Biotechnology
Bachelor
A.Y. 2020/2021
L-2 - Biotechnologies
The Degree Course in Biotechnology aims to provide bachelor students with solid basic knowledge and practical skills in the different fields of biotechnology, favoring interdisciplinary approaches and proposing the study of a range of modern molecular biotechnologies used in the agro-food, environmental, industrial, pharmaceutical and veterinary fields. Notions in bioethics, patenting and legislation, fundraising and management will be also provided. Innovation is the driving force of this course since in a sector in rapid and active development like this, continuous and efficient updating is necessary to keep pace with the rapid increase in scientific knowledge.
The graduate in Biotechnology will be able to fit into numerous professional contexts including: the agri-food industry, the animal feed and plant production sector, the pharmaceutical industry, the chemical industry, the cosmetic industry and scientific information , the industry and services for environmental biotechnology, reproductive biotechnology laboratories, both in the medical and veterinary fields, biotechnological service centers for the applications of information technology to genomics and proteomics, universities and research laboratories of public and private institutions , certification bodies, structures of the National Health System. Health regulatory agencies and national and international agencies for patent regulations for the exploitation of biotechnological products, including study centers for toxicological and environmental detection are also open sectors for the biotechnologists.
The specific roles and professions of the graduate in Biotechnology, based on the nomenclature and classification drawn up by ISTAT (2012), are identified by the following codes:
- Biochemical laboratory technicians (3.2.2.3.1)
- Food technicians (3.2.2.2.2)
- Agronomist and forestry technicians (3.2.2.1)
- Veterinary laboratory technicians (3.2.2.3.3)
- Zootechnicians (3.2.2.)
The degree course allows you to qualify for the following regulated professions:
- Agricultural biotechnologist (Agri-food curriculum)
- Junior biologist
- Medical-scientific informant (Pharmaceutical curriculum)
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The specific roles and professions of the graduate in Biotechnology, based on the nomenclature and classification drawn up by ISTAT (2012), are identified by the following codes:
- Biochemical laboratory technicians (3.2.2.3.1)
- Food technicians (3.2.2.2.2)
- Agronomist and forestry technicians (3.2.2.1)
- Veterinary laboratory technicians (3.2.2.3.3)
- Zootechnicians (3.2.2.)
The degree course allows you to qualify for the following regulated professions:
- Agricultural biotechnologist (Agri-food curriculum)
- Junior biologist
- Medical-scientific informant (Pharmaceutical curriculum)
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
In order to be admitted to the degree course in Biotechnology, an upper secondary school degree, or equivalent qualification obtained abroad, and an adequate basic preparation are required. Access is conditional on passing an online test (TOLC-S, CISIA) which will result to a merit ranking. Only students placed in the merit ranking list can enrol on the Degree Course in Biotechnology.
Requirements and Skills Assessment
Access is conditional on passing a test (TOLC-S, CISIA OnLine Test) which will result to a merit ranking. The TOLC-S is an online test provided by CISIA (https://www.cisiaonline.it/), Interuniversity Integrated Systems for Access Consortium.
Test format, topics and other useful information are available at the following link https://www.cisiaonline.it/area-tematica-tolc-scienze/struttura-della-p….
The TOLC-S test includes an additional section for testing the English level, whose outcome does not affect the merit ranking, and does not replace the knowledge assessment for English language required by the degree course in order to obtain the credits foreseen (see paragraph "Language test"). The English module included in TOLC-S test is to be considered as a student self-assessment..
The TOLC-S can be held at the University of Milan or at any other available location, as indicated in the calendar https://tolc.cisiaonline.it/calendario.php
Enrolment procedures and deadlines will be specified in the call for applications published on the University website at https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/immatricolarsi-e-iscriversi.
Only students placed in the merit ranking list can enrol on the Degree Course in Biotechnology.
Additional Learning Obligations (OFA)
Students who will obtain a score lower than 11 in the basic Mathematics module of the TOLC-S test will be assigned Additional Learning Obligations (OFA).
