Environmental change and global sustainability (Classe LM-75)-immatricolati dall'a.a. 2020/21

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Laurea magistrale
A.A. 2020/2021
LM-75 - Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e il territorio
Laurea magistrale
120
Crediti
Accesso
Libero con valutazione dei requisiti di accesso
2
Anni
Inglese
Environmental change plays a central role in modern societies, to the point that a sustainable management of the environment currently represents one of the most important open challenges for humanity. Addressing this challenge requires a multidisciplinary approach that overcomes the usual boundaries of scientific disciplines.
In this context, the Master program in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability (ECGS) provides advanced expertise in the hard- and life-science components of environmental studies as well as in their economic- and social-science components. The general goal is to train students to tackle environmental change and sustainability in a multidisciplinary perspective. Students will therefore be provided with both a solid knowledge of the dynamics of the different components of the environment and a deep understanding of the tools required to promote its sustainable management and protection.
The Master degree in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability represents a novelty in the Italian university system, not only for its marked multidisciplinary approach, but also for being taught entirely in English.
The main peculiar quality of ECGS graduates is their ability to tackle environmental change and sustainability in a multidisciplinary perspective. This ability benefits of advanced expertise in the hard- and life-science components of environmental studies as well as in their economic- and social-science components. In this context, seven professional positions ECGS graduates can achieve are listed below:
1. Environmental manager in agro-food, energy and green economy companies as well as in other companies in the industrial and service sectors;
2. Environmental specialist in the public administration as well as in local governments;
3. Environmental specialist in supra and international bodies as well as in national and international non-governmental organizations.
4. Specialist in environmental impact studies, strategic environmental assessments and environmental risk assessments;
5. Specialist in quantifying the economic value of natural resources;
6. Specialist in quantifying the economic value of agricultural resources and in managing them;
7. Environmental technologist.
Further employment opportunities of ECGS graduates concern research positions at universities and research institutions as well as teaching at the secondary school level.

Statistiche occupazionali (Almalaurea)
Eligibility to the Master program in Environmental Change and Global Sustainability presupposes to possess suitable curricular qualifications and to have an adequate personal preparation, to be verified by means of an interview.
As to the curricular qualifications, the ECGS program can be accessed by graduates holding an Italian three-year laurea (BA) degree (ex D.M. 270/2004 or ex D.M. 509/1999) in either the class L-32 Scienze per l'ambiente e la natura (ex D.M. 270/2004) or the class L-27 Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e la natura (ex D.M 509/1999).
The ECGS programme can also be accessed by graduates holding an Italian three-year laurea (BA) degree, obtained in classes different from the above-mentioned ones, provided they have earned at least 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits for having attended courses in the scientific-disciplinary sectors belonging to at least two of the following sets, of which at least 15 in the scientific-disciplinary sectors belonging to the first set:
1. computer science, mathematics, and statistics (INF/01, MAT/01-MAT/09, SECS-S/01-/03, SECS-S/06);
2. chemistry, physics and Earth sciences (CHIM/01-/03, CHIM/06, CHIM/12, FIS/01, FIS/06-/07, GEO/01-/02, GEO/04-/05, GEO/10-/12);
3. life sciences (AGR/02-/03, AGR/05-/06, AGR/08-/10, AGR/13, AGR/15, AGR/17-/18, BIO/01-/07, BIO/09-/13);
4. economic and social sciences (AGR/01, ING-IND/35, IUS/01, IUS/04, IUS/09-/10, IUS/13-/14, SECS-P/01-/03, SPS/01, SPS/04, SPS/07, SPS/10).
Students with foreign qualifications obtained from international Universities subscribing to both the European system for acknowledging university qualifications and the ECTS system for assigning university credits can also enter the ECGS program, provided that they hold first-level degrees accepted as equivalent to Italian laurea degrees by the members of a Committee appointed by the ECGS program Council, who will also ascertain that the international applicants meet curricular requirements in disciplines similar to those belonging to the scientific-disciplinary sectors listed above.
Finally, students with foreign qualifications obtained from international Universities not subscribing to the European system for acknowledging university qualifications and the ECTS system for assigning university credits can also enter the ECGS program, provided that they hold first-level degrees accepted as equivalent to Italian laurea degrees by a Committee appointed by the ECGS program Council, and that the same Committee verifies that the international applicants meet curricular requirements similar to those required of the applicants holding qualifications awarded by Italian Universities.
Moreover, in all the above cases, knowledge of the English language is required at level B2 or higher, according to the classification provided by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The qualifications recognised by the University of Milan, with the corresponding CEFR levels, can be found at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/
Native English speakers and graduates from university first-level programmes entirely taught in English are exempted from producing any such language qualification.
Students without a documented B2 level may be accepted on condition that their level of English proficiency, assessed during the interview, is evidently good.
Students who do not comply with some of the above prerequisites can still be allowed to register in the ECGS programme, provided that they attend crash courses in the areas where they do not fulfil the requirements, to be held in early September before the start of the official courses, and sit the corresponding exams (see the programme website at: https://ecgs.cdl.unimi.it/en).
In line with the nature of the ECGS programme, international mobility is highly encouraged.
Students enrolled in the programme may spend a study period abroad under the ERASMUS+ program (they can take courses, take exams, prepare theses, carry out research), obtaining recognition for their academic career from that educational experience.
Erasmus+ also provides Placements, that is, the opportunity for a traineeship in companies and other organisations abroad. The new Erasmus+ program provides the following new study and placement opportunities: a) up to 12 months abroad (study periods and placements); b) placements, including those for new graduates (within 12 months of completing a degree). Students who have already spent a period abroad under the Erasmus+ programme may still apply for an Erasmus+ educational or placement activity. Yet, the months previously spent abroad concur to the attainment of the overall maximum of 12 months for each Erasmus+ study cycle.
Attendance is strongly recommended

