Materials Engineering Politecnico di Torino

Overview

Key facts

• The curriculum in the Materials Engineering programme at Politecnico di Torino is divided into interrelated thematic areas: 
•  Scientific and methodological foundations
•  General engineering
•  Materials engineering
•  Context knowledge and final exam
• Career 
• The materials engineer, through a distinctly interdisciplinary scientific approach, responds to widespread demand for a professional figure with in-depth knowledge of materials and their production and processing technologies. Before undertaking professional activities in Italy, entailing third-party liability, graduates must pass the Italian state exam and enrol in section B (junior engineer) of the Charter of Italian Engineers.
• Materials engineers apply their knowledge of both structural materials (metallic, ceramic and polymeric) and functional materials (for example advanced materials for the micromechanical and electronic industries). 
• The specific competences within each class of materials are based on understanding the relations between the microstructure of materials and their properties (mechanical, thermal, electrical etc.); these competences are built upon the basic formation common to all industrial engineers. 
• Materials engineers also have the skills to characterise, treat and implement materials.Materials engineers find employment primarily in the public and private industrial sector (manufacturing, energy etc.) with technical and managerial reponsibilities. They may also work as free-lance professionals, or as salaried employees in service and consultancy firms.