Applied Biology in Nutritional Sciences (Classe LM-6)-Enrolled from 2014/15 Academic Year

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Master programme
A.Y. 2019/2020
LM-6 - Biologia (EN)
Master programme
120
ECTS
Access
Open with entry requirements examination
2
Years
Milano
Italian
The Master of Science (M.Sc.) programme in BIOLOGY APPLIED TO THE SCIENCES OF NUTRITION (BIONUTRI, Class LM-6 Biology) is aimed to the training of qualified experts in the application of biology in nutrition-related fields, the interaction between environment and food, the hygiene and quality of food resources, the control procedures and the accreditation and certification of food. On the basis of the development of biological knowledge in the bio-nutritional field, graduates will be able to manage the problems arising from the rapid evolution of the environmental, cultural, regulatory and technological aspects of nutrition. The M.Sc. in BIONUTRI intends to respond to emerging needs for specific skills in the bio-nutritional field that are currently growing. Specific training objectives are the acquisition of a thorough scientific and operational preparation about:
· the basic chemical composition of food, bioavailability of the macro- and micro-nutrients, the energy content and the nutritional quality of foods, modification of food caused by technological and production processes and by environmental contamination;
· biochemistry and physiology of digestion and absorption and the metabolic processes;
· ecology of nutrition; trophic chains, food eco-toxicology and evaluation of the risk; OGM in the alimentary sector;
· alimentary ethology and pathological dysfunctions connected with the alimentation; microbiology, toxycology and hygiene of the foods;.
· legislation and norms, national and communitary, relative to the alimentary politics, to the hygiene and to the control of the foods, to the nutritional overseeing for populations, to the risk of exposure to contaminating agents in the animal and human diets.
The M.Sc. graduates in BIONUTRI possess a specific and modern knowledge of the biological applications in alimentary and nutritional field and a deepened cultural preparation on the problems of nutrition in several contexts as the environmental, technological, legislative and of scientific research ones with particular attention to the cellular and molecular aspects.
The broad acquired competence confers a specific preparation for professional activities and projects in fields correlated to the biological disciplines in the sectors of the industry and of the public administration with particular reference to: 1) comprehension of the biological phenomena at all levels and diffusion/divulgation of such knowledge; 2) correct application of nutrition and of the relative current rules in the field of the public and private health; 3) monitoring of food consumption to assess the nutritional trends of the population, application of methods apt to evaluate food safety and to ensure the health of the consumer; 4) nutritional education for the institutional operators and the population; 5) dietetic advice for determining optimal diets for communities (company refectories, sporting groups, and so on) or single individuals; 6) participation in processes of optimization, conservation and safety of the alimentary resources; 7) procedures of control, credit and certification of private and public laboratories or structures in accordance with the European dispositions; 8) promotion and development of the scientific and technological innovation, as well as of management and design of the technologies related to the biology of nutrition; 9) management and coordination tasks in installations of the national and foreign alimentary industries; 10) professional activities and to set up projects in all the fields correlated to the biological disciplines, in the application sectors of the industry, of the agriculture, of the health and of the public administration.
The M.Sc. graduate in BIONUTRI will be able to carry out: 1) research activity in the bio-nutritional field, 2) research activity in the alimentary industry and in specific sectors for protection of the public health, 3) marketing in the industry of the sector of pertinence, 4) managerial career in either public or private laboratories, 5) free professional activities in pertinent sectors, 6) managerial career in the great alimentary distribution; 6) activity of diffusion of nutritional education.
The M.Sc. graduate in BIONUTRI, after passing the exam for the profession, will be able to enroll in the Biologist's Professional Register, section A, with the title of Biologist, to perform the activities recognized by the Italian law.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
L'ammissione richiede il possesso di requisiti curricolari minimi e di un'adeguata preparazione personale (DM 270/04).
Requisiti Curricolari
Possono accedere al CLM in BIOLOGIA APPLICATA ALLE SCIENZE DELLA NUTRIZIONE:
a) i laureati della Classe L-13 Scienze Biologiche provenienti da qualunque Ateneo italiano, cui viene riconosciuto il pieno possesso dei requisiti curricolari, purché abbiano effettuato un percorso formativo congruente con le indicazioni del CBUI e opportunamente certificato (www.cbui.it).
b) Possono altresì accedervi altri laureati nella stessa classe L-13, o nella precedente Classe 12 Scienze Biologiche, o in classi affini, o coloro che abbiano conseguito all'estero altro titolo riconosciuto idoneo in base alla normativa vigente, purché in possesso di adeguati requisiti curricolari. Nello specifico, i requisiti curricolari corrispondono al possesso di adeguati numeri di CFU (di norma non inferiori a 90 CFU) in gruppi di settori scientifico-disciplinari (riconoscibili nella Tabella della Classe L-13 Scienze Biologiche) distribuiti in maniera congrua su discipline sia non biologiche sia biologiche, di base e caratterizzanti.
Eventuali CFU mancanti potranno essere acquisiti superando i relativi esami presso il nostro o altri Atenei prima dell'immatricolazione al CLM. Per avere indicazioni sui requisiti curricolari mancanti, lo studente è invitato ad inviare con largo anticipo il curriculum di studi per la valutazione al Coordinatore del CLM o all'indirizzo [email protected], anche durante la frequenza del corso di laurea triennale, in modo da poter sostenere per tempo gli esami necessari.
Per tutte le categorie di candidati l'adeguata preparazione e attitudine personale degli studenti sarà elemento determinante per l'ammissione e sarà verificata con verifica scritta ed eventuale colloquio individuale.
BIONUTRI students are given the opportunity to spend part of their curriculum abroad, at a University within the European Union (EU) in the frame of the Erasmus+ program of the European Commission. BIONUTRI students can attend courses and take exams that can be included in the core curriculum and/or perform the experimental thesis work in several European Universities localized in Belgium, Netherland, Norway, UK- where courses taught in English are active - France, Germany, Poland, Spain and Portugal (see http://www.dbs.unimi.it/extfiles/unimidire/59401/attachment/elenco-degli-accordi-attivi.pdf). The admitted student will present a study plan including all the activities he/she intends to perform abroad, detailing the corresponding CFU: the number of proposed CFU should roughly correspond to those the student would achieve in the same time lapse remaining in his/her university. The study plan proposed by the student within the Erasmus+ program should be coherent with the BIONUTRI Master course and must be evaluated and approved by the Teaching Board. The Teaching Board, if necessary, will require the student to integrate the program of exams taken abroad. At the end of the Erasmus + program, according to the rules established by the Academic Senate, the approved exams will be recorded, possibly with the original denomination, as part of the student's curriculum upon conversion of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) into CFU. If the student performs the experimental thesis work abroad, he/she must follow the rules outlined below (see Caratteristiche tirocinio).
La frequenza è da ritenersi fortemente consigliata per tutti i corsi ed obbligatoria per le attività di laboratorio.

