Student's Guide

General Study Plan

The General Study Plan allows students to compose their programme according to appropriate rules. The Master’s Degree Course Management Board evaluates, according to the General Study Plan, all submitted programmes.

First year,

• Language Skills (3 ETCS), MooC at Federica Web Learning, online, first semester
• Positioning and location-based services (9 ETCS), online and in presence, first semester
• Electric Systems in Transportation (9 ETCS), online and in presence, first semester
• Systems and Control Fundamentals (9 ETCS), online and in presence, first semester
• Road Safety (9 ETCS), in presence, second semester
• Machine Learning and Big Data (9 ETCS), in presence, second semester
• Modelling Transportation and Mobility (9 ETCS), in presence, second semester
• Lab activities (Python Coding Lab Course – 2 ETCS), online self-paced course, second semester

Second year

• 1 choice out of 3 options
  • Digital Maps and geological 3D models (9 ETCS), in presence, first semester
  • Safety of excavations for infrastructures (9 ETCS), in presence, first semester
  • Structural Health Monitoring for Infrastructures (9 ETCS), in presence, first semester
• 2 choices out of 6 options
  • Transport Planning and Appraisal (9 ETCS), in presence, first semester
  • Traffic Control (9 ETCS), in presence, first semester
  • Sustainable road materials (9 ETCS), in presence, second semester
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems (9 ETCS), in presence, second semester
  • Railway and Transit services (9 ETCS), in presence, second semester
  • Freight and logistics (9 ETCS), in presence, second semester
• Free elective choices for a total of 15 ETCS
  (a list of pre-evaluated and accepted subjects is available, see Tables A and B below)
• Lab activities or Internship (7 ETCS), first or second semester
• MSc Thesis (12 ETCS), first or second semester

Table A (pre-evaluated and accepted free elective choices with optimised scheduling of classes)

• Energy Management for Transportation (9 ETCS), in presence, first semester
• Testing and validation of automated road vehicles (9 ETCS) in presence, first semester
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Transportation and Mobility (6 ETCS) in presence, first semester
• Resilience of Transportation Systems (6 ETCS), in presence, II Semester
• Resilience of Geotechnical Systems (6 ETCS), in presence, II Semester

Table B (pre-evaluated and accepted free elective choices without optimised scheduling of classes)

• Statistical Lab for Industrial Data Analysis (9 ETCS) in presence, first semester
• Infrastructure-Building Information Modelling (9 ETCS) in presence, second semester

Pre-filled Study Plans

Pre-filled Study Plans are also available. Choosing a pre-filled study plan guarantees acceptance and faster processing by the Master’s Degree Course Management Board. Three pre-filled study plans are currently available:

• Smart Mobility (https://transpeng.unina.it/smart-mobility/)
• Smart Planning (https://transpeng.unina.it/smart-planning/)
• Resilient Networks (https://transpeng.unina.it/resilient-networks/)

Special training paths

Starting from the study program in Transportation Engineering And Mobility the diploma of Smart Infrastructure Developer or the one of Applied Machine Learning can be obtained with an additional 10 ETCS activities.

Training activities are designed to be practical and hands-on, integrating with experiential and laboratory teaching. These activities, corroborated by other helpful skills, are functional for involvement in the job market. Students get to apply their knowledge to real-world problems in their lab/internship activities and during their master’s thesis. They develop and test solutions that are of interest to industrial stakeholders, feeling prepared and confident for the job market.

Students can carry out the activities in labs under the joint supervision of a university faculty member and an industrial tutor. This unique setup provides students with the reassurance and guidance they need to excel. Alternatively, the University of Naples Federico II allows access to a formal external internship, with a wide selection of agreements with private companies and public institutions (http://www.unina.it/didattica/tirocini-studenti).

The university also offers post-graduate internships, which are available from some companies (http://www.orientamento.unina.it/tirocinio-post-laurea/).

In the case of a formal external internship, the competent Didactic Area Offices collect the students’ curricular internship requests. They provide the student with the internship booklet and the documents for the final registration by the university tutor. They also facilitate the requests for the stipulation of extra-moenia internship agreements. The Didactic Area Offices then take care of transmitting to the University Student Internship Office the agreements already signed by the companies for subsequent signature by the Rector or their delegate.

Erasmus agreements already active in the civil area are automatically extended to all degrees included in the learning activities of the department. More details on this argument can be found at: https://www.dicea.unina.it/erasmus-2/

Characteristics

The Master’s Degree program in Transportation Engineering and Mobility culminates in a final dissertation discussing the master’s thesis. Under the guidance of one or more university supervisors, students must develop a thesis that makes an original contribution to the field. Students can create their thesis through laboratory work, elective courses, and collaborating with external experts. The thesis must showcase theoretical, methodological, numerical, or experimental activities and the student’s ability to work independently and communicate effectively. A Commission appointed by the academic structures of the study program evaluates the dissertation and allows students to showcase their expertise.

How to access the final dissertation:

To access the final dissertation, students must have completed all the required credits for their program, except those for the final thesis, following the General Didactic Regulations and the Regulations of the Transportation Engineering and Mobility master’s degree Course. A Commission appointed by the Didactic Area Offices evaluates the final dissertation. The Course Coordinator or their delegate usually chairs the Commission. The final exam includes a discussion of the master’s thesis. Students are encouraged to use projection tools and audio-visual supports during the dissertation. The discussion must be in English. The final graduation mark is out of 110, with possible honours awarded by the Commission unanimously. The evaluation considers the weighted average of the marks of the curricular exams, weighted with the relative credits and compared to 110; it is also possible to evaluate the student’s entire career in terms of quality, continuity, and duration.

