Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering

The master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering trains engineers able to tackle and solve complex problems in the telecommunications sector, in line with current and future needs. The curriculum is organised around four main axes: signal processing, information transmission, telecommunication networks and applied electromagnetics. The programme balances methodological courses, which provide the theoretical foundations, and applied courses, which develop the operational skills needed to design and manage communication systems and services. Telecommunications underpin many contemporary technologies, from mobile networks to satellite transmission, from sensor systems to Internet applications, and the programme provides the skills to understand their physical and mathematical principles and to design systems that transmit, process and protect large amounts of information efficiently and reliably.

The programme lasts two years, is held in person and is delivered in English at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Access requires a first-level degree or an equivalent qualification, with adequate preparation in the basic engineering disciplines. For graduates of the Polytechnic University of Milan the criteria set out in the teaching regulations apply; for graduates of other Italian universities an assessment of the academic record by a committee is provided; for international candidates a solid preparation in the basic disciplines is required, assessed by a dedicated committee. The page does not state the credits, the hours, the detailed list of courses, the number of places, the cost or the deadlines. The balance between methodological and applied courses makes it possible to build a solid theoretical foundation, necessary for tackling new problems, and at the same time to acquire operational skills useful for entering a company, with the possibility of steering the path towards signal processing, networks, transmission or applied electromagnetics.

The aim is to train engineers able to work in research and development at large companies and SMEs, in the planning and management of telecommunication service infrastructure, in software and hardware development and in the analysis of complex systems, with possible leadership roles in innovation. The qualification gives access to doctoral study and second-level master programmes, as well as to sitting the state exam for qualification to practise as an engineer. The English language and the international character of the programme make it easier for students from other countries to take part and prepare them to work in global companies and research centres, where collaboration between groups of different nationalities is the norm, and developing technical communication skills in English is a concrete professional advantage.