Elenco insegnamenti

Primo semestre
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Obbligatorio
Approaches to the study of ecological systems 8 64 Inglese BIO/07
Biodiversity dynamics and conservation 8 64 Inglese BIO/05
Environmental economics and policy 8 64 Inglese SECS-P/01
Quantitative methods 6 64 Inglese MAT/08
Secondo semestre
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Obbligatorio
Agricultural and natural resource economics and policy 8 64 Inglese AGR/01
Chemistry of natural processes and technologies for the environment 8 64 Inglese CHIM/06 CHIM/07
Geodiversity: theory and applications 8 64 Inglese GEO/04
Statistical methods in environmental studies 6 64 Inglese MED/01 SECS-P/05
sarà attivato dall'A.A. 2021/2022
Periodo non definito
Per queste attività non è previsto un periodo di offerta (es. corsi online a frequenza libera).
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Obbligatorio
Final dissertation 21 0 Inglese
Periodo non specificato
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Facoltativo
Applied environmental and resource economics 6 48 Inglese AGR/01
Climate change: impact and adaptation 6 48 Inglese AGR/02 FIS/06
Economic botany and zoology 6 48 Inglese BIO/04 BIO/05
Ecosystem functioning and services 6 48 Inglese BIO/07
Environmental law 6 48 Inglese IUS/10 IUS/13
Sustainability accounting and management 6 48 Inglese SECS-P/08
Sustainable development 6 48 Inglese SECS-P/01
Regole di composizione
- Choose three courses from:
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua Periodo SSD
Applied environmental and resource economics 6 48 Inglese AGR/01
Climate change: impact and adaptation 6 48 Inglese AGR/02 FIS/06
Economic botany and zoology 6 48 Inglese BIO/04 BIO/05
Ecosystem functioning and services 6 48 Inglese BIO/07
Environmental law 6 48 Inglese IUS/10 IUS/13
Sustainability accounting and management 6 48 Inglese SECS-P/08
Sustainable development 6 48 Inglese SECS-P/01
- In the 2nd year 9 ECTS credits must be acquired for Internship and Placement
- Open choice courses: 12 CFU
Primo semestre
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Obbligatorio
Approaches to the study of ecological systems 8 64 Inglese BIO/07
Biodiversity dynamics and conservation 8 64 Inglese BIO/05
Environmental economics and policy 8 64 Inglese SECS-P/01
Quantitative methods 6 64 Inglese MAT/08
Secondo semestre
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Obbligatorio
Agricultural and natural resource economics and policy 8 64 Inglese AGR/01
Chemistry of natural processes and technologies for the environment 8 64 Inglese CHIM/06 CHIM/07
Geodiversity: theory and applications 8 64 Inglese GEO/04
Statistical methods in environmental studies 6 64 Inglese MED/01 SECS-P/05
sarà attivato dall'A.A. 2021/2022
Periodo non definito
Per queste attività non è previsto un periodo di offerta (es. corsi online a frequenza libera).
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Obbligatorio
Final dissertation 21 0 Inglese
Periodo non specificato
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua SSD
Facoltativo
Bioresource and pollution control technology 6 48 Inglese AGR/09
Ecosustainable materials and processes 6 48 Inglese ING-IND/22 SECS-P/08
Environmental change and public health 6 48 Inglese MED/04 MED/50
Food industry design, technology and innovation 6 48 Inglese AGR/15
Methods in ecotoxicology 6 48 Inglese BIO/07 BIO/14
Multilevel effects of environmental contamination 6 48 Inglese BIO/05 BIO/06 BIO/14
Waste management and sustainability 6 48 Inglese AGR/10 AGR/18
Regole di composizione
- Choose three courses from:
Attività formative Crediti massimi Ore totali Lingua Periodo SSD
Bioresource and pollution control technology 6 48 Inglese AGR/09
Ecosustainable materials and processes 6 48 Inglese ING-IND/22 SECS-P/08
Environmental change and public health 6 48 Inglese MED/04 MED/50
Food industry design, technology and innovation 6 48 Inglese AGR/15
Methods in ecotoxicology 6 48 Inglese BIO/07 BIO/14
Multilevel effects of environmental contamination 6 48 Inglese BIO/05 BIO/06 BIO/14
Waste management and sustainability 6 48 Inglese AGR/10 AGR/18
- In the 2nd year 9 ECTS credits must be acquired for Internship and Placement
- Open choice courses: 12 CFU
Presidente del Collegio Didattico
Prof. Maurizio Maugeri
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