Global Environment and Development
Global Environment and Development
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Master programme
interateneo Uniwersytet Warszawski (Poland), University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
LM-69 - Agriculture
Global Environment and Development (MERGED) is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (https://merged.info/).
The course aims to create globally competitive graduates that can identify critical aspects of sustainable natural resource management for economic, environmental, institutional, and societal development in both the global south and the global north and develop sustainable, appropriate, and feasible solutions. The programme will educate high-quality digitally-competent graduates to become professionals in private and public companies, I/NGOs, government bodies, and research institutions. Through interdisciplinary and disciplinary, multicultural real-life experiences and laboratory experiments, students will learn to identify, analyse, understand, and forecast complex systems. MERGES provides two curricula: in Agricultural Development (at the university of Milano) or in Sustainable Environmental Development (at the university of Warsaw).
The MERGED graduate with a specialization in Agricultural Development is an innovative professional figure, equipped with a solid technical-scientific culture, a broad multidisciplinary vision of the environmental and agricultural system and a high operational preparation to manage economic and productive activities related to agriculture and natural resources in a global framework and long-term sustainability. The figure can operate in international contexts, both in the North and in the South of the world.
The MERGED professional figure in Sustainable Environmental Development is equipped with the ability to interpret the principles and processes that inform sustainable development on a global level from an economic, sociological, and legal point of view.
During the first year at the University of Copenhagen the student acquires skills also through practical and interdisciplinary courses, which include training visits in other continents. During the second year at the university of Milano the subjects offered are dealing with interdisciplinary disciplines of natural, environmental, and territorial resource management; disciplines of animal production; engineering disciplines and biosystem design; disciplines of the sustainability of crop production. The student refines his/her knowledge in the field of sustainability for agricultural systems, in particular by acquiring: a) knowledge with a strong applicative nature, based on case studies in real scenarios, on a global scale; b) skills with a technical and quantitative slant, based on scientific knowledge and acquisitions and on the applications of technological innovations. During the second year at the university of Warsaw, the students acquire a socio-economic and legal perspective on environmental issues from a global perspective. The aim is to allow the student to master the tools to be used in the analysis of the sustainability of the global environmental development.
As a consequence of the knowledge and skills acquired, the graduates in Global Environment and development:
- have a solid technical and cultural preparation, a multidisciplinary and global vision, and a good command of the scientific methods of the sciences of environmental and agricultural sustainability
- have in-depth knowledge of the qualitative criteria and quantitative methods necessary to plan, evaluate, and manage agricultural production systems and processes in a sustainable way, integrating the technical, economic, regulatory and environmental aspects, in a global context
- know how to formulate and apply quantitative assessments using conceptual models and IT tools, to animal and plant production and to choose the most suitable and sustainable technologies
- know how to manage the global climate change challenges to the management of water resources
- know how to manage the technical and economic quality of products and processed products in the plant and animal production chains, to be able to operate in support of regulatory policies with governmental and non-governmental bodies, and private companies.
The course aims to create globally competitive graduates that can identify critical aspects of sustainable natural resource management for economic, environmental, institutional, and societal development in both the global south and the global north and develop sustainable, appropriate, and feasible solutions. The programme will educate high-quality digitally-competent graduates to become professionals in private and public companies, I/NGOs, government bodies, and research institutions. Through interdisciplinary and disciplinary, multicultural real-life experiences and laboratory experiments, students will learn to identify, analyse, understand, and forecast complex systems. MERGES provides two curricula: in Agricultural Development (at the university of Milano) or in Sustainable Environmental Development (at the university of Warsaw).
The MERGED graduate with a specialization in Agricultural Development is an innovative professional figure, equipped with a solid technical-scientific culture, a broad multidisciplinary vision of the environmental and agricultural system and a high operational preparation to manage economic and productive activities related to agriculture and natural resources in a global framework and long-term sustainability. The figure can operate in international contexts, both in the North and in the South of the world.
The MERGED professional figure in Sustainable Environmental Development is equipped with the ability to interpret the principles and processes that inform sustainable development on a global level from an economic, sociological, and legal point of view.