These obligations must be met by attending support activities organized by the University in the period October-December, followed by a recovery test. If obligations are not fulfilled, students will not be able to take exams of the second year before passing the Mathematics exam.
English language
Students must have level B1 proficiency in English. Proficiency may be certified at the time of enrolment by submitting a certificate of level B1 language proficiency or better, or by sitting the SLAM (University Language Centre) Placement test during the first year of studies only, between September and December.
Students who fail the exam must follow the SLAM language courses and obtain appropriate certification by the year in which the study plan includes a language exam.
Transfers
In the event of transfer from another degree course or from another University, admission to an academic year different from the first one is subject to passing selective entrance test and to the evaluation of the previous career by the Teaching Board. Moreover, admission is reserved to a limited number of students per year, according with the Study program regulation.
The study opportunities within the ERASMUS + Program, the specific participation rules and the selection criteria for students are described in the announcements that the University generally publishes in January, and are illustrated during specific meetings advertised on the Degree Course and the University websites. Agreements have been signed with several universities, distributed throughout Europe (for a total of 13 countries), mainly in Spain, Germany, France, Holland, Belgium and the United Kingdom, selected on the basis of didactic and scientific relevance.
The aim of mobility is to carry out training activities abroad to replace a part of your study plan, including the internship. Thus, all the activities that can be carried out abroad should be related to the topics and areas of study covered by the curricula on which the Degree Course is structured.
The planning of the study program (Learning Agreement, LA) must be prepared in collaboration with the Erasmus Coordinator, both for the choice of exams and the organization of traineeships. The program must include activities for a number of ECTS proportional to the length of the stay, in accordance with the general rules of the University of Milan.
To carry out any experimental activity that will be the whole internship, or part of it, both an acceptance letter from the hosting lab and from an internal teacher who will act as tutor and / or supervisor (Relatore) are required. These letters must be sent to the ERASMUS Manager at the time of writing the LA.
All activities will be validated in the student's career, as long as they are completed with positive results (achievement of at least 70% of the credits planned by the LA) and certified by the host university at the end of the student's stay. The Interdepartmental Teaching Board will decide on the recognition of the credits and marks of the exams taken on the basis of a predefined conversion scale.
In addition, the participation to the Erasmus + programs will be taken into account in the final definition of the graduation mark, in accordance to the extension and quality of the period spent abroad.
The aim of mobility is to carry out training activities abroad to replace a part of your study plan, including the internship. Thus, all the activities that can be carried out abroad should be related to the topics and areas of study covered by the curricula on which the Degree Course is structured.
The planning of the study program (Learning Agreement, LA) must be prepared in collaboration with the Erasmus Coordinator, both for the choice of exams and the organization of traineeships. The program must include activities for a number of ECTS proportional to the length of the stay, in accordance with the general rules of the University of Milan.
To carry out any experimental activity that will be the whole internship, or part of it, both an acceptance letter from the hosting lab and from an internal teacher who will act as tutor and / or supervisor (Relatore) are required. These letters must be sent to the ERASMUS Manager at the time of writing the LA.
All activities will be validated in the student's career, as long as they are completed with positive results (achievement of at least 70% of the credits planned by the LA) and certified by the host university at the end of the student's stay. The Interdepartmental Teaching Board will decide on the recognition of the credits and marks of the exams taken on the basis of a predefined conversion scale.
In addition, the participation to the Erasmus + programs will be taken into account in the final definition of the graduation mark, in accordance to the extension and quality of the period spent abroad.
Mandatory for laboratory courses; highly recommended for other teaching courses.
