Educational plan


Global Environment and Development (Classe LM-69)-Enrolled from Academic Year 2023/2024
year
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 7 88 English AGR/01
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Global Challenges in Environment and Development 8 96 English AGR/02 AGR/03 AGR/04
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Environment and Development 7 88 English AGR/01
Optional
Advanced Crop Production 8 96 English AGR/02
Agroforestry 8 96 English AGR/03
Applied Insect Ecology and Biological Control 7 88 English AGR/12
Applied Statistics 7 88 English AGR/02
Climate Change and Land Use 7 88 English AGR/02
Climate Management in Plant Production and Research 8 96 English AGR/02
Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility 8 96 English AGR/13
Tropical Crop Production 7 88 English AGR/02
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Practicing Interdisciplinarity: Field Research On the Environment 15 176 English AGR/02 AGR/03 AGR/04
Optional
Agricultural Value Chains in Developing Countries 7 88 English AGR/01
Environmental Impact Assessment 8 96 English AGR/02
Global Environmental Governance 7 88 English AGR/01
Land Use and Environmental Modelling 7 88 English AGR/02
Plant Ecophysiology in a Changing Climate 7 88 English AGR/13
Plant Genome Editing and Selection 7 88 English AGR/07
Tropical Forest Restoration 7 88 English AGR/02
Study plan rules
- I year - elective teachings at University of Copenaghen (UCPH) for the mobility track AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - University of Milan (UMIL): choose 30 ECTS
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 7 88 English year AGR/01
Advanced Crop Production 8 96 English First semester AGR/02
Agroforestry 8 96 English First semester AGR/03
Applied Insect Ecology and Biological Control 7 88 English First semester AGR/12
Applied Statistics 7 88 English First semester AGR/02
Climate Change and Land Use 7 88 English First semester AGR/02
Climate Management in Plant Production and Research 8 96 English First semester AGR/02
Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility 8 96 English First semester AGR/13
Tropical Crop Production 7 88 English First semester AGR/02
Agricultural Value Chains in Developing Countries 7 88 English Second semester AGR/01
Environmental Impact Assessment 8 96 English Second semester AGR/02
Global Environmental Governance 7 88 English Second semester AGR/01
Land Use and Environmental Modelling 7 88 English Second semester AGR/02
Plant Ecophysiology in a Changing Climate 7 88 English Second semester AGR/13
Plant Genome Editing and Selection 7 88 English Second semester AGR/07
Tropical Forest Restoration 7 88 English Second semester AGR/02
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Laboratory in Sustainability of Agricultural Mechanization 6 68 English AGR/09
Laboratory in Sustainability of Livestock Systems 7 64 English AGR/19
Laboratory in Sustainability of Water Management 6 60 English AGR/08
Optional
Agricultural Systems and Soil Science 6 48 English AGR/02
Bioeconomy: Management, Assessment and Intellectual Property 6 56 English AGR/01
Natural Resource Economics 6 48 English AGR/01
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Environmental Plant Biotechnology 6 56 English AGR/13
International Cooperation and Crop-Livestock Systems 6 56 English AGR/18
Land Planning and Life Cycle Assessment 6 52 English AGR/10
Merged Intra-Semester Workshop 3 24 English
Plants as Biofactories 6 56 English AGR/07
Statistical Methods for the Environmental Research 6 64 English AGR/02
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Practical/experimental Internship 17 0 Italian
Optional
Additional Internship 3 0 English
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam 7 0 English
Study plan rules
- II year - elective teachings at University of Milan (UMIL) for the mobility track AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: choose 6 ECTS
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Agricultural Systems and Soil Science 6 48 English First semester AGR/02
Bioeconomy: Management, Assessment and Intellectual Property 6 56 English First semester AGR/01
Natural Resource Economics 6 48 English First semester AGR/01
Environmental Plant Biotechnology 6 56 English Second semester AGR/13
International Cooperation and Crop-Livestock Systems 6 56 English Second semester AGR/18
Land Planning and Life Cycle Assessment 6 52 English Second semester AGR/10
Plants as Biofactories 6 56 English Second semester AGR/07
Statistical Methods for the Environmental Research 6 64 English Second semester AGR/02
- To obtain the degree, those who do not hold an Italian high school diploma or bachelor's degree must demonstrate proficiency in Italian at the A2 or higher level per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This level must be demonstrated prior to completing the course programme in one of the following ways:
- by submitting a certificate of A2 or higher level issued no more than three years prior to the date of submission. You will find the list of language certificates recognized by the University at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349/). The language certificate must be submitted to the University Language Centre (SLAM) via the Language Test category of the InformaStudenti service: https://informastudenti.unimi.it/saw/ess?AUTH=SAML;
- via a entry-level test administrated by SLAM that can only be taken only once.
Those who fail to reach A2 level will have to attend a 60-hour Italian course geared to their level.
Those who do not take the entry-level test or fail to pass the end-of-course test after six attempts will have to obtain language certification privately in order to earn the 3 credits of Additional language skills: Italian.
Italian students must acquire an additional 3 credits in activities dedicated to thesis work.
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Internship 3 0 English Undefined
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined
- STUDENTS HAVE TO CHOOSE FREE-CHOICE COURSES FOR 8 ECTS.
A further 8 credits derive from free-choice courses, including 3 ECTS from the intra-semester workshop. The workshop is a strongly suggested, EU funded, interdisciplinary activity for all students, i.e. students from the university of Milano and from the university of Warsaw. The teaching tutors support students in selecting the elective courses.
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Merged Intra-Semester Workshop 3 24 English Second semester