Courses list

First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biology of Nutrition 9 76 Italian ING-INF/06 MAT/06 MED/49
- Modulo: Analisi e modellistica predittiva dei dati3
- Modulo: Biologia della nutrizione6
Food and Fermentation Chemistry 6 48 Italian CHIM/11
Nutritional Biochemistry 6 48 Italian BIO/04 BIO/10
Structural and Functional Bases of Nutrition 9 72 Italian BIO/09 BIO/16
Optional
Food Hygiene and Safety 6 48 Italian MED/42
Nutrition, Pharmacology and Toxicology 6 48 Italian BIO/14
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Nutrigenomics and Nutrimicrobiomics 6 48 Italian BIO/18 BIO/19
Optional
Alimentation and Prevention of Nutritional Diseases 6 48 Italian BIO/13 MED/13 MED/49
Feeding Behaviour and Nutritional Status of Populations 6 48 Italian BIO/05 BIO/07
Molecular and Cellular Bases of Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases 6 48 Italian BIO/09 MED/04
Nutrition and Life Cycles 6 48 Italian BIO/06
Nutrition Ecology and Ecotoxicology 6 48 Italian BIO/07
Regulation, Standardization and Business Organization 6 48 Italian IUS/07 SECS-P/06
- BUSINESS ORGANIZATION3
- REGULATION AND STANDARDIZATION3
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian L-LIN/12
Study plan rules
3 - Lo studente deve scegliere uno dei seguenti insegnamenti:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Alimentation and Prevention of Nutritional Diseases 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/13 MED/13 MED/49
Regulation, Standardization and Business Organization 6 48 Italian Second semester IUS/07 SECS-P/06
year
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Applications in Food Sciences 9 84 Italian CHIM/06 MED/38 VET/06
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 42 0 Italian
Study plan rules
1 - Lo studente deve scegliere uno dei seguenti insegnamenti:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Food Hygiene and Safety 6 48 Italian First semester MED/42
Nutrition, Pharmacology and Toxicology 6 48 Italian First semester BIO/14
Molecular and Cellular Bases of Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/09 MED/04
2 - Lo studente deve scegliere uno dei seguenti insegnamenti:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Feeding Behaviour and Nutritional Status of Populations 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/05 BIO/07
Nutrition and Life Cycles 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/06
Nutrition Ecology and Ecotoxicology 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/07
4 - Lo studente deve acquisire 12 CFU scegliendo liberamente tra tutti gli insegnamenti attivati dall'Ateneo, purché culturalmente coerenti con il suo percorso formativo e non sovrapponibili, nei contenuti, agli insegnamenti fondamentali e opzionali già utilizzati nel piano degli studi. Possono altresì essere scelti anche gli insegnamenti fondamentali e opzionali del CLM non utilizzati.
I CFU a libera scelta possono, in misura di 6 CFU, essere spesi per ulteriori attività di tirocinio di comprovata qualità.
Per il superamento degli esami del biennio magistrale non sono previste propedeuticità, nè sono previsti vincoli didattici per il passaggio dal 1° al 2° anno di corso.
Course location
Milano
Laboratories locations
Il CLM è caratterizzato da un'intensa attività di laboratorio che si esplica soprattutto nell'attività di tirocinio.
Presidente del Collegio Didattico
Prof. Mirko Baruscotti
Contacts