Class size
*”International”= A diploma awarded anywhere in the world with the exclusion of: Italian high school qualification (Maturità) | European Bac.
Curriculum
In the second year, the students will be introduced to applied studies of microbiology, crop agronomy, cultivation, animal husbandry and welfare, agri-food economics, food technology, traceability, food safety, sustainability and certification. In the third year, the programme will broaden to provide a general grounding in the principal features of Italian husbandry (cereals, tomatoes, wine, cheeses and cured meats).
The degree study programme also comprises an in-company internship and the submission of a final dissertation report that both enhance the students’ ability to apply methodologies learnt and knowledge gained to concrete situations.
First year
- Applied statistics and physics - 9 ECTS
- Applied statistics - 4 ECTS
- Physics - 5 ECTS
- Chemistry - 10 ECTS
- Inorganic chemistry - 5 ECTS
- Organic chemistry - 5 ECTS
- Plant physiology and genetics - 9 ECTS
- Plant physiology - 4 ECTS
- Applied genetics - 5 ECTS
- Biochemistry - 8 ECTS
- Biochemistry - 4 ECTS
- Applied biochemistry - 4 ECTS
- Applied agronomy and horticulture - 8 ECTS
- Applied agronomy - 4 ECTS
- Horticulture - 4 ECTS
- Food economics - 10 ECTS
- Fundamental in economics - 5 ECTS
- Agri-food economics - 5 ECTS
Second year
- Applied agri-food microbiology - 6 ECTS
- Food technology - 9 ECTS
- Principles of food processing technology - 5 ECTS
- Sensory evaluation 4 ECTS
- Crop protection - 9 ECTS
- Entomology - 3 ECTS
- Plant pathology - 6 ECTS
- Animal science - 9 ECTS
- Animal physiology - 4 ECTS
- Applied animal science - 5 ECTS
- Sustainability and food law - 10 ECTS
- Food law and certification - 5 ECTS
- Economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture - 5 ECTS
The Wine Trail
- Applied viticulture - 6 ECTS
- Applied enology - 6 ECTS
- Integrated vineyard protection - 6 ECTS
Third year
- Food safety - 8 ECTS
- Biological safety 5 ECTS
- Chemical safety - 3 ECTS
Cheese and Cured Meat Hub
- Milk, meat production and technology - 12 ECTS
- Milk and meat production - 6 ECTS
- Technology of animal chain products - 6 ECTS
- Microbiology of diary and meat food - 6 ECTS
Tomato, Pasta and Bakery Hub
- Vegetable production and technology - 6 ECTS
- Cereal grains, processing and technology - 12 ECTS
- Cereal grains - 6 ECTS
- Grain processing and baking technology
- Free programmes - 12 ECTS
- Internship and Final exam - 9 ECTS
Career Opportunities
Thanks to the focus on the importance of collaboration across these value chains to improve product quality, sustainability, and market success, graduates will be qualified to enter any working segment of a given agro-food chain in small and medium enterprises, as well as large companies.
Graduates might also continue their studies with postgraduate programmes, such as Cattolica’s very own Master of Science in Agricultural and Food Economics or the Master in Viticulture and Enology. Alternatively, they can also strengthen their academic path abroad.
Programme dates
Classes for the academic year 2024/25 started on September 23rd, 2024.
Find here the calendar of the Faculty of Agricultural, food and environmental sciences for the academic year 2024/25.
The degree includes preliminary courses in Chemistry, Biology and Applied statistics and Physics, held in the weeks prior to the start of classes.
The pre-courses are included in the programme, no fees or registration are required.