Structural Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering 36 months PHD Programme By Politecnico di Milano |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering encompasses different and multi-disciplinary areas: constructions and construction materials, biomaterials, micro-systems and metamaterials; engineering seismology and earthquake-resistant structures; structural dynamics; computational mechanics; geotechnical engineering and geomaterials; effects of environmental actions. Candidates are offered advanced courses on a variety of topics concerning materials and structural mechanics (including micro-and nano-mechanics), computational and experimental methods, the focus being always on both basic issues and engineering applications. Great attention is given to fundamental topics, highly-debated within the scientific community, and to application-oriented issues of interest for the public and private industry, for designers and institutions dealing with structural safety and reliability and with the environmental impact of structures.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering encompasses different and multi-disciplinary areas: constructions and construction materials, biomaterials, micro-systems and metamaterials; engineering seismology and earthquake-resistant structures; structural dynamics; computational mechanics; geotechnical engineering and geomaterials; effects of environmental actions. Candidates are offered advanced courses on a variety of topics concerning materials and structural mechanics (including micro-and nano-mechanics), computational and experimental methods, the focus being always on both basic issues and engineering applications. Great attention is given to fundamental topics, highly-debated within the scientific community, and to application-oriented issues of interest for the public and private industry, for designers and institutions dealing with structural safety and reliability and with the environmental impact of structures.

Admission Requirements

6+
3+
78+

If you have a foreign university degree, you need to bring to the offices of the Secretariat (you'll be contacted by the offices): 

  • A) Declaration of equivalence issued by the diplomatic representation of the Country to which the national education system of the awarded qualification refers (Contact the Italian embassy in your Country for the ‘Dichiarazione di valore’)
  • or
    B) certificate issued by ENIC-NARIC centers (certificate of verification)
    for example, CIMEA statement of comparability + statement of verification
    http://www.cimea.it/en/servizi/attestati-di-comparabilita-e-certificazione-dei-titoli/attestati-di-comparabilita-e-di-verifica-dei-titoli-diplome.aspx
  • or
    C) Diploma Supplement in English 
    (Contact your University to find out if they can issue it)
    https://ec.europa.eu/education/diploma-supplement_en

3 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

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