Mechanical engineering

Course Description

Level: Degree Programme

Degree Class: L-9 R - Content in Italian
Ingegneria industriale

Department: CIVIL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Admission: Programmed

CFUs: 180

Duration: 3 years

Website: https://meccanica.ing.unipi.it/it/laurea

The degree course in Mechanical Engineering prepares professionals to take on key roles in both industry and the advanced service sector.  Mechanical Engineering is a driving force in the economy because it provides the operational tools for important production sectors such as telecommunications, energy production and transfer, fashion and transport.The course of study equips students with the skills to analyse and design mechanical and structural systems, oversee the installation and maintenance of industrial systems and plants, and manage the production of industrial artefacts.The course of study offers both a mechanical and a nuclear curriculum. Academic disciplines include:
  • Mathematics, physics and chemistry
  • Drawing, materials, applied mechanics, construction, electrical engineering
  • Fluid machines, plant design
  • Safety and nuclear facilities.
The Bachelor’s degree gives access to Master’s degrees courses in Mechanical Engineering (LM-33), Land Vehicle Engineering (LM-33), and Technology and Production of Paper and Cardboard (LM-33). For those who have completed the nuclear curriculum, access is granted to the Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering (LM-30). With additional coursework, access to the Master’s degree course in Robotics and Automation Engineering (LM-25) is also possible.

Content in Italian
Per essere ammessi al Corso di Laurea occorre essere in possesso di un diploma di scuola secondaria di secondo grado o di altro titolo di studio conseguito all'estero, riconosciuto idoneo.
Per l'accesso al Corso di studio si richiede che l'allievo possieda adeguate conoscenze, competenze e capacità nei settori propedeutici indispensabili a una proficua fruizione degli studi di Ingegneria, con riferimento particolare alle aree della Matematica, della Fisica e della Chimica. Il corso di studio, nelle modalità di verifica, opera in modo da consentire allo studente il raggiungimento di un'adeguata consapevolezza del possesso dei suddetti requisiti.
Il dettaglio delle conoscenze richieste e delle modalità di verifica del loro possesso è contenuto nel Regolamento Didattico del corso di laurea, ove saranno anche indicati gli obblighi formativi aggiuntivi assegnati in caso la verifica dia esito negativo.

Content in Italian

L'accesso al primo anno del Corso di Laurea Triennale in Ingegneria Meccanica è a numero programmato locale fissato a n. 220. Le selezioni sono basate sul risultato del TOLC (Test On Line CISIA), che verificherà il possesso di adeguate conoscenze, competenze e capacità nei settori propedeutici indispensabili a una proficua fruizione degli studi di Ingegneria, con riferimento particolare alle aree della Matematica. Per la precisione saranno richieste conoscenze dei seguenti argomenti:
1. Aritmetica e algebra. Proprietà e operazioni sui numeri (interi, razionali, reali). Valore assoluto. Potenze e radici. Logaritmi ed esponenziali. Calcolo letterale. Polinomi (operazioni, decomposizione in fattori). Equazioni e disequazioni algebriche di primo e secondo grado. Sistemi di equazioni di primo grado.
2. Geometria. Segmenti ed angoli; loro misura e proprietà. Rette e piani. Luoghi geometrici notevoli. Proprietà delle principali figure geometriche piane (triangoli, cerchi, poligoni regolari, ecc.) e relative lunghezze ed aree. Proprietà delle principali figure geometriche solide (sfere, coni, cilindri, prismi, parallelepipedi, piramidi, ecc.) e relativi volumi ed aree della superficie.
3. Geometria analitica e funzioni. Coordinate cartesiane. Concetto di funzione. Equazioni di rette e di semplici luoghi geometrici (circonferenze, ellissi, parabole, ecc.).
4. Trigonometria. Grafici e proprietà delle funzioni seno, coseno e tangente. Le principali formule trigonometriche (addizione, sottrazione, duplicazione, bisezione).

Le modalità per la formulazione della graduatoria saranno indicate nel bando di ammissione. Agli studenti inseriti in graduatoria utile per l'immatricolazione ma con un punteggio nella sezione di Matematica inferiore alla soglia indicata nel 'Regolamento sull'accesso agli studi ai Corsi di Laurea coordinati dalla Scuola di Ingegneria dell'Università di Pisa (http://www.ing.unipi.it/images/Regolamento/Regolamento_accesso_23_ottobre_2018.pdf) saranno attribuiti degli Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi (OFA), secondo quanto indicato nel succitato regolamento.

