Educational plan
These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2025/2026
Plant science (Classe LM-6 R )
Enrolled in the academic year 2025/2026 (FBJ)
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Evolutionary Biology of Plants (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/02 |
| Introduction to Plant Development and Signal Transduction (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/01 |
| Strategies in Experimental Biology (UGA) | 12 | 120 | English | BIO/04 BIO/10 BIO/11 BIO/18 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Plant Development | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/01 |
| Plant Signal Transduction | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/04 |
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | NN |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Internship 1 | 12 | 0 | English | NN |
| Optional | ||||
| Laboratory Stage (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | NN |
| Laboratory Stage (6E CTS) | 6 | 0 | English | NN |
Optional activities and study plan rules
7 - The 3 ECTS corresponding to Additional Language Skills correspond to the optional achievement of the basic level of Italian for foreign students (at least A2). For the foreign students who decide to acquire the additional language skills of the Italian language must necessarily choose the shorter laboratory stage (3 ECTS), while in all other cases it is mandatory to choose the laboratory stage (6 ECTS).
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | Undefined | NN |
| Laboratory Stage (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | Undefined | NN |
| Laboratory Stage (6E CTS) | 6 | 0 | English | Undefined | NN |
be activated by the A.Y. 2026/2027
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Dissertation | 24 | 0 | English | NN |
First semester
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Advanced Plant Cell Biotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
| Environmental Plant Biochemistry and Physiology | 6 | 52 | English | AGR/13 |
| Molecular Plant Breeding and Genetics | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/18 |
| Patenting and Technology Transfer | 6 | 48 | English | IUS/10 IUS/14 |
| Plant Ecology | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/02 |
| Plant-Environment Interactions | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/01 |
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evodevo in the Green Lineage (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/02 |
| Plant Ecology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/02 |
| Plant-Environment Interactions | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/01 |
2 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Plant Cell Biotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
| Chemistry and Cellular Biochemistry (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/10 |
| Epigenetics and Cell Differentiation (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/18 |
| Functional Genomics | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/18 |
| Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics of the Cell (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/18 |
| Molecular Plant Breeding and Genetics | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/18 |
| Photobiology and Bioenergy | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
3 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biostatistic, Bioinformatics and Modeling (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/13 |
| High-Throughput Biology (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/13 |
| Molecular Bioinformatics | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | INF/01 |
| Patenting and Technology Transfer | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | IUS/10 IUS/14 |
4 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Statistics and Experimental Design | 6 | 56 | English | First semester | AGR/02 SECS-S/02 |
| Development of Crop Idiotypes | 6 | 52 | English | First semester | AGR/07 |
| Environmental Plant Biochemistry and Physiology | 6 | 52 | English | Second semester | AGR/13 |
| Molecular and Cellular Imaging | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | FIS/03 FIS/07 |
5 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Tools and French Language (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | L-LIN/04 SPS/08 |
| Communication Tools and Scientific English (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | L-LIN/12 SPS/08 |
| Entrepreneurship and Science and French Language (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | L-LIN/04 SECS-P/07 SECS-P/09 |
| Entrepreneurship and Science and Scientific English (UGA) | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | L-LIN/12 SECS-P/07 SECS-P/09 |
6 - Open choice courses: the student must acquire 12 ECTS by selecting any of the courses offered by the University of Milan or by the Grenoble-Alpes University, provided that they are in English, and coherent with Plant Science topics and that the course content does not overlap with those present in mandatory and guided-choice courses. Obviously, as open choice courses, the student can pick the remaining guided-choice courses that he/she had not inserted in the study plan.
There are no propaedeutic courses in Plant Science that can limit progression from the first to the second year. First- year students must acquire 60 ECTS within September 30th in order to be admitted to the second year.
Plant science (Classe LM-6)
Enrolled from 2018/2019 to 2024/2025 academic year (F3B)
course year not available
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max 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 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max 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 | Max 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 | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Environmental Plant Biochemistry and Physiology | 6 | 56 | English | AGR/13 |
| Plant-Environment Interactions | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/01 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Dissertation | 24 | 0 | English | NN |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Basic Statistics and Experimental Design | 6 | 64 | English | AGR/02 SECS-S/02 |
| Biostatistic, Bioinformatics and Modeling | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/13 |
| Chemistry and Cellular Biochemistry | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/10 |
| Communication Tools and Scientific English | 6 | 48 | English | L-LIN/12 SPS/08 |
| Development of Crop Ideotypes | 6 | 56 | English | AGR/07 |
| 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 | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Advanced Plant Cell Biotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
| Molecular Plant Breeding and Genetics | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/18 |
| Plant Ecology | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/02 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Internship 1 | 12 | 0 | English | NN |
| Laboratory Stage | 6 | 0 | English | NN |
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max 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 |
| Plant-Environment Interactions | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/01 |
2 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Plant Cell Biotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
| 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 |
| Molecular Plant Breeding and Genetics | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/18 |
| Photobiology and Bioenergy | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | BIO/04 BIO/18 |
3 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max 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 | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Statistics and Experimental Design | 6 | 64 | English | First semester | AGR/02 SECS-S/02 |
| Development of Crop Ideotypes | 6 | 56 | English | First semester | AGR/07 |
| Environmental Plant Biochemistry and Physiology | 6 | 56 | English | Second semester | AGR/13 |
| Molecular and Cellular Imaging | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | FIS/03 FIS/07 |
5 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | Max 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 60 ECTS within September 30th in order to be admitted to the second year.