The incoming orientation activity is carried out through several channels. The main channel is managed by the Polytechnic School and Basic Sciences (http://www.scuolapsb.unina.it/), with periodical orientation days shared with the other MScs of the school. Other initiatives are independently organized and carried out by the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering (DICEA). Finally, a communication channel is in place thanks to SoFTel (Orientation, Training and Teledidactics Service – www.orientamento.unina.it)

The orientation activity is aimed primarily at students enrolled in the Degree Programs of the L7 Class of the University, but also at those of the other three-year engineering study classes (classes L8 L9) in Italy and abroad. Orientation is also carried out by means of digital and web resources like websites and socials, video resources, and webinars. These tools that allow the achievement of a massive audience are accompanied by specific tools for different territorial scales. At the international level, the network of international research and training contacts of the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering is active in order to focus attention on massive material. With reference to the Mediterranean scale, the channels already consolidated with the DICEA ‘Mediterranean PhD Short School’ initiative, linked to the department of excellence project, is also exploited. At the international level, the collaboration of large global companies that have expressed an explicit support for the course of study (AlmavivA, FS Italiane, ASPI) is exploited as well, including the support from the National Transport Cluster. These same subjects will be called upon to collaborate in the input orientation with reference to the national territorial scale, supported in this by the national subjects who have expressed an interest (Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport). At a regional and local level, incoming orientation will also be carried out through the organization of events and presentation days.

Incoming orientation, at any level and by any means, is aimed at providing information on the framework of the training offer (study plans), through the presentation of cultural profiles, professional opportunities, educational organization, and cultural and aptitude requirements.

The tutoring is entrusted above all to the teachers identified for this task, as well as to the Coordinator. In addition to them, the students are able to have a direct relationship during the teaching hours or during dedicated time windows with all the teachers of the MSc. This traditional and irreplaceable form is flanked by more structured initiatives. In particular, further specialized support services are made available by the SINAPSI University Center (www.sinapsi.unina.it), aimed at reducing the drop-out phenomenon through different levels of intervention:

1. a) specialized tutoring services aimed at students with disabilities and students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), aimed at facilitating the student’s integration into university life; starting from the peculiarities and needs of each student, through psychological, pedagogical-didactic and technological interventions, the services are aimed at removing the ‘barriers’ and supporting the student throughout the course of study;
2. b) university success support services aimed at all students of the University of Naples Federico II who experience difficulty in facing their university career and encounter, during the academic process, obstacles of various kinds, such as delay in studies, difficulties on a personal level, doubts regarding the university choice, problems of social exclusion, difficulties in improving one’s own set of skills; in this context, activities are developed aimed at mapping drop-out risk indicators, promoting Focus Group, Community Learning, and counselling initiatives, planned at the request of the individual student or teachers and coordinators of the Degree Programs concerned;
3. c) interventions related to the Anti-Discrimination and Culture of Differences area aimed at preventing and combating violations of human rights and prevarications related to gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.

Outbound orientation and placement initiatives are active at the University and School facilities. The University has activated a helpdesk for outbound orientation and placement accessible through the portal http://www.orientamento.unina.it/, from which information on initiatives and opportunities for professional integration can be obtained.

The School of Polytechnics and Basic Sciences, as part of the revision and enhancement of the University’s orientation/insertion initiatives, has launched in 2019 the testing of a new formula consisting of a periodic cycle of structured meetings with companies called ‘The School meets companies’. During these meetings, companies have the opportunity to introduce themselves, receive job applications tailored to their needs, conduct brief interviews with candidates and share experiences and ideas with researchers from the departments.

In addition to the targeted events, the portal of the Polytechnic School and Basic Sciences (https://www.scuolapsb.unina.it/orientamento-in-uscita/) has a special section in which recruitment events and presentation by companies are systematically reported.

The internship and traineeship activities with companies are also part of the process of placement, thanks to the value of contact with companies.

First-year enrolment and enrolment in subsequent years usually take usually place from 16 July to 31 October of each year, as disclosed in a specific Guide to registration and payment of fees published at https://www.unina.it/didattica/sportello-studenti/guide-dello-studente

The enrolment procedure for international students is published at:

https://transpeng.unina.it/admission

Further deadlines (deadlines for submitting study plans, deadlines for submitting ERASMUS applications, etc.) are indicated on the MSc website or can be requested from the Director of the Study Program: https://transpeng.unina.it/contact/

The academic calendar with the days of vacation at the university can be consulted at the link https://www.unina.it/didattica/sportello-studenti/calendario-accademico

The calendar with the start of classes, the suspension between the first and the second semester and the exam time window can be read at this link: https://www.scuolapsb.unina.it/calendario-delle-attivita-didattiche-del-collegio-di-ingegneria/

The schedule of exams for each course of the Study Program can be found at this link: https://transpeng.unina.it/download/current-calendar-of-examinations/

The course Timetable (class scheduling) can be found at http://easyacademy.unina.it/agendastudenti/index.php?view=easycourse&_lang=it&include=corso

Graduation dates can be found at this link: https://www.scuolapsb.unina.it/esame-di-laurea-collegio-degli-studi-di-ingegneria/