Courses list
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| General and inorganic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
| General e Cellular Biology | 10 | 88 | Italian | BIO/13 |
| Mathematics for Biotechnology | 6 | 72 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | Italian | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | English | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | 6 | 48 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 INF/01 MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 SECS-S/01 SECS-S/02 |
| - Informatics | 3 | |||
| - Statistics | 3 | |||
| Organic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
| Physics | 6 | 60 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 |
Undefined
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| English assessment B1 (1 ECTS) | 1 | 0 | Italian | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biochemistry | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/10 |
| Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/01 IUS/01 IUS/04 MED/02 SECS-P/06 |
| - Unità didattica: Bioetica | 2 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Elementi di economia | 4 | |||
| General Microbiology | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/19 |
| Molecular Biology | 9 | 72 | Italian | BIO/11 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Applied molecular biotechnologies | 11 | 112 | Italian | BIO/10 |
| - Molecular food biotechnologies | 5 | |||
| - Molecular methodologies | 6 | |||
| Botany and cropping systems | 9 | 84 | Italian | AGR/02 AGR/04 BIO/01 |
| - Agronomy | 3 | |||
| - Botany | 3 | |||
| - Cropping systems | 3 | |||
| Chemistry and Biochemistry of Agri-Food Molecules | 8 | 72 | Italian | BIO/10 CHIM/06 |
| - Biochemistry of Agri-Food Molecules | 5 | |||
| - Chemistry of Agri-Food Molecules | 3 | |||
| Plant physiology and biochemistry | 7 | 64 | Italian | AGR/13 |
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First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biotechnology for plant protection | 10 | 96 | Italian | AGR/11 AGR/12 |
| - Entomology | 5 | |||
| - Plant pathology | 5 | |||
| In vitro plant breeding | 5 | 44 | Italian | AGR/03 |
| Plant genomics and breeding | 11 | 104 | Italian | AGR/07 |
| - Unità didattica: Genetica e genomica vegetale | 6 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Miglioramento genetico avanzato | 5 | |||
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Careers in biotechnology | 2 | 16 | Italian | |
| Microbial agrobiotechnology | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/16 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Lab training | 8 | 0 | Italian | |
| Final exam | 5 | 0 | Italian | |
The students have to successfully complete the propaedeutic exams listed in column 1, before those listed in column 2 of the following table.
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Physics (compulsory) |
| Applied molecular biotechnologies | Biochemistry (optional) |
| Biochemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional), Physics (optional) |
| Biochemistry and molecular biology: applications in biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General and inorganic chemistry (optional), Genetics (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Fermentation Biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (optional) |
| Generale Pathology, Immunology and Medical Microbiology | Biochemistry (compulsory), General Microbiology (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory) |
| Human physiology and basic anatomy | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Physics (optional) |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | Mathematics for Biotechnology (compulsory) |
| Medicinal Chemistry and Bioprocesses | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Methods in Cell Biology and Biochemistry | Biochemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial agrobiotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (compulsory), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial biotechnology | General Microbiology (optional) |
| Molecular Biology | Biochemistry (optional), Genetics (optional) |
| Molecular genetics and animal models | Genetics (compulsory) |
| Organic chemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation of Biotechnological Medicinal Products | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacological and toxicological biotechnology | Biochemistry (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacology | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory) |
| Plant Biology and Physiology | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional) |
| Plant industrial biotechnology | Genetics (optional) |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| General and inorganic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
| General e Cellular Biology | 10 | 88 | Italian | BIO/13 |
| Mathematics for Biotechnology | 6 | 72 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | Italian | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | English | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | 6 | 48 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 INF/01 MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 SECS-S/01 SECS-S/02 |
| - Informatics | 3 | |||
| - Statistics | 3 | |||
| Organic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
| Physics | 6 | 60 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 |
Undefined
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| English assessment B1 (1 ECTS) | 1 | 0 | Italian | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biochemistry | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/10 |
| Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/01 IUS/01 IUS/04 MED/02 SECS-P/06 |
| - Unità didattica: Bioetica | 2 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Elementi di economia | 4 | |||
| General Microbiology | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/19 |
| Molecular Biology | 9 | 72 | Italian | BIO/11 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Animal physiology and assisted reproduction | 9 | 96 | Italian | VET/02 VET/10 |
| - Animal physiology | 6 | |||
| - Assisted reproduction | 3 | |||
| Comparative and laboratory animal pathology | 7 | 64 | Italian | VET/03 |
| Development, morphology and function of organs and systems | 8 | 92 | Italian | VET/01 |
