Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Course code	IN0526/001PD/2019

Tuition fee	€2,626 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees-23-24
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€200 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent is required, with proven skills in some specific fields of Industrial and Aerospace Engineering. Please verify country-based specific entry title requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Italian – B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent: please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions Available places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 5 (1 for Chinese students joining the Marco Polo Project)

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Overview

The Master’s Degree Programme aims to provide a specific knowledge in the fields of design, management and production of aerospace vehicles for atmospheric and extra atmospheric flight, including their subsystems for civil and scientific applications. Intellectual curiosity will help the student in dealing with the continuous innovation characterizing this industrial field. As for space applications in particular, students should also have the intellectual attitude to cooperate with other scientific environments, such as astronomy, planetary sciences, biosciences, etc.

Programme structure

Common Path: Aerodynamics, Aerospace structures, Manufacturing technologies, Aerospace instrumentation
Path 1 – Space Engineering: Astrodynamics, Space propulsion, Attitude control systems, Spacecraft thermal control, Vibrations, Space sensors
Path 2 – Aeronautical Engineering: Aeroelasticity, Flight dynamics, Aircraft propulsion, Aeronautical systems, Aircraft air-conditioning, Aircraft materials.

Career opportunities

Graduates can find a job in the design, management and testing sectors of national and international aerospace industries or companies, as well as in the scientific institutions carrying on the research in this sector.