Exchange students_Academic orientation_2nd Semester_2023

Academic
Information
Exchange students - School of Design
Academic Year 2023-2024
INFORMATION
www.design.polimi.it

INDEX

01. Courses and Credits
02. Search and Select your Courses online
03. Submit your Study Plan
04. Teaching Modalities
05. Additional information
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01.
Courses and Credits

COURSE TYPE
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2
3
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DESIGN STUDIO (laboratorio)
Project based course
Students are divided in sections
MONODISCIPLINARY & INTEGRATED COURSES
Project and Theory course
May host all the sections or be divided
WORKSHOP & DESIGN SEMINAR
Design Studio concentrate in 1 or 2 full weeks
(end of the semester: February and June)
ELECTIVE COURSES
Interdisciplinary courses
Available to all the students of the School. Students can attend them in the 1st or 2nd semester
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CREDIT SYSTEM
Each subject is assigned a number of
credits which the student obtains when he
passes the final examination.
The CFU fully coincide with ECTS credits.
1 CFU = 25 hours of workload
This includes lectures and other forms
of instruction like: exercises, assignments
and independent work
EXAMS and GRADES
Exams are graded using a scale of 30, where 18 is
the minimum passing grade and 30 cum
laude the highest.
Students have the possibility to refuse the final
mark and present again the exam further (with
exception of the design studios).

OUR PROGRAMS: BACHELOR
Each Program is divided in sections. The main difference among the sections in each program
is defined mostly by the design studios: LABORATORIO (Design Studios) and the
WORKSHOPS, the other courses are mostly the same indifferently from the section.
The Design studios from the same program will share the same objectives but they may have a
different topic to work on, make sure to read the course details for the laboratories available
so you can select the laboratorio of your preference.
COMMUNICATION
DESIGN
C1 C2 C3
INDUSTRIAL
DESIGN
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
FASHION DESIGN
INTERIOR DESIGN
M1 M2 M3
I1 I2 I3 I4 I5
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OUR PROGRAMS: MASTER
Each Master is divided in sections. For some programs the main difference among the sections is defined
only by the design studios: LABORATORIO (Design Studio) and the WORKSHOPS.
Other programs are divided into sections according to the language in which courses are held: eng/ita.
COMMUNICATION
DESIGN
DIGITAL AND
INTERACTION DESIGN
PRODUCT SERVICE
SYSTEM DESIGN
C1 C2 C3
DID
PS1
PS2
DESIGN FOR THE
FASHION SYSTEM
INTEGRATED
PRODUCT DESIGN
M1
M2
IP1
IP2
/
DESIGN &
ENGINEERING
INTERIOR AND
SPATIAL DESIGN
DE1
DE2
IS1 IS2 IS3
/
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THE WORKSHOPS
One full week of intensive studio with the assistance
of Companies and/or Visiting Professors.
2 nd semester workshop week will take place
from 3 rd to 7 th June 2024
The workshops content will be defined through the
semester, therefore you can’t see now what will be each
workshops about.
If you want to register in one workshop you can register
it on your study plan selecting:
052913 WORKSHOP INTERDISCIPLINARE
052913
WORKSHOP
INTERDISCIPLINARE
We’ll send the workshops details in proximity to the
workshop week around May, so you’ll be able at that
moment to select the workshop of your preference and
we’ll modify your study plan registering you in the
workshop you’ll attend.
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Workshops at BSc Level in the 2 nd
BSc Programme
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
semester
year
3 rd
PRODUCT DESIGN
3 rd
INTERIOR DESIGN
3 rd
Workshops at MSc Level in the 2 nd
semester
MSc Programme
DESIGN FOR THE FASHION SYSTEM
DIGITAL AND INTERACTION DESIGN
PRODUCT SERVICE SYSTEM DESIGN
DESIGN & ENGINEERING
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02.
Search and Select
Your Courses online

