STUDENT GUIDE
(2024 - 2025)
Master's degree programme in
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Free choice credits
The curricula of Polito Master's degree programmes include optional courses.
In accordance with the University Teaching Regulations, each student is free to choose his/her optional courses from among all courses offered by Politecnico, including internships (as long as they are not already included in their Personal Study Plan). Free choice credits allow you to broaden your educational experience to fields of study that are not strictly related to your academic path. You are required to provide motivations that support the coherence of your choice with your educational path.
Students have to select a subject among those included in the table 1 (1st year, 2nd semester)
Each course in table 1 can guest a maximum of 80 students. Students can select the subjects in the PSP/APSP till the limit of seats is reached, after that the subject will not be available to select.
In the second year, students can select 12 credits among the Free ECTS Credits.
Each Free ECTS course can guest a maximum of 80 students. Such a restriction usually does not apply to courses indicated as 'mutuati' (aggregated to other existing courses).
Students can select the subjects in the PSP/APSP till the limit of seats is reached, after that the subject will not be available to select
For further information please check the program syllabus of your degree programme.
Please note that in the catalogues of Free ECTS credits you will also find courses offered by other universities.For more details check the following page.
You can also request the recognition of other learning activities undertaken both at Politecnico or outside the university.
The rules on how to include an internship in your Personal Study Plan, how to begin the process for an internship and how to obtain the recognition of your internship credits are available in this chapter of the Student Guide. 
Other learning activites
Internship
Challenges
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