
The Master's Degree in "Agri-food Sustainability" is an international program offered in a blended format (with 31–33 ECTS credits delivered online through self-paced learning, depending on the chosen track). It provides solid multidisciplinary training in agricultural sciences and technologies. The program aims to enhance agri-food production and maintain high product quality standards, with particular attention to environmental sustainability and the health of both producers and consumers. All courses are taught in English.
Graduates will be equipped to plan and manage agricultural production, especially focusing on supply chain quality. They will acquire a comprehensive agro-ecological perspective, as well as market insights, enabling them to innovate within agricultural enterprises and supply chains. Additionally, they will be attentive to post-production processes and the impact that agri-food products can have on human health.
The program offers two specialized tracks:
Agroecology and Sustainable Farming focuses on sustainable production systems, including organic farming, low-input agriculture, and agroecology. Courses and field activities cover production techniques for major herbaceous crops, sustainable control of pests, pathogens, and weeds, water management in the context of climate change, and soil improvement.
Food Quality and Nutrition emphasizes post-production, aiming for high organoleptic and nutritional quality of processed products, distribution, and the food industry. Courses and field activities involve acquiring operational and managerial knowledge on the conservation and post-harvest treatment of products, and their impact on human health.
Both tracks include practical activities in classrooms and laboratories (such as agricultural genetics, plant pathology, germplasm banks, and plant physiology). Additionally, numerous educational outings allow students to observe various local production realities from a global perspective, fostering connections between students and local businesses.
Overview of the program
- AGROECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 6 CFU - 58 hours 2nd semester
- CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES 6 CFU - 58 hours 1st semester
- EUROPEAN AGRIFOOD LAW 6 CFU - 52 hours 1st semester
- FOOD MARKETING 6 CFU - 48 hours 1st semester
- LOCAL HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION CHAINS 6 CFU - 62 hours 2nd semester
- PLANT NUTRITION AND QUALITY OF AGRIFOOD PRODUCTION 6 CFU - 56 hours 1st semester
- PLANT PATHOLOGY 6 CFU - 52 hours 1st semester
- SUSTAINABLE GRASS CROPS, INTEGRATED PRODUCTION, ORGANIC FARMING 9 CFU - 98 hours 2nd semester
- SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES IN AGRICULTURE 6 CFU - 58 hours 2nd semester
- ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- OTHER ACTIVITIES 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- FROM FOOD HERITAGE TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT 3 CFU - 24 hours 1st semester
- PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR DRAFTING A SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- SEED ECOLOGY AND USE 3 CFU - 24 hours 1st semester
- SUSTAINABLE WINE MARKETING 3 CFU - 24 hours 1st semester
- FINAL EXAM 18 CFU - 450 hours
- FORESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AGRICULTURE 9 CFU - 72 hours
- INTERNSHIP FOR THESIS 12 CFU - 300 hours
- SOIL CONSERVATION AND PRECISION AGRICULTURE 9 CFU - 72 hours
- ECOLOGY OF FARMING SYSTEM 3 CFU - 24 hours
- GAME MANAGEMENT 3 CFU - 24 hours
- GEOPEDOLOGY 6 CFU - 64 hours
- SEEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 3 CFU - 24 hours
- SOIL AND WATER CONTAMINATION BY INTENSIVE FARMING 3 CFU - 24 hours
- SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS FOR FOOD SAFETY 3 CFU - 24 hours
- AGROECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 6 CFU - 58 hours 2nd semester
- CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES 6 CFU - 58 hours 1st semester
- EUROPEAN AGRIFOOD LAW 6 CFU - 52 hours 1st semester
- FOOD MARKETING 6 CFU - 48 hours 1st semester
- FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY 9 CFU - 78 hours 2nd semester
- INTEGRATED COURSE OF NUTRITION AND HUMAN HEALTH 9 CFU - 72 hours 2nd semester
- LOCAL HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION CHAINS 6 CFU - 62 hours 2nd semester
- PLANT NUTRITION AND QUALITY OF AGRIFOOD PRODUCTION 6 CFU - 56 hours 1st semester
- SUSTAINABLE GRASS CROPS 6 CFU - 79 hours 2nd semester
- ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- OTHER ACTIVITIES 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- FROM FOOD HERITAGE TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT 3 CFU - 24 hours 1st semester
- PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR DRAFTING A SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 3 CFU - 24 hours 2nd semester
- SEED ECOLOGY AND USE 3 CFU - 24 hours 1st semester
- SUSTAINABLE WINE MARKETING 3 CFU - 24 hours 1st semester
- FINAL EXAM 18 CFU - 450 hours
- INTERNSHIP FOR THESIS 12 CFU - 300 hours
- SECONDARY PLANT METABOLISM AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 6 CFU - 52 hours
- ECOLOGY OF FARMING SYSTEM 3 CFU - 24 hours
- GAME MANAGEMENT 3 CFU - 24 hours
- GEOPEDOLOGY 6 CFU - 64 hours
- SEEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 3 CFU - 24 hours
- SOIL AND WATER CONTAMINATION BY INTENSIVE FARMING 3 CFU - 24 hours
- SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS FOR FOOD SAFETY 3 CFU - 24 hours