Natural Sciences (Classe L-32)-Enrolled from 2018/2019 Academic Year

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Bachelor
A.Y. 2022/2023
L-32 - Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e la natura (EN)
Bachelor
180
ECTS
Access
Limited enrolment with admission test
3
Years
Milan
Italian
Aim of this course is to offer a balanced synthesys of knowledge and methods both in the biologic area and in the earth-sciences, which are the bases for professional activities concerning the interpretation and the protection of the recent natural world and its past evolution, focusing specifically on the correlation between organisms, substrate and environment.
The course is aimed to provide the students with an exhaustive learning of the natural world as well as the experimentation of the scientific method for the study of the biologic components, their mutual interactions, and their interactions with the physical environment; it will prepare graduates which will be able to correctly interpret both the biotic and abiotic factors of the environment and their interactions. The studies are widely multidisciplinary, ranging from biology to geology and to geography, with robust bases of chemistry and physics.
The course is aimed to prepare graduates who could have access to works with technical and professional functions in surveys and in the analysis, classification, preservation and recovery of the biotic components of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. These activities could be carried out in parks, natural reserves, museums, and teaching institutions. Graduates in this discipline could also be employed in the analysis and monitoring of systems and biological processes both in natural settings and in anthropic ones, in order to preserve the natural environment, to check and ameliorate its quality, to identify and protect the natural and cultural heritage.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Admission to the three-year degree course in Natural Sciences is open to candidates with a high school diploma or equivalent foreign qualification in accordance with Ministerial Decree no. 270 of 22 October 2004. The degree course in Natural Sciences has a limited number of places in order to guarantee the quality of the teaching offer in relation to the available resources and provides for a TOLC (Test On Line CISIA) as an admission test. There are 300 places available for enrolment in the first year.
The TOLC can be taken at the University of Milan or at any other university adherent to CISIA (Consorzio Interuniversitario Sistemi Integrati per l'Accesso). Registration for the TOLC can be made on the CISIA website (ww.cisiaonline.it). The TOLC valid for enrolment in the Natural Sciences degree course is the TOLC-S, consisting of the following sections: Basic Mathematics (20 questions - 50 minutes), Reasoning and Problems (10 questions - 20 minutes), Text Comprehension (10 questions - 10 minutes), Basic Sciences (10 questions - 20 minutes). Each question has 5 possible answers, of which only one is correct. Scoring: +1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for each wrong answer, 0 for each answer not given in the other sections.
The structure and topics of the test are published at https://www.cisiaonline.it/en/area-tematica-tolc-scienze/struttura-della-prova-e-syllabus/.
The entry requirements and the call for applications are available at https://scienzenaturali.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi.

Students who have taken the TOLC-S will be enrolled in the selection for admission to the degree course in Natural Sciences, and will be placed in the merit list, drawn up on the basis of the scores obtained in the test. The winners will be able to enrol within the deadlines indicated in the announcement. Freshmen who do not achieve a score greater than or equal to 10 in the Mathematics module will be assigned Additional Educational Obligations (OFA). In the TOLC-S there is an additional section of English, consisting of 30 questions to be completed in 15 minutes, the result of which does not count towards the test score.

Access by transfer or for students who have already graduated.
Students already enrolled in a degree course at the University of Milan, at another university or already graduated, may be exempted from the test only if they are admitted to years other than the first, but only if they meet the minimum requirements, i.e. at least 30 CFU recognisable as exams of the degree course, of which 12 can be validated for the Institutions of Mathematics and Statistics exam.
To this end, a request for prior career evaluation must be submitted by accessing the online service indicated in the call for admission.
Applicants must declare all the exams they have taken with the corresponding sectors, credits and grades and attach the course programmes. For further details on the procedure, dates and deadlines, please refer to the call for applications.
Students admitted to the first year must take the test and register for the call.

Support activities and remedial tests.
Support activities will be organised for students with OFA, followed by a recovery test in which the student must demonstrate that he/she has improved his/her preparation. In the absence of this evidence, the student will not be able to take any exam of the second year before having passed the Institutions of Mathematics and Statistics exam (link: https:// scienzenaturali.cdl.unimi.it/en/studiare/le-matricole).
Information on how to enrol in the degree course is available at https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/degree-programme-enrolment/enrolment-first-degree-programme.
As part of the ERASMUS + program, agreements have been made with Danish, Spanish, French and Romanian universities for students enrolled in the Bachelor's Degree in Natural Sciences. During the study period abroad the students can attend courses and take the related exams, and carry out research for the degree thesis. Students admitted to the mobility program must submit a study plan proposal that includes the training activities they plan to carry out abroad. The number of CFU of the proposed plan must, as far as possible, correspond to what the student would acquire in an equivalent period of time at his university. The proposed activities, chosen as part of the host university's educational activities, must be consistent with the educational project of the degree course. The study plan must be submitted for approval to the Erasmus Commission of the Collegio Didattico Interdipartimentale. The Commission may ask the student to integrate the program of an exam taken in the host university with an interview to be carried out in the University of Milano on an agreed supplementary program. At the end of the mobility program, in compliance with the University guidelines, the exams passed in the approved study plan will be recorded in the student's career with the original name of the course in the host foreign university, and their ECTS converted into CFU and the vote expressed in thirtieths.
Attendance to didactic activitites including laboratories, field activities, internships which provide credits, is compulsory.

