Degree course in Biotechnology

Course Name

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Code

L102

Class (Ministerial code)

L-2

Website

http://biotecnologie.unipg.it/index.php/biotecnologie

Field(s) of study

Area 05 – Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

Qualification award

Bachelor Degree

Level of qualification according to the NQF and the EQF

EHEA First cycle; EQF Level 6

Length of programme / number of credits

3 years / 180 ECTS

Language of Teaching

Italian

Mode of study

In-class

Didactic centre

Didactic centre - Via Del Giochetto – 06126 Perugia

Programme director

Professor Carla Emiliani

Access to the course

Open access with assessment of personal competencies

Specific admission requirements

Certificate of completion of Italian upper secondary school or equivalent foreign qualification

Evaluation of specific subject knowledge on entry

Verification of the knowledge required for the attendance of the course of study through a compulsory evaluation test of indicative and non-selective nature; if the test is not passed, the student will be given additional educational obligations and will be granted with: -alignment courses, -tutoring, -online alignment courses Foreign students are required to take a test to verify their proficiency of the Italian language, except Erasmus Incoming students, Exchange

Profile of the programme

The Biotechnology degree Course trains to be a Biotechnologist through a multidisciplinary course in order to work and to take part in the programming and realization of biotechnological applications in the agricultural, industrial and healthcare fields. The degree course consists of two common years and of a third year in which students choose among five curricula: agricultural and environmental, pharmaceutical, medical, molecular and industrial, veterinary. The degree course makes use of classrooms and didactic and bioinformatics laboratories of the Didactic Centre that is also equipped for online mode of study. Learning and teaching activities and the profit verification are stated in the degree course didactic Regulation.

Programme learning outcomes

Graduates of the Programme will be able to demonstrate: - knowledge of biochemical analysis methodologies, microbiological investigation techniques, molecular biology and bioinformatics methodologies, the main biological matrices and medicines analysis methodologies, genetic engineering methodologies; -basic knowledge and scientific and professional expertise in different fields related to Biotechnology through a multidisciplinary scientific training as well as in specialized areas guaranteed by the five training curricula.

Qualification requirements and regulations

Admission to the final test for the achievement of the qualification will require that the student has acquired all the credits foreseen in the study plan for training activities other than the final test. The final test for the achievement of the qualification is public and consists of the presentation of a thesis work to a special commission. The thesis that can be written by the student also in English language is about a topic coherent with the degree Course training objectives. The commission, considering the assessment and presentation of the thesis, will give the candidate a grade measured in one hundred and ten.

Examination regulations and grading scale

Assessment is normally an oral or written exam. The grades for subject exams are measured in thirtieths (0-30 scale), the minimum grade is 18/30 and the maximum grade is 30/30. The maximum grade can be enhanced with “cum laude” (30 cum laude), in case of excellence. Grades are given by an exam commission of at least two teachers, whose President is the chair of the subject.

Obligatory or optional mobility windows

Mobility windows can be defined as for times and contents is concerned through orientation activities and stipulation of international agreements. Students take advantage of the Socrates-Erasmus Programme through agreements managed by the University of Perugia in accordance with the teachers of the degree Course.

Work-based learning

The Biotechnology degree Course provides internships in companies, pulic administration structures and laboratories , and stays in Italian and European Universities,through international agreements. Internships in companies are regulated by agreements stipulated with the Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology. Internship consists of 12 ECTS and can be extended by using 6 ECTS chosen by students in place of an exam.

Occupational profiles of graduates

The main occupational profiles of graduates are: 1)employee in the industrial field,agri-food field, environmental field, healthcare field, pharmaceutical field, research, scientific information and communication. 2) admission to the State exam for the enrollment in the order of biologists (junior biologist) and/or in the order of agronomist doctors (junior agronomist).

Free-choice training activities