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).
UnitLanguageAnnoPeriodCFU
BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
In all curricula
Italian1II12
ENGLISH
In all curricula
Italian1I3
GENERAL BIOLOGY WITH ELEMENTS OF CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian1I12
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian1I6
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian1II6
MATHEMATICS FOR APPLICATIONS
In all curricula
Italian1I6
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian1II6
PHYSICS
In all curricula
Italian1II6
BIOCHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian2I6
DIDACTICS OF ZOOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian2II6
GENETICS
In all curricula
Italian2whole year12
MOLECULAR AND ANALYTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY
In all curricula
Italian2II9
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian2II6
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian2II6
PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian2I12
PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND BIOETHICS
In all curricula
Italian2II9
APPLIED MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3I6
BIOCHEMISTRY OF CELLULAR COMMUNICATION; PROTEOMICS AND METABOLOMICS
In all curricula
Italian3I6
BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOSTATISTICS
In all curricula
English3I6
BIOSENSORS AND BIOMATERIALS
In all curricula
Italian3I6
CELL THERAPY
In all curricula
Italian3I6
DIDACTICS OF BIOCHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian3I6
FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL GENOMICS
In all curricula
English3I6
GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3I6
GENETICS AND MANAGEMENT OF MICROBIAL CROPS FOR THE FERMENTATIVE INDUSTRIES
In all curricula
Italian3I6
IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES
In all curricula
Italian3II6
IMMUNOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3II6
MOLECULAR AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3II6
MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3II6
NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian3I6
OPTIONAL SUBJECT
In all curricula
Italian3II12
PHARMACOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3I12
PLANT BIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3I6
PLANT BIOTECHNOGY
In all curricula
Italian3II6
PRACTICAL APPLICATION TRAINING
In all curricula
Italian3II12
PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMATERIAL CHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACEUTICAL USE
In all curricula
Italian3I6
PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE OF CULTIVATIONS
In all curricula
Italian3I6
PRINCIPLES OF VEGETAL PATHOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3I6
STAGE FOR OPTIONAL SUBJECT
In all curricula
3II6
VETERINARY MOLECULAR GENETICS
In all curricula
Italian3I6
VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3I6

Free-choice training activities

UnitPeriodCFU
Group SCELTA GRUPPO INSEGNAMENTI DIFFERENZIANTI
Maximum number of training activities: 1
Group CREDITI A SCELTA DELLO STUDENTE
CFU (University training credits) required: 12
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