Master in Environmental and Land Engineering at Polytechnic University of Turin
Two-year LM-35 master at Politecnico di Torino on the interaction between air, water, soil and human activity, with tracks in industrial environmental sustainability, geo-engineering, natural hazards and climate change. Entry needs engineering credits and English at B2.
Master
2 years
Turin
Multiple
Polytechnic University of Turin
Environmental and Land Engineering is a two-year, 120 ECTS master's degree (class LM-35) at Politecnico di Torino in Turin, with Climate Change as the English-taught admission option. Entry needs a bachelor's in engineering with at least 40 credits in maths and science and 60 in related subjects, plus English at B2, with IELTS 5.5 as the listed minimum. Fees follow family income, so it can be tuition-free for eligible students.
Entry requirements
Detailed entry requirements
PoliTo's Environmental and Land Engineering master asks for a bachelor's degree, recommended in any field of engineering, with at least 40 credits in maths and basic sciences and 60 credits in related science and engineering subjects, a suitable academic record and English at B2, with IELTS 5.5 as the listed minimum. There is no entrance test. Reviewed 8 October 2026. [1]
Degree and the 40 plus 60 credit rule
You need a bachelor's degree or other foreign qualification recognised as suitable, from an accredited university, earned after at least 15 years of total education including school. The 2026/27 course table recommends a degree in any field of engineering. [1][2]
Your previous studies must include: [1]
- At least 40 credits in core subjects: mathematics (algebra, geometry, analysis, probability, mathematical physics and numerical analysis), physics, chemistry, computer engineering and statistics (sectors CHIM/01 to CHIM/07, FIS/01, FIS/02, FIS/03, FIS/07, ING-INF/05, MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/05 to MAT/08, SECS-S/01 and SECS-S/02).
- At least 60 credits in related subjects: ecology and earth sciences (geomorphology, applied geology, applied geophysics, atmospheric physics), civil and environmental engineering (hydraulics, hydrology, sanitary and environmental engineering, roads and transport, surveying, geotechnics and structures), energy, thermodynamics and mechanical engineering, chemical, materials and mining engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, measurements, management and business economics, computer science, plus physics, chemistry, mathematical physics and statistics (sectors BIO/07, CHIM/07, GEO/04, GEO/05, GEO/11, GEO/12, FIS/01 to FIS/03, FIS/06, ICAR/01 to ICAR/09, ING-IND/08 to 11, 13, 19, 21 to 32 and 35, ING-INF/01, ING-INF/07, MAT/07, SECS-S/01, SECS-S/02, SECS-P/08 and INF/01).
Credits in a sector that appears in both lists count first towards the 40 core credits, and any remainder counts towards the 60. [1]
What this means for your transcript
Italian credits (CFU) and the credits on a foreign transcript are not the same unit, and Politecnico looks at your subjects, not just your total. The academic advisor assesses your file and can, with justification, recognise equivalent credits in sectors not on the lists. [1] As a guide, based on the rules above:
- Usually a fit: a B.Tech or B.E. in Civil, Environmental, Chemical or Mining Engineering, which map onto many of the listed sectors.
- Check carefully: a B.Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Energy, Agricultural or Computer Science Engineering. Any engineering field is recommended, but the 60 related credits must come from the listed environmental, civil, energy, chemical and similar subjects.
- Often short: a B.Sc. in Environmental Science, Geology, Physics or Chemistry, which can cover the science credits but is not an engineering degree, and a BCA, B.Com, BBA or BA, which usually lacks both credit blocks.
If you lack fewer than 10 credits, the academic advisor can admit you; larger gaps need final approval from the programme coordinator. Applicants who do not meet the curricular requirements make up the missing credits before enrolment, through single courses (up to 60 credits) or, beyond that, by enrolling in a bachelor's programme. [1]
English and programme language
You need an English certificate at CEFR B2 or higher, and the 2026/27 course table lists IELTS 5.5 as the minimum score. In that table, Environmental and Land Engineering with the Climate Change track is the English-taught option. The edition taught partly in Italian, Ingegneria per l'Ambiente e il Territorio, also needs Italian at B2. [1][2]
Politecnico accepts the certificates on its own chart, and TOEFL results must be sent with code C285. You do not need an English certificate if your degree was earned after an English-taught course of study in a listed country, which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore, or if it was awarded by the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or another country on the university's list. You then upload an official statement that the medium of instruction was English. [3]
The embassy can still ask for a language certificate for the visa, so we check this for your file. [3]
Evaluation and no entrance test
There is no entrance test, the course table lists no interview, and a syllabus is optional. [2] The Recruitment and Admissions Unit checks your requirements and documents, then professors appointed by the Collegio assess your academic performance and how well your degree fits the programme. For non-Italian qualifications the regulations set no numeric grade threshold. [1][3]
An offer of admission is valid only for the academic year you applied for. If the committee finds you not suitable on curricular or academic grounds, you cannot be admitted to any Politecnico master's that year. [1][3]
2026/27 deadlines
For 2026/27, applicants with a non-Italian qualification had two calls on Apply@PoliTO, after a 15-day extension: [3]
- First call: 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026, 2:00 p.m. Italian time. Results on 15 April 2026, and Universitaly pre-enrolment for the study visa by 30 June 2026.
