Educational plan
PLANT SCIENCE- (Classe LM -6)-Enrolled from 2018/2019 academic year
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Evolutionary Biology of Plants | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/02 |
| Introduction to Plant development and Signal transduction | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/01 |
| Strategies in Experimental Biology | 12 | 120 | English | BIO/04 BIO/10 BIO/11 BIO/18 |
| Optional | ||||
| Chemistry and Cellular Biochemistry | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/10 |
| Communication tools and Scientific English | 6 | 48 | English | L-LIN/12 SPS/08 |
| Entrepreneurship and Science and Scientific English | 6 | 48 | English | L-LIN/12 SECS-P/07 SECS-P/09 |
| Molecular genetics and epigenetics of the cell | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/18 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Plant development | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/01 |
| Plant signal transduction | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/04 |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Epigenetics and cell differentiation | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/18 |
| EvoDevo in the green lineage | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/02 |
| Functional genomics | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/18 |
| High-throughput Biology | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/13 |
| Molecular and Cellular Imaging | 6 | 48 | English | FIS/03 FIS/07 |
| Molecular bioinformatics | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/11 |
| Patenting and technology transfer | 6 | 48 | English | IUS/10 IUS/14 |
| Photobiology and bioenergy | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Environmental Plant Biochemistry and Physiology | 6 | 48 | English | AGR/13 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final dissertation | 24 | 0 | English | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Biostatistic, Bioinformatics and Modeling | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/13 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Advanced Plant Cell Biotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
| Development of Crop Ideotypes | 6 | 48 | English | AGR/07 |
| Molecular plant breeding and Genetics | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/18 |
| Plant ecology | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/02 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Internship 1 | 12 | 0 | English | |
| Laboratory stage | 6 | 0 | English | |
Study plan rules
1 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EvoDevo in the green lineage | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/02 |
| Plant ecology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/02 |
2 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry and Cellular Biochemistry | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/10 |
| Epigenetics and cell differentiation | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/18 |
| Functional genomics | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/18 |
| Molecular bioinformatics | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/11 |
| Molecular genetics and epigenetics of the cell | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/18 |
| Photobiology and bioenergy | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
| Advanced Plant Cell Biotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
| Molecular plant breeding and Genetics | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/18 |
3 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biostatistic, Bioinformatics and Modeling | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/13 |
| High-throughput Biology | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/13 |
| Patenting and technology transfer | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | IUS/10 IUS/14 |
4 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular and Cellular Imaging | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | FIS/03 FIS/07 |
| Development of Crop Ideotypes | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | AGR/07 |
| Environmental Plant Biochemistry and Physiology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | AGR/13 |
5 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication tools and Scientific English | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | L-LIN/12 SPS/08 |
| Entrepreneurship and Science and Scientific English | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | L-LIN/12 SECS-P/07 SECS-P/09 |
6 - Open choice courses: the student must acquire 12 CFU
There are no propaedeutic courses in Plant Science that can limit progression from the first to the second year.
First year students must acquire 40 ECTS within September 30 in order to be admitted to the second year.
First year students must acquire 40 ECTS within September 30 in order to be admitted to the second year.