The Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) constitutes the highest level of education in the university system. Its goal is to prepare researchers who have the skills and aptitude to pursue activities of high quality research in industries, in research centers, in public administrations and in academic institutions. Politecnico di Milano offers Doctoral Programmes in all fields of Architecture, Engineering and Industrial Design. Access to the Doctoral Programmes is selective, based on the verification of the research capacities and potentials by curriculum examination. The Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree is awarded at the completion of the Programme, which lasts at least three years.

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• Aerospace Engineering
• Architectural, Urban and Interior Design
• Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering
• Bioengineering
• Data Analytics and Decision Sciences
• Design
• Electrical Engineering
• Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology
• Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
• Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• Information Technology
• Management Engineering
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• Mathematical Models and Methods in Engineering
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• Physics
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• Science, Technology, and Policy for Sustainable Change
• Structural Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering
• Urban Planning, Design, and Policy

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