- Second call: 18 March to 20 April 2026, 2:00 p.m. Italian time. Results on 22 June 2026, and Universitaly pre-enrolment by 15 July 2026.
A third call in November 2026 is only for EU applicants and non-EU applicants already living in Italy. The 2027/28 calendar is not yet published. [3]
Documents and non-EU steps
You submit one application on Apply@PoliTO with up to two master's programmes in order of preference. Applications cannot be changed after submission. [3]
- Passport, CV, and your bachelor's certificate or an official document stating your expected graduation date.
- An official transcript listing all completed exams, with the grading and credit system.
- A course syllabus, which is optional for this programme. [2]
- An English certificate, or the medium of instruction statement if you are exempt.
- A declaration of value or CIMEA statement of comparability, recommended when you apply and compulsory for enrolment. A Diploma Supplement can replace it at enrolment.
Non-EU applicants living abroad must pre-enrol on Universitaly to get a type D study visa. Politecnico validates the pre-enrolment only once you are eligible and have uploaded proof of your bachelor's degree. [3]
Sources and verification
Checked by the ApplyAZ admissions team against the university's official documents listed below. Entry rules can change with each new call, and we re-check them before every application.
- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering. Academic regulations, Master's degree programme in Environmental and Land Engineering, academic year 2026/27. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- Politecnico di Torino. Course-specific requirements for Master of Science programmes, main campus, academic year 2026/27, last updated 19 December 2025. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- Politecnico di Torino. Admission to Master's degree programmes for applicants with a non-Italian qualification, academic year 2026/27. Reviewed 8 October 2026.
- Politecnico di Torino. Environmental and Land Engineering programme page, academic year 2026/27 (degree class, languages, admission type, department and specialist tracks). Reviewed 8 October 2026.
About the programme
Environmental and Land Engineering is a two-year master's degree in class LM-35 (Environmental Engineering) at Politecnico di Torino, run by the Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering on the main campus in Turin. [1][4]
The degree is offered in Italian and English, and the fully English route is its Climate Change track, listed as a separate English-taught option in the admission requirements.
Access is uncapped, subject to an evaluation of your admission requirements.
The programme trains environmental engineers who tackle complex problems arising from the interaction between natural systems (air, water, soil and the biosphere) and human activities, with design and innovation aimed at a sustainable relationship between people and the environment.
It suits graduates from any branch of engineering who want to work on pollution, natural hazards or climate adaptation.
What you will study
The degree prepares you to handle the main fields of environmental engineering, and non-Italian speakers follow them through the English-taught Climate Change track. The areas the university names for the degree as a whole are:
- Reclamation of polluted sites
- Evaluation and reduction of pollutant emissions
- Corporate environmental management
- Planning and development of infrastructure
- Reduction of hazard risks
- Workplace safety and emergency management
- Adaptation to climate change and its effects
The 2026/27 regulations organise the degree in four tracks: Industrial Environmental Sustainability, Geo-Engineering, Management of Natural Hazards and Climate Change. [1] The programme page marks Geo-Engineering, Climate Change and Industrial Environmental Sustainability as taught in English and Natural risk management as taught in Italian, while the admission table lists Climate Change as the English-taught option. We confirm the track and edition for your intake before you apply. [2][4]
How the programme is taught
Alongside lectures, students can join student teams mentored by DIATI professors: Mi Lego al Territorio works on civil protection and environmental prevention, Team DIRECT applies geomatics to disaster management, and A.K.A.Noah designs a boat for environmental, hydrological and ecological monitoring of the Po river.
The degree ends with a thesis worth 16 ECTS, about 400 hours of work, which may be written and presented in English. [1]
Career paths
Graduates work as environmental engineers on the same range of problems the degree covers: cleaning up polluted sites, measuring and cutting emissions, managing environmental matters inside companies, reducing hazard risks, planning infrastructure, safety at work, emergency response, climate adaptation strategies and environmental governance.
Fees and scholarships
Your tuition depends on citizenship or residence, and Politecnico di Torino lets you apply for an income-based reduction; the yearly fee rules give the amounts. EDISU Piemonte handles regional scholarships and housing, and international students can apply.
When your family's income and assets are abroad, we help you file the consular documents, translated into Italian and legalised where required, so EDISU can compute an ISEE parificato. Awards depend on the EDISU call.
How to apply from outside the EU
When we apply, we choose the Climate Change option, the English-taught route; the Italian edition also needs Italian at B2 level. A course syllabus is optional.
We apply on Apply@PoliTO and can list up to two programmes.
For 2026/27 the calls ran from 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026 and from 18 March to 20 April 2026; the 2027/28 dates are not yet published. [3]
Once you are eligible, we pre-enrol you on Universitaly (by 30 June or 15 July 2026 for 2026/27, depending on the call), and you apply for a type D visa and enrol with a declaration of value or CIMEA statement of comparability.
