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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

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Each course syllabus is available here.
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First year

  • Applied Statistics and Big Data Analytics - 6 ECTS
  • Vineyard Viariability: Traditional and Precision Approaches - 7 ECTS
  • Grape and Wine Biotechnology - 8 ECTS
  • Advances in Enology - 8 ECTS
  • Disease and Pest Management - 10 ECTS
  • Grapevine Varieties and Terroir - 7 ECTS
  • Topics in Wine Marketing - 6 ECTS
  • Seminar on theological issues (in Y1 or Y2)

Second year

  • Automation and Robotics in Viticulture - 7 ECTS
  • Applied Grapewine Ecophysiology - 7 ECTS
  • Topics in Enology - 7 ECTS
  • Environment and biota - 9 ECTS
  • One course among - 2 ECTS
    • Italian civilization and laguage for international students
    • English for scientists
  • Elective courses - 12 ECTS
    • Wine economics and policy - 12 ECTS
    • Management of organic viticulture - 6 ECTS
    • Internship or other extracurricular acrtivities related to the programme - 6 ECTS
  • Seminars - 1 ECTS
  • Soft skills - 1 ECTS
  • Final dissertation - 22 ECTS

Elective courses

(*) The following courses are advised:
  • Wine economics and policy - 6 ECTS
  • Management of Organic Viticulture - 6 ECTS
Vineyard manager and/or specialist– Wine maker – Consultant.
 

More in general, any job which can fit into the whole value chain (grape production, vinification, bottling, storage, marketing, logistics, consumers’ perception).

The programme in Sustainable Viticulture and Enology offers its students the possibility of obtaining a double qualification at the conclusion of their study path: the MSc degree in Sustainable Viticulture and Enology (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and the MSc in Vine, Wine and Terroir Management (Vintage) (ESA Angers, France).


It also gives the opportunity to enhance their international experience through an exchange semester at: 

  • University of Adelaide (Australia) 
  • ESA (Angers, France) 
  • University of Geisenheim (Germany)
     
Start date and academic calendar for the a.y. 2025/26 will be available in July 2025. For reference:
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 programme offers the following pre-courses:

  • Fundamentals of viticulture
  • Fundamentals of enology
  • Grape pests and diseases.

They are included in the programme and no fees or registration are required.

Participation to the Orientation Event is highly recommended – Find details here! 

Students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.