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5705 - Precise and Sustainable Agriculture
The aim of the Master's Degree Programme in Precise and Sustainable Agriculture is to produce Agronomists with specific knowledge and skills in the field of precision and sustainable agriculture. Currently the training on offer in this sector is somewhat lacking in relation to a production sector that, including at the international level, has an ever-increasing need for professionals with these skills. For this reason, the degree programme will be delivered in English.
The aim of the programme is to equip graduates with expert knowledge in the application of precision and sustainable agriculture techniques.
Graduates of the second cycle degree/two year master programme will build on their previous knowledge of the biotic and abiotic factors that regulate productive processes and agricultural systems to specialise in the innovative technologies and techniques used in the cultivation of plant species and in animal farming.
In the first year of the programme, students will cover:
1) the introduction and management of innovation in agricultural businesses, evaluating also aspects related to economic feasibility, 2) how to design and implement plant, tree and zootechnical systems in accordance with the requirements of precision agriculture, 3) the field of agricultural engineering with a particular focus on automatic and remote control systems to ensure a rational management of the spatial variability at the business level, the machines, and animal drinking water, 4) the digitalisation of the agricultural business.
In the second year, students may choose one of two different pathways, one related to the sustainability of crop production and the other related to the sustainability of animal production.
PATHWAY 1
The aim of this pathway is to produce professionals with skills related to certain aspects of sustainable crop production such as: low impact agricultural techniques, genetic and microbial biotechnologies applied to the soil/plant system, and concepts of sustainable defence.
PATHWAY 2
The aim of this pathway is to produce professionals with skills related to certain aspects of sustainable livestock production such as: innovative technologies for animal selection and nutrition, and innovative technologies for rationally managing the farming of chickens, rabbits, monogastric and polygastric animals and aquaculture.
This will supplement the precision agriculture knowledge and skills acquired in the first year which represent only one, albeit important, aspect of sustainability.
In the second semester of year II, students will be able to supplement their learning by choosing from a range of course modules, worth a total of 8 credits, and performing activities that will help them gain further knowledge and skills that will be useful in the world of work, worth a total of 3 credits.
Students will complete their studies by preparing their dissertation (20 credits). In order to prepare for the final examination, students may undertake an internship at a public body (university, CREA, CNR, etc.), research institute or a private regional, national or international company.