How ApplyAZ helps
ApplyAZ is an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities. We can include this programme in a shortlist of 20 to 30 English-taught programmes that fit your profile, so your plan never rests on a single application.
For eligible students who start with us, a named person owns each stage, from A to Z:
- We check your transcript against PoliTo's entry rules for this programme.
- We write your CV and a tailored statement of purpose.
- We prepare and submit your Apply@PoliTO application and documents, and Universitaly pre-enrolment.
- We help you declare your family income for reduced fees and file your EDISU Piemonte scholarship application at the right time and in the right format.
- We prepare your visa file.
With operations in all 20 Italian regions, we follow each region's scholarship rules and deadlines as they change. The university decides admission, the region decides the scholarship and the consulate decides the visa, so no one can promise an outcome. You pay in milestones, and every service you pay for is either delivered or its fee is refunded (terms apply).
Programmes at Italian public universities can be tuition-free for eligible students. Check if you are eligible and book a one-to-one consultation session with one of our Italy experts, or see how ApplyAZ works.
Questions and answers
What bachelor's degree do I need for PoliTo's Environmental and Land Engineering master?
A bachelor's degree earned after at least 15 years of total education, recommended in any field of engineering, with at least 40 credits in maths, physics, chemistry, computing and statistics and 60 in related science and engineering subjects. The academic advisor can recognise equivalent credits. [1][2]
Is the programme taught in English?
The 2026/27 admission table lists the Climate Change option as English-taught, needing English only. The edition taught partly in Italian also asks for Italian at B2. The programme page marks Geo-Engineering and Industrial Environmental Sustainability as English-taught too, so we confirm the track for your intake. [2][4]
Is there an entrance exam?
No. There is no test, the course table lists no interview, and a syllabus is optional. Politecnico checks your documents, then professors assess your credits, academic performance and how well your degree fits the programme. [1][2][3]
What English level is required? Do I need IELTS?
An English certificate at B2 or higher, with IELTS 5.5 listed as the minimum for 2026/27. If your degree was taught in English at a university in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or another listed country, an official medium of instruction statement can replace the certificate. [1][2][3]
When is the deadline for non-EU students?
For 2026/27, the first call ran from 19 December 2025 to 13 February 2026 and the second from 18 March to 20 April 2026. The November call was only for applicants already living in Italy. The 2027/28 calendar is not yet published. [3]
Can I apply before I graduate?
Yes. You upload an official document with your expected graduation date or an updated transcript, and you can receive a conditional offer. Politecnico validates Universitaly pre-enrolment for the visa only after you upload proof of your bachelor's degree. [3]
I have a B.Tech in Mechanical or Computer Science Engineering. Can I apply?
You can apply, as the course table recommends any field of engineering. The question is whether your transcript reaches the 60 credits in the listed environmental, civil, energy, chemical and related subjects. Missing credits must be made up before enrolment, so we check your courses first. [1][2]
Which tracks are there?
The 2026/27 regulations list four tracks: Industrial Environmental Sustainability, Geo-Engineering, Management of Natural Hazards and Climate Change. The programme page marks Natural risk management as taught in Italian and the other three as taught in English. [1][4]
Can someone handle my whole application to Environmental and Land Engineering at PoliTo?
Yes. ApplyAZ, an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities, checks your transcript against PoliTo's rules for this programme, handles the application and Universitaly pre-enrolment, helps you file the EDISU Piemonte scholarship application at the right time and in the right format, and prepares your visa file, for eligible students. Start by checking your eligibility.
I'm applying from India. What is the route into Environmental and Land Engineering?
A recognised Indian B.Tech or B.E. in any engineering field matches the recommended background, and Civil or Environmental Engineering usually maps most closely to the subject lists. Your transcript needs about 40 credits in maths, physics, chemistry and computing and 60 in related science and engineering subjects. An English-medium degree from India can replace the English certificate. The steps are Apply@PoliTO, the eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment. [1][2][3] Indian students apply for the type D study visa at the Italian embassy or consulate that covers their state, such as New Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru.
Is the route different from Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
No. The academic rules for Environmental and Land Engineering are the same whatever your nationality. Applicants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka follow the same steps as India: Apply@PoliTO application, confirmation of eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for their country of residence. Read our guide for students in Dhaka.
I live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman or Bahrain. Where do I apply for the visa?
At the Italian embassy or consulate responsible for the country where you legally live, after Universitaly pre-enrolment. The academic rules for Environmental and Land Engineering are the same whatever your nationality, and Gulf residents follow the same steps: Apply@PoliTO application, confirmation of eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment. Read our guides for Dubai, Riyadh and Doha.
I studied or live in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. What is the route?
The academic rules for Environmental and Land Engineering are the same whatever your nationality, and your degree is assessed like any other foreign qualification. Non-EU applicants who live abroad follow the same route: Apply@PoliTO application, confirmation of eligibility letter and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for where they live. Read our guides for students in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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