Health Professions of Prevention Sciences
In-person programme
Health Professions of Prevention Sciences
Course sheet
A.Y. 2026/2027
Master programme
LM/SNT4 - Health professions for preventive care
The goal of the Master's degree programme in Health Professions of Prevention Sciences is to provide training which allows to make decisions regarding the organisation and management of healthcare services provided by staff with technical functions within the field of medicine.
The graduate will be able to command and exercise professional skills and methods in research, training, and management.
Specific educational goals include:
· Employ specific scientific knowledge in relation to their professional role in order to make decisions concerning the organisation and management of health services supplied by professional healthcare personnel in the medical field within health facilities, including preventative and protection healthcare services and the Local Health Authorities;
· Utilise skills in healthcare management and organisation in order to coordinate healthcare services, and to manage available human and technological resources, evaluating the cost/benefit ratio;
· Monitor specific sectors of the health organisation within the sphere of preventative healthcare;
· Use research methods and tools in the organisation of clinical services;
· Optimise the use of all resources (human, technological, IT, financial resources) available to preventative healthcare facilities;
· Design and conduct training programmes for continuing education and refresher courses at one's own clinic or facility;
· Develop teaching skills for teaching aspiring professionals in one's field through tutorials, and internship coordination for first-tier, complementary, and continuing education.
The graduate will be able to command and exercise professional skills and methods in research, training, and management.
Specific educational goals include:
· Employ specific scientific knowledge in relation to their professional role in order to make decisions concerning the organisation and management of health services supplied by professional healthcare personnel in the medical field within health facilities, including preventative and protection healthcare services and the Local Health Authorities;
· Utilise skills in healthcare management and organisation in order to coordinate healthcare services, and to manage available human and technological resources, evaluating the cost/benefit ratio;
· Monitor specific sectors of the health organisation within the sphere of preventative healthcare;
· Use research methods and tools in the organisation of clinical services;
· Optimise the use of all resources (human, technological, IT, financial resources) available to preventative healthcare facilities;
· Design and conduct training programmes for continuing education and refresher courses at one's own clinic or facility;
· Develop teaching skills for teaching aspiring professionals in one's field through tutorials, and internship coordination for first-tier, complementary, and continuing education.
The employment opportunities for those earning a degree in Health Professions of Prevention Sciences are as follows:
- executive positions in clinics tasked with preventative services (organisation/supervision of the facilities, and effective service provision);
- university teaching: graduates may undertake a university-teaching career once they have passed all competitive-procedures required by the law;
- university research within one's professional field;
- preventative services with organisational and management activities within the public and private sector;
- preventative services with advanced professional activities within the public and private sector;
- training activities, including assessing needs, design, and instruction within a public or private clinic.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
- executive positions in clinics tasked with preventative services (organisation/supervision of the facilities, and effective service provision);
- university teaching: graduates may undertake a university-teaching career once they have passed all competitive-procedures required by the law;
- university research within one's professional field;
- preventative services with organisational and management activities within the public and private sector;
- preventative services with advanced professional activities within the public and private sector;
- training activities, including assessing needs, design, and instruction within a public or private clinic.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Il Corso di Studi non ha attivato accordi Erasmus+ con Atenei esteri.
Attendance of all educational activities contemplated in the study programme is mandatory.
To be allowed to sit for the for-credit exam, students must have attended at least 75% of the formal and informal educational programming contemplated for each course. Should a student's attendance fall short of the required attendance level, instructors may assign alternative educational activities, including self-study, which the student must complete and submit before being allowed to sit for a given exam. Attendance of all practical training as identified in this Regulation is mandatory, and cannot be fulfilled through other means.
To be allowed to sit for the for-credit exam, students must have attended at least 75% of the formal and informal educational programming contemplated for each course. Should a student's attendance fall short of the required attendance level, instructors may assign alternative educational activities, including self-study, which the student must complete and submit before being allowed to sit for a given exam. Attendance of all practical training as identified in this Regulation is mandatory, and cannot be fulfilled through other means.
Enrolment
Admission into the programme is capped, at a national level, pursuant to Law no. 264 of 2 August 1999.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
The admission test for the programme consists of a written, multiple-choice examination.
The test is held on a date set by MUR for all Italian campuses.
Admission into the programme requires a degree in Class L/SNT4, or corresponding class under Ministerial Decree no. 509/99.
Those holding a university degree authorising a person to practice in the profession, or another degree deemed equivalent (under Law no. 42/1999); those holding a foreign degree deemed equivalent are likewise eligible for admission.
Knowledge and background required:
Students' educational background and experience are assessed during the admission-test process in accordance with the Academic Regulations for the specific programme.
The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health.
The admission test for the programme consists of a written, multiple-choice examination.
The test is held on a date set by MUR for all Italian campuses.
Admission into the programme requires a degree in Class L/SNT4, or corresponding class under Ministerial Decree no. 509/99.
Those holding a university degree authorising a person to practice in the profession, or another degree deemed equivalent (under Law no. 42/1999); those holding a foreign degree deemed equivalent are likewise eligible for admission.
Knowledge and background required:
Students' educational background and experience are assessed during the admission-test process in accordance with the Academic Regulations for the specific programme.