RULES TO SELECT THE COURSES
At selecting the courses you must consider:
• A full workload at the School of Design
of Politecnico di Milano is 30 credits (ECTS) per
semester. This normally equates to 3 or 4
courses per semester.
• The courses you’ll select should be coherent with
your program and level of studies.
• You can select from 6 credits minimum up to
30-36 credits maximum per semester.
• You can select maximum 3 Elective
Courses per semester
• You can select courses in other Schools (ARQ or
ENG) for a maximum of 12 credits per semester.
• All the courses are subject to availability
It is important to consider
that due to possible
timetable clashes,
changes in scheduling
or high demand
for popular courses,
it is not possible
to guarantee access
to specific courses.
Therefore,
exchange students
are encouraged
to identify extra courses
as reserve in case of need
HOW TO SEARCH AND SELECT
YOUR COURSES
Please check this short tutorial
to see how to search the Courses
and read the respective
courses details and timetable:
How to search for courses
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HITS AND TIPS AT SELECTING THE COURSES
• We recommend to attend 1 design studio and 2 or 3
small courses of 6 ects each. This is the recommended
study load per semester for a full time student.
• Do not select only small courses since you’ll have extra
work to do in each course you’re attending.
• Select «Erasmus Experience» only if you wish to attend
one of the workshops held on February (see page 10)
• You can identify the Elective Courses among the track
«non diversified», they are offered in the 3rd year Bachelor
and in the 1st and 2nd year Master.
• Check the courses you’re selecting do not overlap, you can
find an option to make your Customized Schedule before
the study plan submission.
• Courses timetables will be also published around mid July in
our School website: School: Lessons timetable, calendars
and deadlines (polimi.it) You'll be able to have a look there
to all the courses timetables for each program in Design.
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03.
Submit your
Study Plan

STUDY PLAN SUBMISSION
In order to be registered in the courses, you need to
submit your study plan.
The study plan submission for Exchange students is
available at beginning of each semester. Therefore,
you’ll be able to select only courses held in the
first semester of your arrival (1st or 2nd semester)
The study plan submission will be visible on
your online services after the enrolment that will
be done by the exchange offices around end January
Meantime you can start to identify the courses of your
preference, considering the course details and
timetable, you can’t have courses overlapping
since most of the courses requires the
attendance.
Enrolment
Done by the exchange offices
Study Plan Submission
01/02/2024 – 09/02/2024
on online services
Study Plan Approval
14/02/2024
Watch this tutorial to see how to submit your
study plan:
Study plan submission for Exchange incoming Students
Lessons starts
19/02/2024
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STUDY PLAN and LEARNING AGREEMENT
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WHO
School of
Design
Student
Student
School of
Design
Student
School of
Design
& Student
WHAT
Exchange
student
Acceptance
Course
selection
Study plan
submission
Study plan
approval
Learning
agreement
updated
(Only
Erasmus)
Learning
agreement
signed
WHEN
December
January &
February
From
1 st to 9 th
Fabruary
Within 14 th
February
From 21 st
February
From 26 th
February
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2.
When you select the courses take into consideration the timetable to do not have
overlapping classes. Be sure to identify also some extra courses in case you can’t attend
your first options.
3.
The allocations in the courses depend on timing with the first served basis. The earlier you
submit your study plan, the better it is.
Once you’ve submitted the study plan and are sure you won’t make other changes, you can
contact us trhough this website:
School: Send an email (polimi.it)
And select the following option: Exchange Students – Incoming
In this way we’ll verify the courses you’ve registered and approve it, in case of problems with
the courses we’ll contact you back to correct the study plan.
4.
We’ll verify the courses you’ve registered and confirm them with the study plan approval.
You’ll receive our answer confirming the study plan approval.
5.
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Only for Erasmus Students: when you will fill the OLA (Online Learning
Agreement) remember to use the following information:
Erasmus code: I MILANO02
Contact and responsible person: Carolina Cruz, International Office – School of Design
Email address: askdesign@polimi.it

04.
Teaching Modalities

TEACHING MODALITIES
The didactic activities will be held in presence, even though some courses and/or lectures
may be set online.
Politecnico will ensure the access of the lessons in presence in complete safety, and in
respect with the dispositions defined by the government.
ATTENDANCE
Courses last one semester and are held once per year
The attendance in the Design studios is mandatory: to achieve attendance, it
will be necessary to acquire a minimum 80% of attendance is necessary
Some monodisciplinary and integrated courses, may be available for nonattending
students.
It’s important to check if this option is indicated in the course details. Otherwise, the
attendance is required as per the Design studios
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EXAMS SESSIONS
The exam sessions are distributed during the year:
2nd semester courses the exams sessions are on:
- June and July with 2 different exams dates available
- Late August and early September with 1 exam date available
The Design Studios will have only two exam dates scheduled and only at the end of
the semester the design studio has been held.
To be able to sit an exam session, you must register in the exam within the
deadlines provided through the Online Services
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05.
Additional Informations

