Courses and Lecturers

Year

Semester

Study unit

Module

Lecturer

1

1

Plant developmental biology

 

Lara Reale

1

1

Experimental methods in agriculture

 

Andrea Onofri

1

1

Biometrical genetics

Quantitative genetics

Luigi Russi

Genomic analysis and principles of bioinformatics

Gianpiero Marconi

1

2

Biodiversity and plant evolution

 

Lorenzo Raggi

1

2

Applied microbiology

Environmental microbiology

Benedetta Turchetti

Industrial microbiology

Pietro Buzzini

1

2

Advanced breeding

Advanced plant breeding

Daniele Rosellini

Advanced animal breeding

Emiliano Lasagna

2

1

Agricultural chemistry

 

Giovanni Gigliotti

2 1 Economics of biotechnology   Bianca Maria Torquati

2

1

Biotechnologies for plant health

Insect biotecnology

Eric Conti

Molecular plant pathology

Chiaraluce Moretti

2

2

Biotechnologies applied to crop and  seed production

 

Paolo Benincasa

2

2

Biotechnologies applied to the plant nursery productions

 

Maurizio Micheli

Final dissertation

Admission to the graduation session is based on 104 credits. The final test (16 credits) consists in the presentation and discussion of a dissertation to a Graduation Committee composed of professors and appointed by the Rector. The Committee will assign the final graduation marks (on a 110th basis) taking into account the discussion and the entire curriculum of the candidate.

Internships

Internship can be carried out at public institutions or in private companies affiliated with the Department. The Internship is concluded by a written report evaluated by the tutor.

STUDY ABROAD

Students have the opportunities to spend a study period at a foreign institution within the Erasmus mobility and Extra EU opportunities.

Erasmus + for Studies

The Erasmus + program allows students to carry out educational activities at foreign universities. The  study period can span from a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 12 months. Every year,  generally in February, the University calls for applications for European Universities. From 2023-24 academic year students can get a double degree if acquire 40 credits at MATE University of Godollo, Hungary.

Erasmus + for Traineeship

Internship can also be carried out in another university, company or research center based in a country participating in the Erasmus Program. If the internship is carried out during the course of study, it allows to acquire credits. Internship can also be carried out after graduation but it is necessary that the application be submitted before graduation.

Extra-EU opportunities

The University of Perugia has over 100 Cultural Agreements with institutions around the world. Every year, generally in April, the University issues a call for the selection of students.

Job Placement

A Departmental Job Placement service (JP-DSA3) is active with the objectives to create a community among DSA3 graduates. The service manages a mailing list of graduates, a curricula database, organizes meetings to match job demand and offer and promotes a network among graduates.

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