21 PhD programmes offered by the university

The PhD in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Politecnico di Torino aims at training highly qualified researchers and experts in the general field of electrical, electronics, and communications engineering.

The Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences doctorate at Politecnico di Torino is representing an effective incubator from which to develop, through an interdisciplinary collaboration at the research and training level, cutting-edge  methodologies and technologies which could provide an answer to most recent problems in biomedical research.

The PhD programme in Design and Technology. People, Environment, Systems from Politecnico di Torino promotes research and project development activities in the fields of Design, Architectural Technology and Environmental Quality, intending to contribute to the innovation of cultural, social, environmental and productive systems. 

The mission of our Mathematical Sciences PhD programme from Politecnico di Torino is to combine specialised expertise in Mathematics and its applications with a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches stemming from Algebra, Analysis, Geometry, Mathematical Physics, Numerical Analysis, Probability and Statistics.

The PhD programme in Aerospace Engineering from Politecnico di Torino offers PhD candidates the opportunity to improve their knowledge and competencies to conduct research in the fields of aeronautical and space engineering (flight mechanics, fluid dynamics, aircraft structures, systems and engines).

The interuniversity Ph.D. programme in Urban and Regional Development from Politecnico di Torino is designed to train highly-qualified doctors in socio-spatial dynamics of development. 

The Materials Science and Technology course at Politecnico di Torino aims to scientifically and professionally train experts in processes and technologies for research, production, and development of both structural and functional materials in a wide range of sectors, with reference to ceramics, polymers, metals, composites, and nano-structured materials.

This Energetics PhD programme at Politecnico di Torino promotes activities applicable in fundamental and cutting-edge sectors, such as: renewable energies, internal combustion engines, hybrid propulsion, hydraulics and pneumatics, nuclear fission and fusion, model assembly and energy planning.

The Ph.D. programme in Architecture. History and Project (DASP) was born out of two long lasting traditions of doctoral level studies and research in the area of Architecture at Politecnico di Torino. 

The Ph.D. programme in Computer and Control Engineering is offered by the Department of Control and Computer Engineering, and it is part of the third-level offer of the Doctoral School of the Politecnico di Torino.

The PhD programme in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino has the goal of forming researchers and professionals who are able to carry out advanced research & development activities in the field of system and structural mechanics, mechanics of controlled devices, machines and fluids.

The Ph.D. in Management and Production Engineering from Politecnico di Torino is an highly multidisciplinary doctoral course that focuses on several areas of research, related to as many specific areas of manufacturing activities.

This Physics programme at Politecnico di Torino aims at training PhD candidates contributing to fundamental researches in leading sectors and understanding and promoting those aspects which may improve know-how of high-tech activities.

This Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD program from Politecnico di Torino is part of the research and study programme offered by two Departments: DISEG (Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering) and DIATI (Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering). 

The Architectural Heritage doctoral course from Politecnico di Torino places heritage at the centre of its research interests, mainly in the forms of historical buildings in urban, rural, and landscape contexts in relation to the socio-economic, cultural, productive, and administrative realities of the territory which is continuously transforming.  

The PhD programme in Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino aims at training highly-qualified professionals with a focus on promoting innovation in the field of chemical engineering and process engineering.

The doctorate in Pure and Applied Mathematics is a consortium doctorate in which the Politecnico di Torino, the University of Turin and the National Institute of Higher Mathematics "F. Severi" of Rome participate.

The Doctorate Course in Computer and Systems Engineering is offered by the Department of Automatics and Computer Science of the Politecnico di Torino in the context of the third level offer of the university's Doctoral School. 

Metrology at Politecnico di Torino is as old as humanity and the root of this word lies in the ancient Greek métron-logía: the art of studying the quantification of physical quantities.

The Architectural and Landscape Heritage degree at Politecnico di Torino constitutes the vast area of ​​research on which the specificities of scientific interests are focused, in the awareness that the disciplinary methods of research also constitute the foundation of every form of protection.