| Veterinary microbiology and immunology | 6 | 64 | Italian | VET/05 |
| - Unità didattica: Immunologia | 4 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Microbiologia Veterinaria | 2 | |||
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year
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biotechnology applied to animal nutrition and animal origin food | 12 | 136 | Italian | AGR/18 VET/04 |
| - Animal nutrition | 6 | |||
| - Food of animal origin | 6 | |||
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 10 | 96 | Italian | VET/05 VET/06 |
| - Infection diseases and zoonosis | 5 | |||
| - Molecular parasitology and parasitic diseases | 5 | |||
| Veterinary pharmacology and biotechnology law | 9 | 88 | Italian | VET/07 VET/08 |
| - Biotechnology law and patents | 3 | |||
| - Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology | 6 | |||
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Molecular genetics and animal models | 8 | 88 | Italian | AGR/17 AGR/20 |
| - Management of laboratory animals | 3 | |||
| - Molecular genetics in domestic animals | 5 | |||
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Lab training | 8 | 0 | Italian | |
| Final exam | 5 | 0 | Italian | |
The students have to successfully complete the propaedeutic exams listed in column 1, before those listed in column 2 of the following table.
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Physics (compulsory) |
| Applied molecular biotechnologies | Biochemistry (optional) |
| Biochemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional), Physics (optional) |
| Biochemistry and molecular biology: applications in biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General and inorganic chemistry (optional), Genetics (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Fermentation Biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (optional) |
| Generale Pathology, Immunology and Medical Microbiology | Biochemistry (compulsory), General Microbiology (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory) |
| Human physiology and basic anatomy | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Physics (optional) |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | Mathematics for Biotechnology (compulsory) |
| Medicinal Chemistry and Bioprocesses | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Methods in Cell Biology and Biochemistry | Biochemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial agrobiotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (compulsory), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial biotechnology | General Microbiology (optional) |
| Molecular Biology | Biochemistry (optional), Genetics (optional) |
| Molecular genetics and animal models | Genetics (compulsory) |
| Organic chemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation of Biotechnological Medicinal Products | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacological and toxicological biotechnology | Biochemistry (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacology | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory) |
| Plant Biology and Physiology | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional) |
| Plant industrial biotechnology | Genetics (optional) |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| General and inorganic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
| General e Cellular Biology | 10 | 88 | Italian | BIO/13 |
| Mathematics for Biotechnology | 6 | 72 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | Italian | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | English | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | 6 | 48 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 INF/01 MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 SECS-S/01 SECS-S/02 |
| - Informatics | 3 | |||
| - Statistics | 3 | |||
| Organic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
| Physics | 6 | 60 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 |
Undefined
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| English assessment B1 (1 ECTS) | 1 | 0 | Italian | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Analytical methods for pharmaceutical biotechnologies | 7 | 64 | Italian | CHIM/01 CHIM/08 |
| - BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS | 3 | |||
| - ELEMENTS OF ANALYTICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CHEMISTRY | 4 | |||
| Biochemistry | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/10 |
| Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/01 IUS/01 IUS/04 MED/02 SECS-P/06 |
| - Unità didattica: Bioetica | 2 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Elementi di economia | 4 | |||
| General Microbiology | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/19 |
| Molecular Biology | 9 | 72 | Italian | BIO/11 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Human physiology and basic anatomy | 10 | 80 | Italian | BIO/09 |
| - Histology and cell physiology | 4 | |||
| - Human physiology and basic anatomy | 6 | |||
| Methods in Cell Biology and Biochemistry | 7 | 84 | Italian | BIO/10 BIO/13 |
| - Unità didattica: Metodologie biochimiche | 3.5 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Metodologie cellulari | 3.5 | |||
| Pharmacology | 8 | 64 | Italian | BIO/14 |
| - General pharmacology | 4 | |||
| - Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology | 4 | |||
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First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Generale Pathology, Immunology and Medical Microbiology | 11 | 96 | Italian | MED/04 MED/07 |
| - Unità didattica: Microbiologia medica | 3 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Patologia generale e immunologia | 8 | |||
| Medicinal Chemistry and Bioprocesses | 10 | 80 | Italian | CHIM/08 CHIM/11 |
| - Bioprocesses for drug preparation | 4 | |||
| - Medicinal Chemistry | 6 | |||
| Pharmacological and toxicological biotechnology | 10 | 88 | Italian | BIO/14 |
| - Methods in pharmacology | 3 | |||
| - Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy | 4 | |||
| - Toxicology | 3 | |||
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation of Biotechnological Medicinal Products | 6 | 56 | Italian | CHIM/09 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Lab training | 8 | 0 | Italian | |
| Final exam | 5 | 0 | Italian | |
The students have to successfully complete the propaedeutic exams listed in column 1, before those listed in column 2 of the following table.
