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 | 56 | English | AGR/13 |
| Plant-Environment Interactions | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/01 |
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 | ||||
| Basic Statistics and Experimental Design | 6 | 64 | English | AGR/02 SECS-S/02 |
| Biostatistic, Bioinformatics and Modeling | 6 | 48 | English | BIO/13 |
| Development of Crop Ideotypes | 6 | 56 | English | AGR/07 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | 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 | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Internship 1 | 12 | 0 | English | |
| Laboratory Stage | 6 | 0 | English | |
Optional activities and 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 |
| Plant-Environment Interactions | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/01 |
2 - The student must choose one of the following courses:
| Courses or activities | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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.