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

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.

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