Master in Mathematical Engineering at Polytechnic University of Milan

About the programme

Mathematical Engineering is a two-year master's degree (laurea magistrale) in class LM-44, mathematical modelling for engineering, worth 120 ECTS. It is taught in English by the School of Industrial and Information Engineering at the Milano Leonardo campus.

The degree board aims to train professionals who can analyse and model complex systems that need several disciplines, combining solid scientific knowledge with advanced methods and technologies. It suits graduates in mathematical engineering, mathematics or an engineering field with a strong mathematical core.

What you will study

Students choose one of four tracks: Computational Science and Computational Learning, Quantitative Finance, Quantum Engineering, and Statistical Learning. Real and Functional Analysis is common to all tracks. Units in the 2026/27 course list include:

• Algorithms and Parallel Computing
• Numerical Analysis for Partial Differential Equations and Advanced Partial Differential Equations (Computational Science and Computational Learning)
• Mathematical Finance II, Financial Engineering and Computational Finance (Quantitative Finance)
• Stochastic Differential Equations and Insurance and Econometrics
• Operator Theory, Group Theory and Mathematics of Quantum Mechanics (Quantum Engineering)
• Applied Statistics and Bayesian Statistics (Statistical Learning)
• Model Identification and Data Analysis
• Computational Fluid Dynamics with Fluids Labs

How the programme is taught

The first year sets the track core, and the second year adds track units, a wide range of English-taught electives and the final work. A handful of electives in the list are taught in Italian, but they are optional. The degree website also has pages on double degrees and on the master's thesis.

Career paths

The four tracks lead to quantitative roles in industry, finance and research, for example in:

• Quantitative finance, banking and insurance
• Data science and statistical modelling
• Scientific computing and simulation for engineering
• Quantum technologies
• Research and doctoral study in applied mathematics

Fees and scholarships

Mathematical Engineering has no fee of its own: Politecnico di Milano's yearly fee rules apply, with the 2026/27 details on its tuition fees page. For financial support, the university runs the DSU scholarship directly; eligible students can apply, and awards depend on merit and financial conditions.

How to apply from outside the EU

First-year units such as Real and Functional Analysis assume advanced mathematics, so your bachelor's should be closely related to mathematical engineering; the Politecnico checks this for every foreign degree.

Applications from graduates of foreign universities go through the international admissions route. The foreign-qualification requirements ask for access to EQF level 7, the minimum grade average for your country and an English certificate or an English-taught bachelor's. After admission, you complete the Universitaly pre-enrolment and apply for a type D visa, and before enrolment you provide a Diploma Supplement, declaration of value or CIMEA statement.

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