Biotechnology (Class L-2)-Enrolled from 2014/15 Academic Year

scienze del farmaco
Bachelor
A.Y. 2020/2021
L-2 - Biotecnologie (EN)
Bachelor
180
ECTS
3
Years
Milano
Italian
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)

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
1. Possono essere ammessi al corso di Laurea candidati in possesso del diploma di scuola media superiore o di titolo estero equipollente ai sensi del D.M. 22 ottobre 2004 n.270.
2. Il corso di laurea in Biotecnologia ha accesso limitato secondo le disposizioni previste dalla Legge 2 Agosto 1999, n. 264. Annualmente gli organi accademici deliberano il numero di posti disponibili per l'iscrizione al primo anno per l'anno accademico successivo. Il criterio con cui è formata la graduatoria di ammissione al primo anno di corso si basa sull'esito di un test obbligatorio che i candidati devono sostenere prima dell'immatricolazione. Verrà utilizzato il TOLC-S (Test OnLine CISIA), un test erogato dal CISIA (Consorzio Interuniversitario Sistemi Integrati per l'Accesso) volto ad accertare l'attitudine e la preparazione iniziale ai fini dell'ammissione ai corsi di studio. Il TOLC-S studiato per gli studenti che si vogliano immatricolare a corsi di laurea di area scientifica, si compone di quattro sezioni, con quesiti di Matematica di Base, Ragionamento e Problemi, Comprensione del Testo, Scienze di Base e Inglese (facoltativo) con un grado di approfondimento pari a quello derivante dalla preparazione della Scuola Media Superiore. Potranno immatricolarsi al Corso di Laurea in Biotecnologia soltanto gli studenti utilmente collocati nella graduatoria di merito.
3. In caso di trasferimento da altro corso di laurea o da altro Ateneo, l'ammissione ad anni successivi al primo, previo superamento del test d'ingresso, sarà subordinata alla valutazione della carriera pregressa da parte del Collegio Didattico e al limite di iscrizioni per il singolo anno programmato a livello del corso di studio.
4. La data e le modalità di effettuazione del test d'ingresso saranno pubblicate nel sito dell'Ateneo.
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La frequenza è fortemente consigliata per le lezioni frontali e obbligatoria per i laboratori.

