Master in Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions

The second-level master in Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions prepares professionals to tackle climate change with mitigation solutions, that is, reducing emissions, and adaptation solutions, that is, managing effects that are already under way. The approach is multidisciplinary, because the subject requires skills in engineering, Earth sciences, economics, planning and the social disciplines, and the master welcomes graduates from many different areas. Climate change requires coordinated responses on several fronts: reducing emissions, adapting cities and infrastructure to effects already in progress and managing risks for ecosystems and communities. The master addresses the subject in an interdisciplinary way, bringing together the skills of engineering, architecture, planning and environmental sciences.

The programme includes 20 courses, organised as lectures, interactive laboratories and practical tutorials, from October to May, followed by a 500-hour curricular internship at companies and organisations in the sector. The master is full time, in person in Turin, lasts one year and is entirely in English, with a certified B2 level of English required for admission. The cost is €4,000. The page gives October as the start month without specifying the year, and does not give the credits or the enrolment deadlines. The offer of twenty courses, combining lectures, laboratories and applied activities, makes it possible to build a broad but practical preparation. Teaching is in English, with a B2 level required, and attendance in person in Turin encourages exchange among participants, who come from different backgrounds and countries, and with the lecturers.

The aim is to train climate analysts, sustainability consultants, environmental project managers, sustainable development experts and environmental technicians, for companies, public bodies, international organisations and consulting firms. The master is aimed at master's graduates in engineering, architecture, geography, science and technology, agricultural sciences, mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, economics, geosciences and computer science. Teaching in English and the variety of degrees held foster an international and interdisciplinary group. The Polytechnic University of Turin is ranked 241st in the 2025 QS world rankings and 103rd in the European ones. The programme suits those who want a specialisation in climate and sustainability, with practical experience of at least 500 hours at a company. The period lasts one year, from October to May, and includes a 500-hour internship, during which what has been learned is tested in a professional context. The fee stated is €4,000. The page gives October as the start month without specifying the year, so the active edition must be checked with the university.