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Agricultural Sciences and Technologies

Academic Year: 
2024/2025
Degree Level: 
Master's Degree
Duration: 
2 years
Teaching Facility: 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Access Requirements: 
Unscheduled
Italian Classification: 
LM69 R - Scienze e tecnologie agrarie
Teaching Languages: 
English
Location: 
Catania

Course Overview

The Master’s Degree Course in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies is designed for high-level professionals, specialized in the planning and management of agricultural production processes with a specific focus on the improvement of agronomic management, environmental sustainability and socioeconomic factors.

Educational Goals

The course is aimed at training high-level professionals, specialized in the planning and management of agricultural production processes with a specific focus on the improvement of agronomic management, environmental sustainability and socioeconomic factors. Graduates acquire, with a high level of basic cultural preparation, excellent mastery of the scientific method of investigation, and in-depth knowledge of the agricultural environment and agroecosystems with their main variables, in order to manage the continuous adaptation of the agricultural production system, plant cultivations and technological innovations.

Job Opportunities

At the end of the studies, graduates will be able to:

Program, plan and optimize innovative production processes, develop projects, design installations, promote technical resources and structures necessary for agrifood sector; develop activities for the protection of agricultural and forest agroecosystems; work in farms or companies operating in the production, storage, transformation and marketing of agricultural products; work in public institutions, national and international organizations.