period for the creation of your Personal Study Plan / Annual Personal Study Plan. They cannot be chosen later.

All information is available at:

LEARNING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY
Politecnico can recognize 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 or 12 credits depending on the activity. Politecnico can recognize more than one learning activities outside the University during your educational path.
You can ask for the recognition of training activities undertaken outside Politecnico if they are relevant to and coherent with your degree programme. 
You can ask for the recognition of external activities that you have carried out outside the University before your enrolment at Politecnico, but you must do it during the admission phase (credit transfer). After enrolment you can only request the recognition of activities carried out during your course of study.
Politecnico does not recognize any activity which lasted less than 50 hours (2 credits).
Politecnico does not have a specific list of recommended learning activities outside the University.
As a general rule, Politecnico can award you some credits if:  
  • you participated in lectures/conferences/ courses, provided that the teaching contents, duration and testing methods can be clearly identified;
  • you won or were selected for a competition for ideas/design:
  • you attended a specific School (i.e, Summer School)
  • you have professional skills which are in line with the learning objectives of your degree programme
  • you took part in workshops;
  • you have taken part in the Civil Service with tasks that are coherent with the learning outcomes of your degree programme.
You cannot ask for the recognition of the following activities: 
  • internships;
  • professional licenses;
  • cooperation with associations;
  • scholarships;
  • computer licences  (i.e., ECDL);
  • aptitude tests (i.e., SAT)
If you are requesting the recognition of an external activity that you have already completed, please enter the start and end dates.  
A learning activity can be recognized even if it exceeds the number of credits required for graduation (credit overload), but within the limit of 12 extra credits. An external activity is recognized on a pass-or-fail basis (i.e. it has no grade, it is simply recorded with a “pass” in your transcript). 

How to request the recognition of learning activities outside the University
Send your request using the portlet called Approval of external activities available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal - Online services tab.  
 
Upload the necessary supporting documents (activity description, duration and certificate of participation). When your activity is over, you need to upload a scanned copy of your certificate of attendance/participation.
The Academic Advisor of your degree programme decides if your request can be accepted and how many credits you can be awarded. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE: 
The number of credits recognized by Politecnico cannot exceed the yearly credit limit imposed by your enrolment workload (part-time or full-time) nor the overall credit limit of your Personal Study Plan. 
You can ask for the recognition of external learning activities at any time during your university studies, but the recognition process must be completed before you register for the Final Examination. After this date, pending requests will not be taken into consideration.
What to do after the approval 
You can always check the status of your requests on your personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services  tab – Approval of external activities portlet.  
If your activity is approved, you must:
  1. go back to the Approval of external activities portlet; 
  2. click the "View" button (referred to the approved activity);

3. in the next screen click the "Accept" button.
The procedure ends when you accept and the activity is recorded in your transcript.

IMPORTANT:
If the following message is displayed: "insufficient space in your Annual Personal Study Plan, contact the Office of Student Services", it means that you have already reached the maximum number of credits allowed in your APSP. In this case, even if your external activity replaces some free choice credits, this replacement will not be automatic. You will have to contact the Office of Student Services which will update your APSP.
COMPETITIVE SPORTING ACTIVITIES 
Politecnico can recognize up to a maximum of 6 academic credits, only one time during the entire duration of your studies  (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme). 
If you practice sports at a competitive level (as an athlete, coach or referee) or if you achieve outstanding results in sports competitions while you are studying at the university, you can ask for recognition of this activity at any time during your university studies in accordance with the following rules:
  •  6 credits for students who participate in the Dual Career Politecnico programme;
  • up to 6 credits for students who have achieved sports results of the utmost excellence. In particular:
    • Olympic medal:  6 credits;
    • World medal, European or Universiadi medal, champion of division in Italian championships: 6 credits for gold medals, 5 credits for silver medals, 4 credits for bronze medals;
  •  3 credits for students who have been selected to play in Politecnico sports teams;
  •  3 credits for competitive sports activities with the following requirements:
    •  competitive activity in a sport with a federation approved by CONI;
and
    • 4 weekly training sessions/competitions (1.5 hours each)
and
    •  participation in top-level national and regional championships;
After completing the procedure described below and filling out all the required fields, your credits will be automatically recognized as soon as you accept the approval of the board.
STUDENT TEAM ACTIVITIES
Politecnico can recognize from 2 to 12 credits, only one time during your Bachelor’s degree programme and only one time during your Master’s degree programme. 
If you have been actively involved in a student team, you can ask for the recognition of this activity after completing your collaboration with the team. 
Participation in a student team can be recognized even if it exceeds the number of credits required for graduation (credit overload), but within the limit of 12 extra credits. It is recognized on a pass-or-fail basis.
How to request the recognition of student team activities
Send your request using the portlet called Approval of external activities available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal - Online services tab.  
 
Select "Student team Activities" in the field Activity type and provide the name of your team.
The leader of your student team must certify the nature of your collaboration and the amount of time that you dedicated to it.
Based on such information, the Academic Advisor of your degree programme decides if your request can be accepted and how many credits you can be awarded.
Please note:
The number of credits awarded cannot exceed the yearly credit limit imposed by your enrolment workload (part-time or full-time) nor the overall credit limit of your Personal Study Plan.
You can ask for the recognition of your activity in a student team at any time during your studies, but the recognition process must be completed before you register for the Final Examination. After this moment, pending request will not be evaluated. 
You can always check the status of the approval of your request of student team activity on your personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services  tab– Approval of external activities portlet.  
If your student team activity is approved by the Board, you must “accept” the approval of the Board. After this operation, your activity will be displayed with status “RECORDED”.
ELECTIVE COURSES
The course catalogue of free choice credits includes some "elective courses" which investigate topics connected with the subjects of the Master's degree programme.
Denominations and descriptions of elective courses can be found in the course catalogue 2022/23 of your degree programme.
Students are allowed to direclty select elective courses while they create their PSP/APSP.
If applications are more than 50 (maximum number of students per course), elective courses will be allocated to students based on a merit ranking list.
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