Student's Guide

Study Plan 

The study plan is characterised by a first common year for all curricula, during which students firstly deepen courses related to ‘Digital Modelling of Interactive Systems and Interfaces’ (6 ECTS), ‘Control Oriented Models for Vehicles Dynamics’ (6 ECTS) and, finally, ‘Machine Learning and Big Data’ (9 ECTS). Then, a second set of courses are related to ‘Sensor Data Fusion and Measurement Uncertainty Management’ (12 ECTS), ‘Image and Video Processing for Autonomous Driving’ (6 ECTS) and, finally, a third set deals with ‘Control Architectures for Autonomous Driving’ (6 ECTS) and ‘Guidance and Navigation’ (6 ECTS). 

The second year is firstly characterised by a common ‘Laboratory of Autonomous Vehicle Design and Development’ (12 ECTS) and then, three different curricula are available and addressing Self-Driving Cars, Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Unmanned Marine Vehicles, respectively. 

The Self-Driving Cars Curriculum includes ‘Power and Propulsion Systems for UV’ (9 ECTS) 

‘Smart Roads and Cooperative Driving’ (6 ECTS) and, finally, ‘Testing and validation of automated road vehicles’ (9 ECTS) as Suggested Elective Course. 

The Unmanned Aerial Systems Curriculum includes ‘Systems for autonomous aircraft’ (6 ECTS), ‘Design of autonomous aircraft’ (9 ECTS) and a student’s own choice course (9 ECTS). 

The Unmanned Marine Vehicles Curriculum includes ‘Unmanned Marine Plants’ (6 ECTS), ‘Design of Autonomous Marine Vehicles’ (9 ECTS) and a student’s own choice course (9 ECTS). 

Further and updated details about MOVE study plan are available at move.dii.unina.it. 

The MOVE Study Program includes a significant curricular internship of 12 ECTS for all attending students. Internships could be carried at the Departments of University of Naples Federico II as well as at External Entities, i.e. companies, public and/or private entities in Italy or in a foreign country that have signed an agreement with the University of Naples Federico II. 

Further details about the procedures for internship

International exchange programmes (Erasmus programme) 

The MS MOVE takes part to the ERASMUS + student mobility programs to allow students to spend a period of study or carry out an internship at a partner institution belonging to a University of the European Union.

Additional study plan information 

Customizing the study plan 

The MS MOVE offers three different curricula addressing Self-Driving Cars, Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Unmanned Marine Vehicles, respectively. Students have the possibility to personalize their curriculum by selecting elective courses. 

The tables of elective courses will be continuously updated

Graduation thesis and exam  

The final exam consists in the discussion of a master’s degree thesis written, in an original way, by the student under the guidance of one or more university supervisors. The thesis work can also be associated with an in-depth study on a topic addressed during the internship. Usually, the student identifies through informal interviews a teacher willing to entrust him with the thesis work. Alternatively, student can ask the Chair of MS MOVE to identify a supervisor. The supervisor is a professor or researcher belonging to the master’s degree course, but external teachers are equally entitled to carry out this task. 

The thesis concerns activities of a theoretical, and/or numerical, and/or experimental nature, carried out in a university laboratory, in a research laboratory outside the university as well as in Italian and foreign companies and organizations. The activities must be included in a training period led by the university supervisor. 

The final exam is taken by the Candidate in presence of a Commission headed by the Chair of MS MOVE or by another professor of the master’s degree course. The candidate is allowed to use audio-visual support. At the end of the presentation, each member of the Commission can address observations to the candidate, relating to the topic of the thesis work. The presentation usually lasts 15 minutes. 

Orientation to incoming students 

Full information for admission (pre-enrolment, matriculation, accommodation) is available at http://www.international.unina.it/admission-regulation/. 

The International Welcome desk could be reached from foreign countries by e-mail: internationalwelcomedesk@unina.it. 

Furthermore, several events are organized during the year allowing students to collect information at different levels. A first step deals with information related to job positions, the industrial domain, and the career development along the time. This step is accomplished usually in the mid of February of each year: the calendar of events is available at move.dii.unina.it 

As a second step, more specific information related to the choice of the exams and curricula are given through specific events on Spring period of each year (see move.dii.unina.it for the dates). 

Tutoring and counselling  

A follow-up of the students is done through supervising and mentoring activities: each student is linked to a professor of the board to discuss bi-monthly progresses and difficulties during the education path, in order to: (i) define the needs of the students; (ii) support the choices that better fits the interests of the students, and (iii) catch opportunities (internships, traineeships). 

Career orientation and job placement 

Students will attend seminars held by experts from the industrial field and enlarge the overview of their working opportunities. Furthermore, specific courses to train soft skills are co-organized with external partners, including final assessment of competences for the improvement of awareness. A specific event is organized each year including companies related to the industrial field of interest for MOVE engineers (usually in Spring period). A platform managed by the University is available to match working requests and related offers, including stage, traineeship, and job positions)

Application timeline 

Enrolment to the first and successive years usually take place from 1st of September to 31st of October of each year. Detailed information about tuition fees is available at http://www.international.unina.it/admission-regulation/. 

Deadlines and detailed information for submitting study plans and ERASMUS applications as well, are available at move.dii.unina.it. 

Academic Calendar: courses and exams 

The MS MOVE follows the regulations of the Polytechnic and Basic Sciences School that fixes the duration of teaching activities and examination periods.  

Updated details related to the teaching calendar are available at http://www.scuolapsb.unina.it/index.php/studiare-al-napoli/calendario-delle-attivita-didattiche/2-non-categorizzato/135-calendario-delle-attivita-didattiche-ingegneria. 

Details related to the scheduling of examinations are available at  

http://move.dii.unina.it/index.php/exam-schedule. 

Course Timetable 

The scheduling of teaching activities is dynamically updated and available at 

http://easyacademy.unina.it/agendastudenti/index.php?view=rooms&include=rooms&_lang=it. 

Teaching activities are held at Federico II San Giovanni Campus, Corso Nicolangelo Protopisani, 70, 80146 Naples. 

 Graduation dates 

The Polytechnic and Basic Sciences School fixes the scheduling of final exams usually held on January, March, May, July, September, October, December.  

 The scheduling of the examination periods and related deadlines for applications are available at 

http://www.scuolapsb.unina.it/index.php/laurea-ingegneria.