Educational plan



These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2024/2025
Sustainable natural resource management (Classe LM-73)
Enrolled from academic year 2022/23 (G65)
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Data Management 6 56 English INF/01
Hydrology 6 60 English AGR/08
Natural Resource Economics 6 48 English AGR/01
Optional
Agricultural Systems and Soil Science 6 48 English AGR/02 AGR/13
Ecology 6 56 English BIO/07
Law of Territorial Government and Public Contracts 6 48 English IUS/10
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Environmental Law 6 48 English IUS/10
Land Planning and Life Cycle Assessment 6 52 English AGR/10
Statistical Methods for the Environmental Research 6 64 English AGR/02
Optional
Ecological and Forest Restoration 15 188 English AGR/05 AGR/14 BIO/03 GEO/05 ICAR/06
Environmental Systems and Anthropic Impact 15 144 English AGR/13 AGR/16 CHIM/06
Green Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions 15 152 English AGR/03 AGR/08 AGR/10 BIO/03
Optional activities and study plan rules
- Table 1

For students holding an Italian degree in the class L-25 Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, or having a similar background if graduated abroad:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecology 6 56 English First semester BIO/07
Law of Territorial Government and Public Contracts 6 48 English First semester IUS/10
- Table 2

For students holding an Italian degree in the class L-21 Territorial, urban, landscape and environmental planning sciences, or having a similar background if graduated abroad:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Agricultural Systems and Soil Science 6 48 English First semester AGR/02 AGR/13
Ecology 6 56 English First semester BIO/07
- Table 3

For students holding an Italian degree in the class L-32 Sciences and technologies for the environment and nature, or having a similar background if graduated abroad:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Agricultural Systems and Soil Science 6 48 English First semester AGR/02 AGR/13
Law of Territorial Government and Public Contracts 6 48 English First semester IUS/10
- Table 4

A first laboratory to be chosen from:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecological and Forest Restoration 15 188 English Second semester AGR/05 AGR/14 BIO/03 GEO/05 ICAR/06
Environmental Systems and Anthropic Impact 15 144 English Second semester AGR/13 AGR/16 CHIM/06
Green Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions 15 152 English Second semester AGR/03 AGR/08 AGR/10 BIO/03
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Agricultural Water Management 15 152 English AGR/01 AGR/08 AGR/10 GEO/04
Bioremediation 15 168 English AGR/13 AGR/16 CHIM/06
Forest Management and Planning 15 172 English AGR/01 AGR/05 AGR/08 AGR/14
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
Final Exam 24 0 English NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
- Table 5

A second laboratory to be chosen from:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Agricultural Water Management 15 152 English First semester AGR/01 AGR/08 AGR/10 GEO/04
Bioremediation 15 168 English First semester AGR/13 AGR/16 CHIM/06
Forest Management and Planning 15 172 English First semester AGR/01 AGR/05 AGR/08 AGR/14
- The study plan includes 15 ECTS of elective choice, to be acquired with courses offered by the University of Milan. Part of these 15 ECTS (normally up to 4) can be acquired by attending seminars, conferences, courses, or other activities organized by the University or another institution.
The activities selected to fulfil the 15 ECTS must appear in the study plan and are freely chosen students with the help of their tutor. They must then be approved by the Academic Board, which judges their consistency with the MSc.
See also the paragraphe "Programme structure - Study plan definition and submission for approval.
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
Other Activities 3 0 English NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
- Other activities: STUDENTS HAVE TO ACQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 3 CREDITS.

To obtain the degree, those who do not hold an Italian high school diploma or bachelor's degree must demonstrate proficiency in Italian at the A2 or higher level per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This level must be demonstrated prior to completing the course programme in one of the following ways:
- by submitting a certificate of A2 or higher level issued no more than three years prior to the date of submission. You will find the list of language certificates recognized by the University at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349/). The language certificate must be submitted to the University Language Centre (SLAM) via the Language Test category of the InformaStudenti service: https://informastudenti.unimi.it/saw/ess?AUTH=SAML;
- via a entry-level test administrated by SLAM that can only be taken only once.
Those who fail to reach A2 level will have to attend a 60-hour Italian course geared to their level.
Those who do not take the entry-level test or fail to pass the end-of-course test after six attempts will have to obtain language certification privately in order to earn the 3 credits of Additional language skills: Italian.

Italian students will be deepen their knowledge of technical English on the specific vocabulary of their thesis, in agreement with their supervisor.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined NN
Other Activities 3 0 English Undefined NN