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Physics (compulsory) |
| Applied molecular biotechnologies | Biochemistry (optional) |
| Biochemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional), Physics (optional) |
| Biochemistry and molecular biology: applications in biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General and inorganic chemistry (optional), Genetics (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Fermentation Biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (optional) |
| Generale Pathology, Immunology and Medical Microbiology | Biochemistry (compulsory), General Microbiology (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory) |
| Human physiology and basic anatomy | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Physics (optional) |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | Mathematics for Biotechnology (compulsory) |
| Medicinal Chemistry and Bioprocesses | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Methods in Cell Biology and Biochemistry | Biochemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial agrobiotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (compulsory), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial biotechnology | General Microbiology (optional) |
| Molecular Biology | Biochemistry (optional), Genetics (optional) |
| Molecular genetics and animal models | Genetics (compulsory) |
| Organic chemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation of Biotechnological Medicinal Products | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacological and toxicological biotechnology | Biochemistry (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacology | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory) |
| Plant Biology and Physiology | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional) |
| Plant industrial biotechnology | Genetics (optional) |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| General and inorganic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
| General e Cellular Biology | 10 | 88 | Italian | BIO/13 |
| Mathematics for Biotechnology | 6 | 72 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | Italian | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Genetics | 8 | 76 | English | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | 6 | 48 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 INF/01 MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 SECS-S/01 SECS-S/02 |
| - Informatics | 3 | |||
| - Statistics | 3 | |||
| Organic chemistry | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
| Physics | 6 | 60 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 |
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| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| English assessment B1 (1 ECTS) | 1 | 0 | Italian | |
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biochemistry | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/10 |
| Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics | 6 | 56 | Italian | AGR/01 IUS/01 IUS/04 MED/02 SECS-P/06 |
| - Unità didattica: Bioetica | 2 | |||
| - Unità didattica: Elementi di economia | 4 | |||
| General Microbiology | 9 | 80 | Italian | BIO/19 |
| Molecular Biology | 9 | 72 | Italian | BIO/11 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Animal cell biotechnology | 6 | 48 | Italian | BIO/13 BIO/17 |
| Chemical methods for biotechnology | 8 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/02 CHIM/06 |
| Fermentation Biotechnology | 6 | 56 | Italian | BIO/11 BIO/18 CHIM/11 |
| Plant Biology and Physiology | 8 | 72 | Italian | BIO/01 BIO/04 BIO/18 |
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year
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Biochemistry and molecular biology: applications in biotechnology | 12 | 112 | Italian | BIO/10 BIO/11 |
| - Methods in Biochemistry | 6 | |||
| - Methods in Molecular Biology | 6 | |||
| Bioinformatics and Computational biology | 12 | 96 | Italian | BIO/10 BIO/11 INF/01 |
| - Bioinformatics | 6 | |||
| - Computational Biology | 6 | |||
First semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Microbial biotechnology | 6 | 56 | Italian | BIO/18 BIO/19 |
| Plant industrial biotechnology | 9 | 80 | Italian | AGR/07 BIO/18 |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Careers in biotechnology | 2 | 16 | Italian | |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Lab training | 8 | 0 | Italian | |
| Final exam | 5 | 0 | Italian | |
The students have to successfully complete the propaedeutic exams listed in column 1, before those listed in column 2 of the following table.
