Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Molecular and Computational Biology

Course structure diagrams for students enrolled a.y. 2024-25

International students with no previous knowledge of the Italian language must take the following activity: ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, that has to be registered in the study plan before graduation

First Year

Compulsory Learning Activities

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 29/09/2025 - 30/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B5850 CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B BIO/09 6
B2229 Cell Physical Chemistry with Elements of Biostatistics - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C CHIM/02 6
96025 Eukaryotic Systems Biology (I.C.) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1
85297  Bioinformatics 1 B BIO/18 6
96026  Non-Coding RNA in Eukaryotes 2 B BIO/11 6
96028 Microbial Genetics and Molecular Virology - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B BIO/19 6
96030 Plant-Environment Molecular Interactions - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B BIO/04 6
96022 Biochemistry of Cellular Signaling - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B BIO/10 6
B2226 Models and Methods in Cell Biology - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B BIO/06 6
96029 Molecular Genetics of Development and Diseases - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B BIO/18 6

Second Year

3 Electives (12 - 24 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 29/09/2025 - 30/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
96046 Biophysical Methods for Protein Science (I.C.) 1 D
96047  Crystallography and Cryo-Election Microscopy for Protein Structure Determination 1 D CHIM/03 3
96049  Spectroscopic Methods for the Functional and Structural Characterization of Proteins 1 D CHIM/02 3
96040 Cancer Biology (I.C.) 1 D
96043  Genetics and Epigentics of Cancer 1 D BIO/18 3
96042  Metabolic Reprogramming of Cancer Cells 1 D BIO/10 3
96044  Methologies for the Study And Diagnosis of Cancer 1 D CHIM/02 3
96032 Crispr-Cas Systems: from Bacterial Adaptive Immunity to Genome-Editing Applications 1 D BIO/11 6
96033 DNA Regulatory Elements in Cell Identity and Disease 1 D BIO/11 6
B7012 METABOLOMICS TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCE 1 D BIO/15 3
B2227 MICROBIAL SENSING, SIGNALLING AND INTERACTIONS 1 D BIO/19 6
B2228 MOLECULAR ENZYMOLOGY AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING 1 D BIO/04 6
Electives proposed by 1st level degree L GENOMICS (max limit 20 CFU)
91160 Livestock Genomics 2 D AGR/17 6
66159 Medical Genomics 2 D MED/03 6
91161 Networks, Security And Data Bases 2 D INF/01 6
29595 Pharmacogenomics 2 D BIO/14 6
B9704 STEM CELLS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE 2 D VET/01 6
91159 Systems and Synthetic Microbiology 2 D BIO/19 6
98159 Viral Genetics 2 D BIO/19 6
Electives proposed by 2nd level degree LM BIOINFORMATICS (max limit 20 CFU)
B5806 ELEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 1 D BIO/10 4
68469 Elements of Biophysics 1 D BIO/10 4
B5799 APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING-ADVANCED 2 D FIS/01 6
B5803 APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING-BASIC 2 D FIS/01 4
B5808 NEUROSCIENCES 2 D BIO/09 4
Electives proposed by 2nd level degree LM PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECH. (max limit 20 CFU)
93272 Advanced Immunology 1 D MED/04 3
90921 Advanced Techniques for the Study of Metabolism In Vivo 1 D BIO/12 3
70385 Genomics-Based Strategies in the Discovery of Novel Drug Targets 1 D BIO/14 3
90923 Neurobiotechnology 1 D BIO/09 3
90920 Stem Cells and 3D Organoid Systems 1 D BIO/17 3

Additional Skills for Job Placement (3 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 29/09/2025 - 30/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
cfu ? Credits
90833 Additional Linguistic Skills 1 F 3

Final Examination (39 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 29/09/2025 - 30/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
cfu ? Credits
60750 Final Examination 2 E 2
99465 Internship Abroad for Preparation of the Final Examination (37 CFU) F E 37
96060 Internship Abroad for Preparation of the Final Examination (12 CFU) F E 12
96061 Internship Abroad for Preparation of the Final Examination (25 CFU) F E 25
96058 Internship for Preparation of the Final Examination (12 CFU) F E 12
96059 Internship for Preparation of the Final Examination (25 CFU) F E 25
99466 Internship for Preparation of the Final Examination (37 CFU) F E 37
87954 Preparation for the Final Examination (12 CFU) F E 12
96056 Preparation for the Final Examination (25 CFU) F E 25
99467 Preparation for the Final Examination (37 CFU) F E 37
86266 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (12 CFU) F E 12
96057 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (25 CFU) F E 25
99468 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (37 CFU) F E 37

Optional Courses (12 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 29/09/2025 - 30/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
96032 Crispr-Cas Systems: from Bacterial Adaptive Immunity to Genome-Editing Applications 1 C BIO/11 6
96033 DNA Regulatory Elements in Cell Identity and Disease 1 C BIO/11 6
96034 Emerging Topics in Cellular Phisiology 1 C BIO/09 6
B2227 MICROBIAL SENSING, SIGNALLING AND INTERACTIONS 1 C BIO/19 6
B2228 MOLECULAR ENZYMOLOGY AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING 1 C BIO/04 6