During the first year at the University of Copenhagen the student acquires skills also through practical and interdisciplinary courses, which include training visits in other continents. During the second year at the university of Milano the subjects offered are dealing with interdisciplinary disciplines of natural, environmental, and territorial resource management; disciplines of animal production; engineering disciplines and biosystem design; disciplines of the sustainability of crop production. The student refines his/her knowledge in the field of sustainability for agricultural systems, in particular by acquiring: a) knowledge with a strong applicative nature, based on case studies in real scenarios, on a global scale; b) skills with a technical and quantitative slant, based on scientific knowledge and acquisitions and on the applications of technological innovations. During the second year at the university of Warsaw, the students acquire a socio-economic and legal perspective on environmental issues from a global perspective. The aim is to allow the student to master the tools to be used in the analysis of the sustainability of the global environmental development.
As a consequence of the knowledge and skills acquired, the graduates in Global Environment and development:
- have a solid technical and cultural preparation, a multidisciplinary and global vision, and a good command of the scientific methods of the sciences of environmental and agricultural sustainability
- have in-depth knowledge of the qualitative criteria and quantitative methods necessary to plan, evaluate, and manage agricultural production systems and processes in a sustainable way, integrating the technical, economic, regulatory and environmental aspects, in a global context
- know how to formulate and apply quantitative assessments using conceptual models and IT tools, to animal and plant production and to choose the most suitable and sustainable technologies
- know how to manage the global climate change challenges to the management of water resources
- know how to manage the technical and economic quality of products and processed products in the plant and animal production chains, to be able to operate in support of regulatory policies with governmental and non-governmental bodies, and private companies.
Expert, manager and consultant of policies and rural and environmental development in private companies, public administration and public bodies with international interests, and international organizations (governmental and non-governmental) in the agro-food sector.
In the private sector, the graduate can take on the organization, evaluation and management of the interaction between agri-environmental activities and systems.
In the public sector, the graduate supports administrations on environmental and territorial policies, especially on issues related to sustainable husbandry and agricultural engineering. The international bodies are a preferred career opportunity provider.
MERGED graduates can disseminate, within institutions, the principles of environmental sustainability, promote a culture oriented towards safety and the protection of the agricultural environment, also through the awareness of public opinion.
Skills associated with the function
Those who complete the MERGED study path are able to carry out analyses, evaluations and monitoring of natural, territorial and environmental resources, carrying out environmental impact studies with tools deriving from social sciences, economics, law, agricultural business management and environmental planning. These tools are made available through the first-year interdisciplinary courses. The skills allow to operate in interdisciplinary and diversified contexts (such as those outlined by the European Green Deal and similar policies) and/or continue the studies with further masters and courses. Those who complete MERGED can contribute to: implementing and certifying environmental management systems in rural areas; carry out interventions on the production of goods and services to improve environmental quality; plan and implement interventions for the prevention of environmental risks, increasing safety, especially in agriculture.
The professional trained by MERGED has a holistic vision and can synthesize complex ideas and concepts deriving from the analysis of the agricultural reality at a global level.
Employment opportunities
The skills acquired allow to work in companies and organizations that operate - even globally - in the green economy and bioeconomy; in professional studies dealing with territorial analyses, agricultural environmental impact assessment, resource management in rural environments. Those who complete the MERGED study cycle find employment in the public administration and in local public bodies; in supranational organizations; in universities or research institutes (in Italy, such as CNR, ENEA, CREA, State Technical Services, National and Regional Agencies and Bodies for the Environment and the Territory, Parks and Protected Areas, Watershed Authority, Technical Services and Regional, Provincial and Municipal Departments, Land Reclamation and Irrigation Consortia, Mountain Communities and Mountain Watershed Consortia). Furthermore, they can work at NGOs globally, where they are able to understand and design the development of agricultural systems even under conditions of climate change.
The master's degrees of the LM-69 class allow to obtain the qualification for the profession of doctor of agronomy which can be accessed after a qualifying exam.
In the private sector, the graduate can take on the organization, evaluation and management of the interaction between agri-environmental activities and systems.
In the public sector, the graduate supports administrations on environmental and territorial policies, especially on issues related to sustainable husbandry and agricultural engineering. The international bodies are a preferred career opportunity provider.
MERGED graduates can disseminate, within institutions, the principles of environmental sustainability, promote a culture oriented towards safety and the protection of the agricultural environment, also through the awareness of public opinion.
Skills associated with the function
Those who complete the MERGED study path are able to carry out analyses, evaluations and monitoring of natural, territorial and environmental resources, carrying out environmental impact studies with tools deriving from social sciences, economics, law, agricultural business management and environmental planning. These tools are made available through the first-year interdisciplinary courses. The skills allow to operate in interdisciplinary and diversified contexts (such as those outlined by the European Green Deal and similar policies) and/or continue the studies with further masters and courses. Those who complete MERGED can contribute to: implementing and certifying environmental management systems in rural areas; carry out interventions on the production of goods and services to improve environmental quality; plan and implement interventions for the prevention of environmental risks, increasing safety, especially in agriculture.
