Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering

To access the Master's Degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering, candidates must meet specific curricular requirements, with knowledge aligned to the program's objectives. An Admission Committee evaluates prior studies, grades, and the necessary skills for success in the program. The Committee assesses curricular coherence and may require additional coursework if needed.

Candidates must hold a degree in Industrial Engineering (L-9), Information Engineering (L-8), or Civil and Environmental Engineering (L-7), or equivalent with at least 180 ECTS credits. Specific credits in mathematical, scientific, and engineering disciplines are required. Interested students are referred to eligibility criteria and requirements provided here.

The Master's Degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering is designed to train graduates with strong scientific foundations and a broad set of skills in risk assessment, industrial process safety, production systems, and services. It offers an interdisciplinary education in industrial engineering, business organization, law, and economics, ensuring that graduates can adapt to market and workplace demands. Graduates will have the skills to: analyze, predict, prevent, monitor, and mitigate risks in complex systems; address innovative issues in the development of production processes; plan risk reduction procedures; and work with experts and authorities to align production systems with regulations and societal needs. The programme enhances engineering knowledge with advanced mathematical tools and emphasizes practical applications. The final thesis, often in collaboration with industrial partners, allows students to develop work methods and technical expertise. Graduates are highly flexible professionals with solid scientific and technical skills, prepared for diverse roles.

The first year of the Master's Degree program aims to supplement the foundational education from the previous degree with more advanced mandatory and elective courses (20 ECTS), selected based on the student's previous degree and to provide a solid foundation in the core subjects essential for the Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering program (40 ECTS) according to two different tracks: Health Safety and Environment (HSE) and Risk Engineering. The course allocation for the first 20 ECTS will be defined by the Study Plans Committee based on the Admission Committee's criteria and the student’s background.

In the second year, students complete their preparation in the core subjects of Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering according to the selected track (45 ECTS) while focusing on their thesis work (15 ECTS). Several mandatory or elective courses in the second year may involve laboratory activities, which can be experimental, modeling/computational, and/or design-based, depending on the specific path the students choose within their study plan. Overall, students have significant flexibility in shaping their own study plan. 

The Industrial Safety and Risk Engineer is a professional with technical, organizational, managerial, relational, economic, financial, and legal expertise, responsible for: identifying hazards, quantifying and minimizing risks, and implementing diagnostic, preventive, and mitigation measures; supporting complex decision-making processes using engineering analysis and simulation tools; collaborating with experts and regulatory bodies to align production systems with urban and territorial functions.

Industrial Safety and Risk Engineers conduct multi-risk analysis, optimize resources, and interact with various production functions (e.g., production, maintenance, legal, design, research). The role involves supporting risk assessment, safety design, risk management, and reporting for high-risk industries.

Career opportunities include positions in production companies, service providers, consulting firms, engineering firms, research centers, public administration, and regulatory bodies.

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For more information about tracks and courses please contact marco.derudi@polimi.it

Industrial and Information Engineering

Chair of the Study Programme: Prof. Marco Derudi 

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