Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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

First Year

Compulsory Learning Activities

Attività formative Obbligatorie
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2025 - 16/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 01/10/2025 - 05/05/2026 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
29571 Biosensors - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B CHIM/02 6
90816 Genomics of Diseases (I.C.) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1
72847  Applied Genomics 1 B BIO/11 6
90817  Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases 1 B BIO/11 6
90822 Pharmacotherapy of Biological Drugs - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B BIO/14 6
B5849 COMPUTATIONAL DRUG DISCOVERY - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B CHIM/08 6
90824 Industrial Processes for Recombinant Drugs - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B CHIM/11 6
B2262 Microbiology and Vaccines - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B MED/07 6
90818 Molecular Interaction Networks (I.C.) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2
93311  Molecular Signalling Transduction 2 B BIO/10 6
96261  Structural Bases of Molecular Interactions 2 B BIO/10 6
90826 Safety and Quality of Biopharmaceutical Products (I.C.) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2
90912  Analytical Challenges in the Biopharmaceutical Field 2 C CHIM/08 3
90827  Safety Pharmacology and Toxicology of Biopharmaceuticals 2 C BIO/14 3

Second Year

Compulsory Learning Activities

Attività formative obbligatorie
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2025 - 16/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 01/10/2025 - 05/05/2026 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
96262 Industrial Biotechnological Applications (I.C.) 1
90913  Downstream Processes of Biological Molecules 1 C ING-IND/24 3
96263  Industrial Scale Up of Bioprocesses 1 C ING-IND/24 3
90915 Legal and Economic Aspects of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (I.C.) 1
90831  European and International Regulation and Patents 1 C CHIM/09 3
90832  Technological Innovation and Product Development 1 C ING-IND/35 3
90828 Nanobiotechnology (I.C.) 1
29623  Nanobiotechnology 1 C CHIM/06 3
90829  Nanoformulation of Biologicals 1 C CHIM/09 3

Electives (9 - 12 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2025 - 16/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 01/10/2025 - 05/05/2026 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
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
summer school in june
1 D BIO/14 3
90923 Neurobiotechnology 1 D BIO/09 3
90920 Stem Cells and 3D Organoid Systems 1 D BIO/17 3
Electives proposed by 1st level degree L Genomics (max limit 12 CFU)
91160 Livestock Genomics 2 D AGR/17 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 (9 - 12 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 Molecular and Cell Biology (max limit 12 CFU)
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
B7012 METABOLOMICS TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCE 1 D BIO/15 3

Final Examination (27 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2025 - 16/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 01/10/2025 - 05/05/2026 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
81976 Final Examination LM 2 E 6
86295 Internship Abroad For Preparation For The Final Examination 2 E 21
90377 Internship for Preparation For The Final Examination 2 E 21
90053 Preparation For The Final Examination Abroad 2 E 21
86297 Preparation for the Final Examination 2 E 21

Internship or additional linguistic skills (6 cfu) (6 CFU)

Additional Linguistic Skills (max limit 6 CFU)
The offer of these activities is decided each year by the Degree Programme Board, according to the actual offer of CLA (University Language Centre)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2025 - 16/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 01/10/2025 - 05/05/2026 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
26357 French Language Test B - 2 1 F 6
26345 German Language Test B - 2 1 F 6
26351 Spanish Language Test B - 2 1 F 6
INTERNSHIP (max limit 6 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 01/10/2025 - 16/01/2026 2: 02/03/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 01/10/2025 - 05/05/2026 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
85319 Internship Abroad 2 F 6
37840 Internship LM 2 F 6