STUDENT GUIDE
(2023 - 2024)
Master's degree programme in
TERRITORIAL, URBAN, ENVIRONMENTAL AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: REGIONAL, URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
free choice credits
FREE CHOICE CREDITS (12 CFU)
You can earn your free choice credits taking one or more among the following training activities:
COURSES SUGGESTED BY THE DEGREE PROGRAMME
If you are interested in attending courses suggested by the degree programme and indicated in the Teaching portal (see the Curriculum - Free Credits), when you define your Annual Personal Study Plan, you need to enter the code of the courses you wish to attend, since such courses are not assigned on the basis of merit. 
WORKSHOPS (2 CFU)
The 2-credit workshops are offered in both first and second semester to all students of the Master's degree programmes in "Territorial and Urban Planning" and "Territorial, Urban and Landscape Planning".
If you are interested in one of these workshops, during the time frame for the creation of thr APSP/PSP, you must:
- log in to your personal page of the Teaching Portal - "Online Services" tab - "Creating your PSP/APSP" portlet
- click "accedi/go"
- select the workshop you are interested in.
Please note that after the deadline for the creation of the APSP/PSP you will NOT be allowed to change the workshops you have chosen.
For this reason, we reccomend you carefully read the syllabus of the workshop available in the course catalogue.
Time frame to select the workshops: fron 20/07/2023 to 24/09/2023.
If the applications for a workshop exceed the number of places available, students will be chosen based on a merit ranking list. The merit ranking list will be built taking into account the exams passed by students until the end of the September 2023 Examination session.
If you are not admitted to a workshop because of your position on the ranking list, you may be offered a place in a non-saturared workshop.
In some cases, the teaching staff may prefer to select the participants by means of a specific call for applications. In these cases, you must apply and compete for the place (this specific admission procedure is indicated in the syllabus of each workshop).
The teaching staff will evaluate the applications and  select the students who will participate in the workshop.
Please note: the "GIS, Let's (Re-) Start (Competenze informatiche/Digital Skills)" workshop is delivered in first semester in English and in second semester in Italian. If you choose the workshop offered in first semester, you will not be allowed to retake it in second semester (or vice versa) even in different academic years.
Calculation of the merit score: 
The ranking list (if necessary) is calculated as follows:

(overall weighted Bachelor's average * 180) + (V1 * CFU1) + (V2 * CFU2) + (Vn * CFUn)
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6 + Number of semesters from first enrolment in the Master's degree programme

The number 6 is referred to the minimum number of semesters required to earn the Bachelor's degree.
The number of semesters is calculated starting from the first enrolment in the Master's degree programme. The score is calculated taking into account only those exams that were recognized and validated by Politecnico di Torino. 

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)
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 all the following requirements:
    •  competitive activity in a sport with a federation approved by CONI and/or CPI
    • 4 weekly training sessions/competitions (1.5 hours each)
    •  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.
Procedure
To apply for recognition, regardless of the type of activity, you must:
  • access the Segreteria online - portlet Approval of external activities
  • fill in all the required fields and attach the necessary documentation for the various types of activity. For external training activities and for student team activities, it will be necessary to attach the documentation relating to the program of the activity for which evaluation is requested, with the description of the activity and its duration and the certificate of attendance/participation;
  • if the activity for which recognition is to be requested has already ended, it is necessary to indicate the start and end date of the activity itself. If the recognition request was sent to an activity that has not yet been completed, it will be necessary to resubmit the request once the activity has been completed
  • indicate in the box Note for the Faculty Member if recognition is requested instead of free credits and the elective course or courses to be replaced in the event of approval;
  • click on Save and submit to send the request.
  • It is possible at any time to view the status of the request for approval of other external activities.
  • Who has the role of the Referee for the course of study will carry out the evaluation and - in case of approval - will indicate the number of recognized credits and any replacement with free credits present in the career.
  • Recognition can take place in compliance with the maximum number of credits that can be included in the annual personal study plan allowed by the type of enrollment chosen and the maximum number of credits that can be included in the study plan.
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 Student Registry Office which will update your APSP. If, on the other hand, the inclusion of the supernumerary activity has been requested, it cannot be added as there is not enough space, it can therefore be added in the following academic year, once enrolment will have been completed.

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