The professional trained by MERGED has a holistic vision and can synthesize complex ideas and concepts deriving from the analysis of the agricultural reality at a global level.
Employment opportunities
The skills acquired allow to work in companies and organizations that operate - even globally - in the green economy and bioeconomy; in professional studies dealing with territorial analyses, agricultural environmental impact assessment, resource management in rural environments. Those who complete the MERGED study cycle find employment in the public administration and in local public bodies; in supranational organizations; in universities or research institutes (in Italy, such as CNR, ENEA, CREA, State Technical Services, National and Regional Agencies and Bodies for the Environment and the Territory, Parks and Protected Areas, Watershed Authority, Technical Services and Regional, Provincial and Municipal Departments, Land Reclamation and Irrigation Consortia, Mountain Communities and Mountain Watershed Consortia). Furthermore, they can work at NGOs globally, where they are able to understand and design the development of agricultural systems even under conditions of climate change.
The master's degrees of the LM-69 class allow to obtain the qualification for the profession of doctor of agronomy which can be accessed after a qualifying exam.
MERGED is a master based on international mobility, as it requires the student to complete the first year at the university of Copenhagen and the second year either at the university of Milano or at the university of Warsaw. The thesis work can be completed at a foreign university.
Competitive fellowships are available from ERASMUS MUNDUS program.
The participation costs for EU (Erasmus+ Programme Country) students for the two-year MERGED programme are set at euro 0/year.
For the two-year edition 2023-2024/2024-2025, the participation costs for Non-EU (Erasmus+ Partner Country) students are set at euro 9,000/year.
Students selected for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship will automatically be granted a tuition waiver. Student with scholarship will be granted: Full coverage of participation costs, consisting of tuition fee, tutoring fee, and insurance. The fellowship includes the following costs: enrolment; registration; access to mandatory and elective modules; the optional language courses to be taken locally and all other participation costs for curriculum activities (excursions, fieldwork, etc.).
Competitive fellowships are available from ERASMUS MUNDUS program.
The participation costs for EU (Erasmus+ Programme Country) students for the two-year MERGED programme are set at euro 0/year.
For the two-year edition 2023-2024/2024-2025, the participation costs for Non-EU (Erasmus+ Partner Country) students are set at euro 9,000/year.
Students selected for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship will automatically be granted a tuition waiver. Student with scholarship will be granted: Full coverage of participation costs, consisting of tuition fee, tutoring fee, and insurance. The fellowship includes the following costs: enrolment; registration; access to mandatory and elective modules; the optional language courses to be taken locally and all other participation costs for curriculum activities (excursions, fieldwork, etc.).
Lesson attendance is strongly suggested.
Enrolment
Requirements and knowledge required for access
Admission to MERGED requires possession of a three-year degree, or other educational qualification recognized as equivalent, after verification by the MERGED Commission of the curricular requirements, based on the documentation produced by the candidate.
English is the official language of MERGED. Level C1 is required by UCPH where the student enrolls. English knowledge should be documented as follows:
- holding a full degree (minimum 2 years of fulltime studies) in English (i.e. a secondary school diploma, Bachelor's degree or Master's degree from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK or Ireland) exempts the candidate from the language requirement
- if not exempted, the candidate should provide an English language test:
IELTS Academic (6.5 overall test score). Only the overall score will be considered
TOEFL iBT (83), TOEFL iBT paper edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition
Cambridge Advanced English or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) passed at level C1 or C2.
MERGED is an international course that can be accessed by students who have completed three-year degree courses from different university systems. The range of disciplines is wide because the nature of the CdL is strongly interdisciplinary, and its teaching capacity depends on the presence of students with various backgrounds. Furthermore, students can undertake two paths with distinct characteristics, and which benefit from different starting skills.
For students coming from foreign universities, the following disciplinary areas are considered eligible: Agriculture, Agronomy, Agrobiology, Agricultural Economics, Forestry, Animal Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Food and Nutrition, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Geoinformatics, Landscape Architecture, Natural Resources, Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Development Studies, Rural Development, Economics, Interdisciplinary Economic-managerial studies, Environmental Science, Natural Science.
