STUDENT GUIDE
(2025 - 2026)
Master's degree programme in
CIVIL ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: CIVIL 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, Opportunities section > Career Hub/Internship/New Progetto Formativo.

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.
  • Since the internship consists of a newly formulated activity, no internship activities already carried out or in progress will be recognised. However, you can always apply for recognition of professional skills as free credits by following the procedure indicated in the section Free choise credits - Other learning activities.
  • The compatibility of the internship activity with the thesis activity must be assessed by the scientific supervisor with whom the student defines how to implement the internship activity for the purposes of the final paper. Any further indications are referred to in the guidelines.
Check the guidelines to apply for a curricular internship
Prerequisites
You can apply for a curricular internship from the second year of university enrollement anytime during the academic year at public and private companies/organizations, such as professional architect's or engineering firms, design companies,construction firms, public agencies, concessionary companies, research institutes as well as unviersities, in Italy or abroad. 
How to put it in the PSP/APSP and undertake the internship
 
CREDITS/HOURS WORKLOAD
6 credits/150 hours 
TYPE OF ACITIVITY 
elective
INCLUSION IN THE PLAN OF STUDY AND ANNUAL STUDY PLAN
You can insert the internship on your own by the deadlines to define the plan of study and annual study plan. After the deadline, you're expected to contact the Career Unit via ticketing service, requesting the inclusion of the internship and conveying  the names of the elective courses you intend to replace.
TO START THE INTERNSHIP
  • choose the host institution you intend to undertake your intenrship with, make sure it accepts and signes the agreement with the Polytechnic of Turin. If the student decides to carry out a thesis in an host institution, he/she cannot simultaneously carry out an internship with the same institution. The company tutor, who will supervise the trainee and be responsible for him/her, must not be related to the trainee;
  • choosethe person who will serve as your academic tutor from among the teaching staff in the College of your study course and make sure they accept the role. Please note that:
    - the academic tutor may not be a thesis supervisor or a professor with whom an examination has yet to be taken;
    - the academic supervisor may not be related to the trainee, nor may he/she be the company supervisor of the placement at the same time;
  • complete the training project from the personal page in the internship section > new project.
REPLACING THE ELECTIVE COURSE WITH THE INTERNSHIP
yes, you can replace a 6 credits elective course 
 
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 defined the requirement for writing an end-of-activity report (minimum 20 pages every 6 credits load) including calculations, surveys, drawings, estimates, projects, etc., when possible. 
Internship Coordinator:  Prof. Gabriele BERTAGNOLI (gabriele.bertagnoli@polito.it)
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