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
In the event that the list of propaedeutic exams changes, the students will have to comply with the list approved in the previous Academic Year
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Physics (compulsory) |
| Applied molecular biotechnologies | Biochemistry (optional) |
| Biochemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional), Physics (optional) |
| Biochemistry and molecular biology: applications in biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General and inorganic chemistry (optional), Genetics (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Fermentation Biotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (optional) |
| Generale Pathology, Immunology and Medical Microbiology | Biochemistry (compulsory), General Microbiology (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory) |
| Human physiology and basic anatomy | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Physics (optional) |
| Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies (common) | Mathematics for Biotechnology (compulsory) |
| Medicinal Chemistry and Bioprocesses | Biochemistry (compulsory), General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Methods in Cell Biology and Biochemistry | Biochemistry (optional), General e Cellular Biology (optional), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial agrobiotechnology | Biochemistry (optional), General Microbiology (compulsory), Molecular Biology (optional) |
| Microbial biotechnology | General Microbiology (optional) |
| Molecular Biology | Biochemistry (optional), Genetics (optional) |
| Molecular genetics and animal models | Genetics (compulsory) |
| Organic chemistry | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory) |
| Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation of Biotechnological Medicinal Products | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), Organic chemistry (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacological and toxicological biotechnology | Biochemistry (compulsory), Human physiology and basic anatomy (compulsory), Pharmacology (compulsory) |
| Pharmacology | General e Cellular Biology (compulsory) |
| Plant Biology and Physiology | General and inorganic chemistry (compulsory), General e Cellular Biology (compulsory), Genetics (optional), Organic chemistry (optional) |
| Plant industrial biotechnology | Genetics (optional) |
Location
Milano
Course locations
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Laboratory locations
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Academic guidance tutor
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Study plan tutor
Internship tutor
University and programme transfer tutor
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Quality Assurance Delegate
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Contacts
- Segreteria Studenti
Milano - Via Celoria, 18
+39800188128 (da cellulare 199188128)
Verificare gli orari di apertura dello sportello sul sito https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/servizi-gli-studenti/segreterie-infost… - Responsabile Erasmus: Prof. Alessio Scarafoni
Via Celoria, 2
alessio.scarafoni@unimi.it
+3902503 16820
Ricevimento studenti: libero c/o palazzina ex DISMA, 1° piano - Studenti disabili e DSA: Prof.ssa Elena Crotti
Via Mangiagalli, 25
elena.crotti@unimi.it
+3902503 19122
Ricevimento studenti: su appuntamento c/o DeFENS, via Mangiagalli 25, Milano - stanza 3023 - Commissione Didattica: Prof.ssa Marina Camera (Presidente), Prof.ssa Paolo Casati, Prof. Federico Lazzaro, Dr.ssa Lisa Vallone
marina.camera@unimi.it
Ricevimento studenti - Previo appuntamento c/o Segreteria Didattica Interdipartimentale Scienze del Farmaco e Biotecnologia, Via Golgi n. 19
The tuition fees for students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes are divided into two instalments with different calculation methods and payment schedules:
- The amount of the first instalment is the same for all students
- The amount of the second instalment varies according to the ISEE University value, the degree programme and the student status (on track / off track for one year or off track for more than a year)
- An additional fee is due for online programmes
The University also offers:
- Concessions for students meeting high merit requirements
- Diversified tuition fees according to the student's home country for international students with assets/income abroad
- Concessions for international students with refugee status
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First year enrolment: ✔
Admission
Limited enrollment with admission test
Places available: 250 + 8 reserved for non-EU citizens
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Session: 1
Application for admission: from 27/04/2020 to 22/07/2020
Application for matriculation: from 24/07/2020 to 07/08/2020
Session: 2
Application for admission: from 10/08/2020 to 14/09/2020
Application for matriculation: from 21/10/2020 to 23/10/2020
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