For graduates from Italian universities, the following degree classes are considered eligible: L-2 (Biotechnology), L-13 (Biological Sciences), L-18 (Economics and Business Management), L- 21 (Sciences of territorial, urban, landscape and environmental planning), L-25 (Agricultural and forestry sciences and technologies), L-26 (Agri-food sciences and technologies), L-32 (Sciences and technologies for the environment and nature), L-36 (Political sciences and international relations), L-37 (Social sciences for cooperation, development and peace), L-38 (Zootechnical sciences and animal production technologies). Students from different Italian degrees can access if they have acquired at least 60 credits in the following disciplinary scientific sector, grouped by affinity:
Disciplines of engineering applied to agriculture and the environment (at least 14 credits)
AGR/08 Idraulica agraria
AGR/09 Meccanica agraria
AGR/10 Costruzioni rurali
ING-IND/11 Fisica tecnica ambientale
ING-IND/06 Fluidodinamica
Disciplines of agricultural production (at least 14 credits)
AGR/02 Agronomia e coltivazioni erbacee
AGR/03 Arboricoltura generale e coltivazioni arboree
AGR/04 Orticoltura e floricoltura
AGR/05 Assestamento forestale e selvicoltura
AGR/12 Patologia vegetale
AGR/19 Zootecnica speciale
AGR/20 Zoocolture
Disciplines of fertility, conservation and soil study (at least 10 ECTS)
AGR/13 Chimica agraria
AGR/14 Pedologia
BIO/04 Fisiologia vegetale
GEO/05 Geologia applicata
Economics-management and data analysis disciplines (at least 10 credits)
AGR/01 Economia ed estimo rurale
SECS-S/01 Statistica
SECS-S/02 Statistica per la ricerca sperimentale
SECS-S/03 Statistica economica
SECS-S/05 Statistica sociale
SPS/10 Sociologia dell'ambiente e del territorio
Biological, chemical and physical disciplines (at least 6 ECTS)
BIO/01 Biologia molecolare
BIO/07 Ecologia
BIO/08 Antropologia
BIO/13 Biologia applicata
FIS/07 Fisica applicata
CHIM/12 Chimica dell'ambiente e dei beni culturali
Disciplines of genetic improvement (at least 6 credits)
AGR/07 Genetica agraria
AGR/17 Zootecnica generale e miglioramento genetico
English is the official language of MERGED and prior to enrolment, knowledge of the English language equal to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference or equivalent is required. Those in possession of a qualification obtained abroad, recognized as suitable, can also access, provided they demonstrate that they possess the necessary skills to profitably follow their studies. The verification of personal preparation will take place at the same time as the selection by an international panel of the Course, the Commission, which is responsible for this evaluation.
The requirements specifically requested by UW are listed in the MERGED website and in the UW website (https://merged.info/index.php/application-procedure/).
The course has limited access and the number of places available for enrollment in the first year for each cohort is 40. Access to the course is regulated by the evaluation - by an international panel of the course (Commission) - of documentation including the academic curriculum. A motivation letter and references will contribute to better calibrate the didactic compatibility of the student with MERGED.
Admission to MERGED requires possession of a three-year degree, or other educational qualification recognized as equivalent, after verification by the MERGED Commission of the curricular requirements, based on the documentation produced by the candidate.
English is the official language of MERGED. Level C1 is required by UCPH where the student enrolls. English knowledge should be documented as follows:
- holding a full degree (minimum 2 years of fulltime studies) in English (i.e. a secondary school diploma, Bachelor's degree or Master's degree from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK or Ireland) exempts the candidate from the language requirement
- if not exempted, the candidate should provide an English language test:
IELTS Academic (6.5 overall test score). Only the overall score will be considered
TOEFL iBT (83), TOEFL iBT paper edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition
Cambridge Advanced English or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) passed at level C1 or C2.
MERGED is an international course that can be accessed by students who have completed three-year degree courses from different university systems. The range of disciplines is wide because the nature of the CdL is strongly interdisciplinary, and its teaching capacity depends on the presence of students with various backgrounds. Furthermore, students can undertake two paths with distinct characteristics, and which benefit from different starting skills.
For students coming from foreign universities, the following disciplinary areas are considered eligible: Agriculture, Agronomy, Agrobiology, Agricultural Economics, Forestry, Animal Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Food and Nutrition, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Geoinformatics, Landscape Architecture, Natural Resources, Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Development Studies, Rural Development, Economics, Interdisciplinary Economic-managerial studies, Environmental Science, Natural Science.