Courses list

course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Fundamentals of Economy and Bioethics 7 56 Italian AGR/01 MED/02
- Fundamentals of economy432AGR/01
- Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics324MED/02
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 Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English 1 0 Italian L-LIN/12
Genetics 8 76 Italian AGR/07 BIO/18
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
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biochemistry 9 80 Italian BIO/10
General Microbiology 9 80 Italian BIO/19
Molecular Biology 9 72 Italian BIO/11
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biomolecular Methods 6 72 Italian BIO/10
Botany and Cropping Systems 9 84 Italian AGR/02 AGR/04 BIO/01
- Agronomy328AGR/02,AGR/04,BIO/01
- Botany328AGR/02,AGR/04,BIO/01
- Cropping systems328AGR/02,AGR/04,BIO/01
Chemistry and Biochemistry of Agri-Food Molecules 8 72 Italian BIO/10 CHIM/06
- Biochemistry of Agri-Food Molecules544BIO/10,CHIM/06
- Chemistry of Agri-Food Molecules328BIO/10,CHIM/06
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 8 72 Italian AGR/13
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Food Biotechnology 6 56 Italian BIO/10
In Vitro Plant Breeding 5 44 Italian AGR/03
Integrated Plant Protection 10 96 Italian AGR/11 AGR/12
- Entomology548AGR/11,AGR/12
- Plant pathology548AGR/11,AGR/12
Plant Genomics and Breeding 12 112 Italian AGR/07
- Genetica e genomica vegetale764AGR/07
- Miglioramento genetico avanzato548AGR/07
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Careers in Biotechnology 3 24 Italian
Microbial Agrobiotechnology 6 56 Italian AGR/16
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Lab Training 9 0 Italian
Final Exam 5 0 Italian
Study plan rules
- Lo studente deve acquisire 12 crediti a scelta.
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.
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Fundamentals of Economy and Bioethics 7 56 Italian AGR/01 MED/02
- Fundamentals of economy432AGR/01
- Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics324MED/02
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 Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English 1 0 Italian L-LIN/12
Genetics 8 76 Italian AGR/07 BIO/18
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
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biochemistry 9 80 Italian BIO/10
General Microbiology 9 80 Italian BIO/19
Molecular Biology 9 72 Italian BIO/11
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Animal Cell Biotechnology 6 48 Italian BIO/06 BIO/13
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
year
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Applications in Biotechnology 12 112 Italian BIO/10 BIO/11
- Methods in Biochemistry656BIO/10,BIO/11
- Methods in Molecular Biology656BIO/10,BIO/11
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 9 88 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
Microbial Biotechnology 6 56 Italian BIO/18 BIO/19
Plant Industrial Biotechnology 9 80 Italian AGR/07 BIO/18
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Careers in Biotechnology 3 24 Italian
Computational Biology 6 56 Italian BIO/10 BIO/11 INF/01
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Lab Training 9 0 Italian
Final Exam 5 0 Italian
Study plan rules
- Lo studente deve acquisire 12 crediti a scelta.
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.
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Fundamentals of Economy and Bioethics 7 56 Italian AGR/01 MED/02
- Fundamentals of economy432AGR/01
- Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics324MED/02
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 Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English 1 0 Italian L-LIN/12
Genetics 8 76 Italian AGR/07 BIO/18
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
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biochemistry 9 80 Italian BIO/10
General Microbiology 9 80 Italian BIO/19
Molecular Biology 9 72 Italian BIO/11
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Human Physiology and Basic Anatomy 10 80 Italian BIO/09
- Histology and cell physiology432BIO/09
- Human physiology and basic anatomy648BIO/09
Informatics and Statistics for Biotechnologies 6 48 Italian BIO/10 CHIM/06 INF/01 SECS-S/01
- Informatics324BIO/10,CHIM/06,INF/01,SECS-S/01
- Statistics324BIO/10,CHIM/06,INF/01,SECS-S/01
Methods in Cell Biology and Biochemistry 6 72 Italian BIO/10 BIO/13
- Methods in Biochemistry340BIO/10,BIO/13
- Methods in cell biology332BIO/10,BIO/13
Pharmacology 8 64 Italian BIO/14
- General pharmacology432BIO/14
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology432BIO/14
Over several sessions
These activities are scheduled over several sessions. Please refer to course overviews for details.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Analytical Methods for Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies 7 64 Italian CHIM/01 CHIM/08
- BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS324CHIM/01,CHIM/08
- ELEMENTS OF ANALYTICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CHEMISTRY440CHIM/01,CHIM/08
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Generale Pathology, Immunology and Medical Microbiology 10 88 Italian MED/04 MED/07
- Generale Pathology and Immunology764MED/04
- Medical Microbiology324MED/07
Medicinal Chemistry and Bioprocesses 10 80 Italian CHIM/08 CHIM/11
- Bioprocesses for drug preparation432CHIM/08,CHIM/11
- Medicinal Chemistry648CHIM/08,CHIM/11
Pharmacological and Toxicological Biotechnology 10 88 Italian BIO/14
- Methods in pharmacology332BIO/14
- Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy432BIO/14
- Toxicology324BIO/14
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation of Biotechnological Medicinal Products 6 56 Italian CHIM/09
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Lab Training 9 0 Italian
Final Exam 5 0 Italian
Study plan rules
- Lo studente deve acquisire 12 crediti a scelta.
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.
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Fundamentals of Economy and Bioethics 7 56 Italian AGR/01 MED/02
- Fundamentals of economy432AGR/01
- Fundamentals of economy and Bioethics324MED/02
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 Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English 1 0 Italian L-LIN/12
Genetics 8 76 Italian AGR/07 BIO/18
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
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biochemistry 9 80 Italian BIO/10
General Microbiology 9 80 Italian BIO/19
Molecular Biology 9 72 Italian BIO/11
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Animal Physiology and Assisted Reproduction 9 96 Italian VET/02 VET/10
- Animal physiology656VET/02,VET/10
- Assisted reproduction340VET/02,VET/10
Comparative and Laboratory Animal Pathology 7 64 Italian VET/03
Development, Morphology and Function of Organs and Systems 9 104 Italian VET/01
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology 7 72 Italian VET/05
- Immunologia440VET/05
- Microbiologia veterinaria332VET/05
year
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biotechnology Applied to Animal Nutrition and Animal Origin Food 11 120 Italian AGR/18 VET/04
- Animal nutrition672AGR/18
- Food of animal origin548VET/04
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Computer Science Course 3 30 Italian INF/01
Infection Diseases and Zoonosis 5 48 Italian VET/05
Molecular Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases 6 64 Italian VET/06
Veterinary Pharmacology and Biotechnology Law 9 88 Italian VET/07 VET/08
- Biotechnology law and patents332VET/07,VET/08
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology656VET/07,VET/08
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Molecular Genetics and Animal Models 8 88 Italian AGR/17 AGR/20
- Management of laboratory animals332AGR/17,AGR/20
- Molecular genetics in domestic animals556AGR/17,AGR/20
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Lab Training 8 0 Italian
Final Exam 5 0 Italian
Study plan rules
- Lo studente deve acquisire 12 crediti a scelta.
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.
Course location
Milano
Laboratories locations
Il corso di laurea è caratterizzato da un'intensa attività di laboratorio. I corsi di laboratorio sono obbligatori e devono essere frequentati nell'anno di competenza. Durante le lezioni pratiche vengono fornite le necessarie norme di sicurezza e di corretto comportamento in laboratorio.
Docenti tutor
TUTOR PER L'ORIENTAMENTO
Prof.ssa Gabriella Consonni
Prof. Paolo Landini
Prof. Fabio Luzi
Prof. Francesco Molinari
Prof. Angelo Poletti
Prof.ssa Maria Antonietta Vanoni

TUTOR PER LA MOBILITÀ INTERNAZIONALE E L'ERASMUS
Prof. Alessio Scarafoni
Dr. Fabio Forlani

TUTOR PER I PIANI DI STUDIO
Prof.ssa Marina Camera
Prof.ssa Paola Casati
Prof. Federico Lazzaro
Dr.ssa Lisa Vallone

TUTOR PER STAGE E TIROCINI
Prof.ssa Gabriella Consonni
Prof.ssa Sara Borin
Prof.ssa Gabriella Tedeschi

TUTOR PER TRASFERIMENTI/ RICONOSCIMENTO CREDITI
Prof.ssa Marina Camera
Prof.ssa Paola Casati
Prof. Federico Lazzaro
Dr.ssa Lisa Vallone
Contacts