Courses list

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
Botany 12 104 Italian BIO/01 BIO/02
- Morphology of land plants6
- Systematic Botany6
Chemistry 10 92 Italian CHIM/03 CHIM/06
- General Chemistry4
- Organic Chemistry6
Fundamental of Mathematics and Statistics 12 136 Italian MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09
- Mathematics8
- Statistics4
Zoology 12 100 Italian BIO/05
- General Zoology4
- Systematic Zoology8
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
General and Environmental Biology with Elements of Histology 8 68 Italian BIO/06
Physical Geography and Cartography 8 68 Italian GEO/04
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Physics 6 56 Italian FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08
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 Assessment B1 (2 ECTS) 2 0 Italian
year
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Ecology and Behavioural Ecology 15 124 Italian BIO/07
- Behavioural ecology6
- Ecology9
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Comparative Anatomy 7 60 Italian BIO/06 BIO/16
Genetics 8 76 Italian BIO/18
Mineralogy 6 52 Italian GEO/06
Paleontology 6 52 Italian GEO/01
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
General and Environmental Physiology 8 64 Italian BIO/09
Geology 6 52 Italian GEO/02
Petrography 6 52 Italian GEO/07
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Developmental Biology 6 48 Italian BIO/01 BIO/06
Environmental Microbiology 6 48 Italian BIO/19
Freshwater Biology 6 64 Italian BIO/05
General Entomology 6 48 Italian AGR/11
Geopedology 6 48 Italian GEO/04
Nature Conservation 6 52 Italian BIO/07
Vertebrate Zoology 6 52 Italian BIO/05
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Evolutionary Biology 6 48 Italian BIO/02 BIO/05 BIO/18 BIO/19
Geographic Information Systems 6 56 Italian INF/01
Optional
Anthropology and Archaeological Excavation 6 48 Italian BIO/08
Climatology 6 48 Italian GEO/04
Geobotany 6 48 Italian BIO/02
Geomorphology 6 48 Italian GEO/04
Mineral Resources and Environmental Interactions 6 52 Italian GEO/09
Paleontology Heritage and Excavations 6 52 Italian GEO/01
Plant Physiology 6 48 Italian BIO/04
Quaternary Climate Changes 6 48 Italian GEO/02
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
Final Exam 4 0 Italian
Study plan rules
1 - Lo studente dovrà acquisire 12 CFU scegliendo tra gli insegnamenti di seguito elencati, di cui non più di 6 CFU in ambito Ecologico (BIO/03-BIO/07-GEO/04).
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Developmental Biology 6 48 Italian First semester BIO/01 BIO/06
Environmental Microbiology 6 48 Italian First semester BIO/19
Freshwater Biology 6 64 Italian First semester BIO/05
General Entomology 6 48 Italian First semester AGR/11
Geopedology 6 48 Italian First semester GEO/04
Nature Conservation 6 52 Italian First semester BIO/07
Vertebrate Zoology 6 52 Italian First semester BIO/05
Anthropology and Archaeological Excavation 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/08
Climatology 6 48 Italian Second semester GEO/04
Geobotany 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/02
Geomorphology 6 48 Italian Second semester GEO/04
Mineral Resources and Environmental Interactions 6 52 Italian Second semester GEO/09
Paleontology Heritage and Excavations 6 52 Italian Second semester GEO/01
Plant Physiology 6 48 Italian Second semester BIO/04
Quaternary Climate Changes 6 48 Italian Second semester GEO/02
2 - Lo studente dovrà acquisire autonomamente 12 cfu tra tutti gli insegnamenti attivati dall'Ateneo (meglio se scelti all'interno dell'area scientifica), purché coerenti con il progetto formativo, previa valutazione da parte del proprio tutor e approvazione da parte della Commissione preposta. Rientrano pertanto in questa scelta anche gli insegnamenti sopra elencati (in questo caso non è necessaria l'approvazione di tutor e commissione).
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Field Activity, Training Activity and Laboratories 8 48 Italian
Petrography exam must be preceded by the Mineralogy one.
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Petrography Mineralogy (compulsory)
Course location
Milan
Laboratories locations
Laboratory locations: Department of Biosciences (via Celoria 26), Settore Didattico (via Celoria 20, via Golgi 19, via Venezian 14), Department of Earth Sciences "Ardito Desio" (via Mangiagalli 34 e via Botticelli 23)