For graduates from Italian universities, the following degree classes are considered eligible: L-2 (Biotechnology), L-13 (Biological Sciences), L-18 (Economics and Business Management), L- 21 (Sciences of territorial, urban, landscape and environmental planning), L-25 (Agricultural and forestry sciences and technologies), L-26 (Agri-food sciences and technologies), L-32 (Sciences and technologies for the environment and nature), L-36 (Political sciences and international relations), L-37 (Social sciences for cooperation, development and peace), L-38 (Zootechnical sciences and animal production technologies). Students from different Italian degrees can access if they have acquired at least 60 credits in the following disciplinary scientific sector, grouped by affinity:
Disciplines of engineering applied to agriculture and the environment (at least 14 credits)
AGR/08 Idraulica agraria
AGR/09 Meccanica agraria
AGR/10 Costruzioni rurali
ING-IND/11 Fisica tecnica ambientale
ING-IND/06 Fluidodinamica
Disciplines of agricultural production (at least 14 credits)
AGR/02 Agronomia e coltivazioni erbacee
AGR/03 Arboricoltura generale e coltivazioni arboree
AGR/04 Orticoltura e floricoltura
AGR/05 Assestamento forestale e selvicoltura
AGR/12 Patologia vegetale
AGR/19 Zootecnica speciale
AGR/20 Zoocolture
Disciplines of fertility, conservation and soil study (at least 10 ECTS)
AGR/13 Chimica agraria
AGR/14 Pedologia
BIO/04 Fisiologia vegetale
GEO/05 Geologia applicata
Economics-management and data analysis disciplines (at least 10 credits)
AGR/01 Economia ed estimo rurale
SECS-S/01 Statistica
SECS-S/02 Statistica per la ricerca sperimentale
SECS-S/03 Statistica economica
SECS-S/05 Statistica sociale
SPS/10 Sociologia dell'ambiente e del territorio
Biological, chemical and physical disciplines (at least 6 ECTS)
BIO/01 Biologia molecolare
BIO/07 Ecologia
BIO/08 Antropologia
BIO/13 Biologia applicata
FIS/07 Fisica applicata
CHIM/12 Chimica dell'ambiente e dei beni culturali
Disciplines of genetic improvement (at least 6 credits)
AGR/07 Genetica agraria
AGR/17 Zootecnica generale e miglioramento genetico
English is the official language of MERGED and prior to enrolment, knowledge of the English language equal to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference or equivalent is required. Those in possession of a qualification obtained abroad, recognized as suitable, can also access, provided they demonstrate that they possess the necessary skills to profitably follow their studies. The verification of personal preparation will take place at the same time as the selection by an international panel of the Course, the Commission, which is responsible for this evaluation.
The requirements specifically requested by UW are listed in the MERGED website and in the UW website (https://merged.info/index.php/application-procedure/).
The course has limited access and the number of places available for enrollment in the first year for each cohort is 40. Access to the course is regulated by the evaluation - by an international panel of the course (Commission) - of documentation including the academic curriculum. A motivation letter and references will contribute to better calibrate the didactic compatibility of the student with MERGED.
Applications for admission are managed by the University of Copenhagen
Programme description and courses list
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 |
| Plants as Biofactories | 6 | 56 | English | AGR/07 |
| Statistical Methods for the Environmental Research | 6 | 64 | English | AGR/02 |
Open sessions
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 | |
| Merged Intra-Semester Workshop | 3 | 24 | English | |
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.
- 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 | Open sessions | |
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | Open sessions |
- 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.
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 | Open sessions |
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Location
Copenaghen, Milan, Warsaw
Head of study programme
Academic guidance tutor
Erasmus and international mobility tutor
Study plan tutor
Internship tutor
Seminar and workshop tutor
Dissertation tutor
University and programme transfer tutor
Master's degree admission tutor
Credit recognition tutor
Quality Assurance Delegate
Reference structures
Contacts
- International web site of the Master Degree Course
https://merged.info - Representative for disability services and specific learning disabilities
prof. Giulio Senes - Didactic Secretariat of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
via Celoria 2 - 20133 Milano
https://informastudenti.unimi.it/saw/ess?AUTH=SAML
+390250316511
Public opening hours: Monday from 10 am to 12 am and from 2 pm to 4 pm - Student registrar
via Celoria 18 - 20133 Milano
https://www.unimi.it/en/node/360
+390250325032
https://www.unimi.it/en/node/359 - Head of MERGED Commission (international management commission of the study programme which coordinates with the local commissions, for Italy the "Collegio didattico")
prof. Carsten Smith-Hall
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