Course Evaluations

Contacts

Presidente del Corso di Laurea
Marco Beghini
Email: marco.beghini@unipi.it

Referente didattico
Francesca Nannelli
Tel. (+39) 050 2217867
Email: francesca.nannelli@unipi.it
Unità Didattica del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale: https://www.dici.unipi.it/didattica
Orario di ricevimento: Solo su appuntamento telefonico (+39) 050 2218085 il martedì dalle ore 10.00 alle ore 12.00, il mercoledì dalle ore 10.00 alle ore 12,00 e il giovedì dalle ore 15.00 alle ore 17.00: didattica.dici@ing.unipi.it

Study Plan

For students enrolled in the academic year 2025/2026

Meccanico

Required

Test e ofa

Nucleare

Required

Test e ofa
The course offerings from previous years can be viewed at Course Catalogue.

Career opportunities

Graduates can find employment:
  • in technical roles in industries producing mechanical components, energy transformation machines, means of transport, paper industry
  • in the public sector (municipalities, local health authorities)
  • in companies that produce or supply energy, such as gas and electricity.

Enrolment

The Degree Program in Mechanical Engineering has a limited access.

In order to enroll, students must pass a selection.

The call for admission for the a.y. 2025/2026 has been published.

I session selection deadlines: from the 2nd of May 2025 until the 31st of May 2025 H. 23.59

220 places for EU and equated non EU citizens (14 reserved to students of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)

10 places for non EU citizens residing abroad and applying for VISA (2 reserved to Marco Polo Project candidates)

Registration for the 1st selection session is open.

I session delection deadline: 31st of May 2025 H. 23.59

Sign up or log in to the Alice portal by the session application deadline:

  1. In order to sign up you will be asked to insert details about your Health Insurance card (tessera sanitaria) and your tax code (codice fiscale)
  2. You will have to upload a scanned copy of your Identity Document and a passport-sized photograph
  3. Once you entered your personal area, please select “Secretariat” and then “Admission Test”
  4. Once you have completed the registration, a receipt of registration to the admission test with a unique number will be available

To be included in the ranking it is necessary to have taken the TOLC-I test provided by CISIA according to one of the following two methods chosen by the candidate:

1. TOLC @ CASA-I: Test carried out remotely at home, organized by one of the authorized offices, according to the procedures and calendar published on the CISIA website.
2. TOLC-I: Test carried out in person (in the university classrooms) in one of the authorized locations, according to the procedures and calendar published on the CISIA website.

The TOLC-I can be taken several times, in any case the result of the test with the highest score in the Mathematics section will be considered valid for the purposes of selection, carried out starting from 1 January 2018 by the session deadline. The TOLC-I results are acquired automatically by the university.

A merit ranking will be formulated based on the score of the Mathematics section + 1/30 of the sum of the scores obtained in the section of Logic, Science, Verbal Comprehension.

The tests will consist of a multiple choice test with a total number of 50 questions, each with several possible answers, one of which is correct, divided into several sections:

• Mathematics – 20 questions – time available: 50 minutes
• Logic – 10 questions – time available: 20 minutes
• Science – 10 questions – time available: 20 minutes
• Verbal comprehension – 10 questions – time available: 20 minutes

For each question, it is assigned:
• 1 point for each correct answer;
• minus 0.25 (- 0.25) points for each wrong answer;
• 0 points for each omitted answer.

In the event of a tie, the candidate will prevail who has, in order:

  • the higher total score;
  • the highest number of correct answers in the Mathematics section;
  • younger by birth.

Those enrolled in the selection who have not taken the TOLC-I will not be included in the ranking.

For the first and the second sessions, candidates are eligible for admission if they have obtained a minimum score of 8 points in the Mathematics section. Unsuitable candidates are not included in the ranking.

First session ranking list – Published June 13, 2025

The pre-enrollment number is shown at the bottom of the confirmation receipt for the competition registration (see example).

Enrollment procedure is detailed in the How to enroll section

Enrollment guide

Deadlines are included in the ranking list.

Please visit the School of Engineering website for all information regarding Additional learning requirement (OFA).