Places available: 20 + 2 reserved for non-EU citizens
Call for applications
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Programme description and courses list
year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Trainingship 1^ Year | 17 | 425 | Italian | MEDS-26/B |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Pre-Professional Interdisciplinary Course 1 with Elements of Environmental and Human Sociology | 13 | 104 | Italian | GSPS-08/A MEDS-25/B MVET-03/B |
| - Medicina del lavoro | 10 | 80 | MEDS-25/B | |
| - Parassitologia e malattie parassitarie degli animali | 1 | 8 | MVET-03/B | |
| - Sociologia dei processi economici e del lavoro | 2 | 16 | GSPS-08/A | |
| Psychology Applied to Social Relations, Communication and Group Dynamics | 8 | 64 | Italian | GSPS-05/A PSIC-01/A PSIC-03/B SDEA-01/A |
| - Demology, ethnology and anthropology | 2 | 16 | SDEA-01/A | |
| - General psychology | 2 | 16 | PSIC-01/A | |
| - General sociology | 2 | 16 | GSPS-05/A | |
| - Work and Organizational Psychology | 2 | 16 | PSIC-03/B | |
| Statistics and Epidemiology | 4 | 36 | Italian | MEDS-24/A MEDS-24/B |
| - Hygiene and public health | 1 | 8 | MEDS-24/B | |
| - Medical statistics | 3 | 28 | MEDS-24/A | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Basics and Instruments of Business Economics Applied to Healthcare Sector | 5 | 40 | Italian | ECON-06/A |
| Health Law and Professional, Ethical and Legal Liabilities | 5 | 40 | Italian | GIUR-04/A GIUR-09/A MEDS-25/A |
| - Forensic medicine | 1 | 8 | MEDS-25/A | |
| - International law | 2 | 16 | GIUR-09/A | |
| - Labour law | 2 | 16 | GIUR-04/A | |
| Informatics | 3 | 24 | Italian | INFO-01/A |
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| English Assessment B1 (2 ECTS) | 2 | 0 | English | NN |
Study plan rules
Elettivi - Lo studente, al primo anno, deve altresì maturare 3 CFU in attività formative a scelta.
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year
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Laboratories | 2 | 30 | Italian | MEDS-25/B MEDS-26/B |
| Trainingship 2^ Year | 13 | 325 | Italian | MEDS-26/B |
First semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Applied Research and Quality Assessment Methodologies | 9 | 72 | Italian | BIOS-08/A PHIL-03/A STAT-01/B STAT-03/B |
| - Molecular biology | 2 | 16 | BIOS-08/A | |
| - Moral philosophy | 1 | 8 | PHIL-03/A | |
| - Social statistics | 2 | 16 | STAT-03/B | |
| - Statistics for experimental and technological research | 4 | 32 | STAT-01/B | |
| Design and Management of Educational Processes | 6 | 48 | Italian | PAED-01/A |
| Planning, Organisation and Monitoring in Healthcare Organisations | 6 | 48 | Italian | ECON-08/A |
| Pre-Professional Interdisciplinary Course 2 | 8 | 64 | Italian | MEDS-10/B MEDS-24/B MEDS-26/B MVET-03/A |
| - Igiene generale e applicata | 4 | 32 | MEDS-24/B | |
| - Malattie infettive | 2 | 16 | MEDS-10/B | |
| - Malattie infettive degli animali domestici | 1 | 8 | MVET-03/A | |
| - Scienze tecniche mediche applicate | 1 | 8 | MEDS-26/B | |
Second semester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Professional Management | 6 | 48 | Italian | GSPS-08/A MEDS-25/B MEDS-26/B |
| - Applied medical techniques | 2 | 16 | MEDS-26/B | |
| - Economic sociology and sociology of work and organisations | 2 | 16 | GSPS-08/A | |
| - Occupational medicine | 2 | 16 | MEDS-25/B | |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 7 | 0 | Italian | NN |
Study plan rules
Elettivi - Lo studente, al secondo anno, deve altresì maturare 3 CFU in attività formative a scelta.
Si consiglia vivamente di seguire la sequenza di esami prevista nei singoli semestri del piano di studi.
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Admission, ranking and enrolment
Milano
Tutor
Per l'orientamento:
prof. Paolo Carrer
prof.ssa Silvia Fustinoni
Per stage e tirocini:
prof.ssa Silvia Fustinoni
Per tesi di laurea:
prof.ssa Silvia Fustinoni
prof. Paolo Carrer
prof.ssa Silvia Fustinoni
Per stage e tirocini:
prof.ssa Silvia Fustinoni
Per tesi di laurea:
prof.ssa Silvia Fustinoni
Quality Assurance Delegate
Reference structures
Contacts
- Academic Office for the Masters Degree Programme:
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For students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes, tuition fees are to be paid in two instalments:
- the amount of the first instalment is the same for all students and is due upon enrolment
- the amount of the second instalment varies according to each student's ISEE University value and the degree programme in which they are enrolled
- for international students with income and assets abroad, the second instalment varies according to their country of origin.
Education incentive programmes and other benefits
The University offers scholarships, cafeterias, subsidised accommodation and other forms of financial support to students meeting specific economic and merit requirements.
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