Master's degree programme in
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Internship
Internships are offered to students as the first real chance to gain experience in the world of work. An internship gives you the opportunity to put into practice what you have learned during your studies and it will help you decide about your future professional career. Politecnico di Torino promotes internships and guarantees insurance coverage both for civil liability and occupational injuries.
Before starting an internship, you need to include it in your Personal Study Plan/Annual Personal Study Plan in the academic year in which you would like to do your internship. Students wishing to carry out an internship must complete the training project from their personal page on the education portal, stage section.
Information on the online process to submit the training project and to track its progress until its conclusion, together with the general rules to undertake the internship, can be found at the following link > CURRICULAR INTERNSHIPS.
University Regulations on curricular internships and practical evaluation internships can be found HERE
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Additional information:
- Both face-to-face and remote internships are permitted; however,you cannot undertake the internship completely remotely unless expressly stated in the course guidelines. The study course may therefore specify the maximum percentage of remote activity allowed. Unless indicated, the internship may be carried out in mixed mode without further constraints.
Check the guidelines to apply for a curricular internship
Prerequisites
The curricular internship can only be undertaken as part of the final exam. For this purpose, both the thesis and the internship must focus on the same topic, and it will be necessary to request the division of the 20 credits for the thesis into 12 credits for the thesis and 8 credits for the internship. Below are the guidelines for requesting the split.
However, it is recommended to keep the thesis as 20 credits and only request the split when it is not possible to reach an agreement with the hosting entity regarding the documentation required for a thesis at a company/organisation. Further information can be found in the student guide, under the section on Master's final examination, thesis application in an institution/company.
You can apply for a curricular internship upon requesting the split of the thesis's credits.
How to put it in the PSP/APSP and undertake the internship
| CREDITS/HOURS WORKLOAD |
| 8 credits/200 hours |
| TYPE OF ACITIVITY |
| elective - related to the thesis |
| INCLUSION IN THE PLAN OF STUDY AND ANNUAL STUDY PLAN AND INITIATION |
| The split can only be authorised and applied to the academic career plan and workload by the Internship Coordinator. If you wish to undertake the internship as part of your thesis activity, you must email the Internship Coordinator with the following information:
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| REPLACING THE ELECTIVE COURSE WITH THE INTERNSHIP |
| not permitted |
Internship's time extension
There is the possibility (only during the initial phase of the training project, not during its execution) to increase the number of hours of the internship by selecting one of the options visible in the “EXPECTED HOURS” section within the training project. In any case, it is not possible to exceed 900 hours (the maximum number of hours may vary depending on the degree programme). This request must be agreed upon in advance with the company/professional studio/organisation and must be confirmed by the individual acting as the academic tutor, who has the right to refuse a proposed training project. In the event of a refusal, a new internship proposal must be agreed upon, and a new training project must be completed. The credits related to the extension will be recorded as additional credits beyond the 120 required for the Master’s degree programme. However, all hours, including the extension, must be completed in order for the internship to be officially recorded in the academic record.
Completion and registration
For the conclusion and registration, refer to the information provided on the website in the page related to curricular Internships, in Italy or abroad, section "Developing and ending of the Internship".
The study course has confirmed that the end-of-activity report is not required.
The study course has confirmed that the end-of-activity report is not required.
Internship Coordinator: Prof. Carlo Rosso (stage.automotive@polito.it)
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