IMPORTANT DATES
Check the school academic calendar here:
https://www.design.polimi.it/en/teaching/studying-design/lessons-timetable-calendars-and-deadlines
2ND SEMESTER 2023-2024
LESSONS 19 February 2024 31 May 2024
Easter Holidays 29 March 2024 2 April 2024
Exams session 6 June 2024 27 July 2024
Workshop Week 3 June 2024 7 June 2024
Milan Design Week 16 April 2024 21 April 2024
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WELCOME WEEK
From 14 th to 16 th February 2024
Politecnico di Milano will organize the
welcome and orientation week.
We’ll meet on 14 th February 2024 to give
you an overview about our programs,
academic system, etc.
The complete programme will be
available online and will include
seminars and meetings to help incoming
students to become familiar with the
universities facilities, Professors and
staff.
More information
about the welcome
week program here:
Politecnico di Milano:
Upon arrival (polimi.it)
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BEFORE ARRIVAL
Before arriving at Polimi you have the opportunity to join:
Buddy program: this foresees a match between international students
and Politecnico students, to assist you in the phase prior to your arrival
and in the first months after your arrival.
Italian courses: set up by Polimi, these courses are addressed to
foreign students at Politecnico di Milano. Pay attention about the
registration deadlines for the Italian courses!
You can also join a free Online Italian course aimed at beginners,
that will guide you into the discovery of Italian language and culture.
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NETWORKS AND STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONS
The Politamtam newsletter:
Poli tam tam - la newsletter degli studenti (polimi.it)
to find out about events, activities organised by student
associations and opportunities for students.
Students Associations
Representatives and Associations: polimi
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INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY UNIT
Check the contacts here:
https://www.polimi.it/en/campuses-and-services/internationalmobility/study-abroad/contacts
Answers questions about,
enrolment, fiscal code,
Polimi badge
Where to find us
Bovisa Campus
Address: via Lambruschini 15, building 20, ground floor, 20158
Milano
“Remote” appointments: Monday-Wednesday from 10.00 am to
13.00 pm
Face-to-face appointments: Thursday from 10.00 am to 13.00 pm
exchange-bovisa@polimi.it;
doubledegrees.design@polimi.it
Provides certifications and
official documents
Provides information and
support about the stay
permit, visa issues, health
insurance
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ACADEMIC ADVISORY SCHOOL'S OFFICES
The School's offices will help you with study plan issues,
timetables and courses registration. We will also provide
the signature on the learning agreement for Erasmus
students.
Answers questions about
Study plan issues, courses
registration, timetables
In order to contact us visit this website:
School: Send an email (polimi.it)
And select the following option:
Exchange Students - Incoming
Provides Learning
Agreement signature
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HOW TO REACH BOVISA CAMPUS
By bus 92 or tram 2
Get out at the stop “Via Imbriani -
Piazzale Bausan”
By bus 82
Get out at the stop “Via Maffucci
Via Baldinucci”
By train
Get out at the stop “Bovisa Politecnico”.
Out of the station turn left.
Trains headed to Bovisa: S1, S2, S3, S4, S12,
S13
By Bike sharing (BikeMI)
Two bike stations located near Bovisa Train
station and Bausan square
www.trenord.it/EN/ www.atm.it/
en www.bikemi.com/en/
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BOVISA CAMPUS DURANDO / CANDIANI
E
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
Entrance
Library - 1st floor
School of Design Offices - 3rd floor
Classrooms and Design Labs
Polifactory
Polishop and print shop
Poli.Design
Classrooms and Crash Test Lab
Department Design
Classrooms
Aula “Carlo De Carli”
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You’ll find this presentation here:
School of Design: Incoming Students
Contact:
School: Send an email (polimi.it)
Information:
www.design.polimi.it

Thank you!