Planning and Management of Agro-territorial, Forest and Landscape – (M.Sc.)

Requirements

In order to attend a second-level degree course in "Progettazione e gestione degli ecosistemi agro-territoriali, forestali e del paesaggio" (Planning and management of agricultural-land, forest and landscape ecosystems) profitably it is necessary to have acquired knowledge in relation to the following:

* basic scientific disciplines in the fields of applied technology and economics regarding the management of rural and forest environments;
* main environmental and pedoclimatic characteristics for the purpose of better exploiting agrosilvopastoral systems while protecting the landscape;
* fundamental principles governing reclamation and irrigation plans for rural environments and green areas and hydraulic and agroforestry projects;
* basic notions regarding forest and reforestation initiatives and agrosilvopastoral reorganization for the purpose of achieving optimal management of mountain areas, both from an economic and ecological point of view;
* fundamental principles enabling an evaluation of soil and water quality with the aim of conserving and protecting them so as to assure a sustainable use of resources;
* main soil characteristics, with the aim of ensuring rational use for purposes also not strictly related to agroforestry;
* basic notions regarding land planning and assessment of environmental impact;
* main provisions of environmental laws.

Admission to a second-level degree course is subject to the following requirements:

1. Completion of a degree in one of the following classes, or possession of another academic qualification earned abroad and recognised as suitable: Ministry of Education, University and Research decree no. 270: L-21 Land, Town, Landscape and Environmental Planning Sciences; L-32 Environment and Nature Sciences and Technologies.

As per Ministry Decree no. 509/99: L 7 Town-planning and planning sciences; L 20 Agri-food and forestry sciences and technologies; L 27 Environment and nature sciences and technologies.

Previous 4-year university system: - Agricultural sciences, Agricultural sciences and technologies, Forestry sciences, Forestry and environmental sciences (Ministry Decree 143/93); - Environmental sciences (Ministry Decree 256/96); - Tropical and subtropical agricultural sciences (Ministry decree 262/96).

2. Completion of a degree other than the ones specified above with the acquisition, for each of the following scientific/subject areas, of a minimum number of ECTS academic credits as indicated below:

Scientific/subject area

ECTS credits

Agricultural subjects

* AGR/01 5
* AGR/02 5
* AGR/03 5
* AGR/08 3
* AGR/09 3
* AGR/10 3
* AGR/11 3
* AGR/12 3
* AGR/13 3

Mathematics, physics, information technology and statistics

from FIS/01 to FIS/07, INF/01, ING-INF/05, from MAT/01 to MAT/09, SECS-S/01

Biology subjects

from BIO/01 to BIO/05, BIO/13

Chemistry subjects

From CHIM/01 to CHIM/03, CHIM/06

In the case of students who do not possess the required degree and/or credits as specified above, admission to a second-level degree course is subject to a preliminary assessment by a Commission which will ascertain, by means of an interview, whether the student possesses the required knowledge and competencies.

Interviews will be held on the following dates:

* 16 September 2011, 9.30 a.m., room 9, viale Fanin, 48
* 23 September 2011, 9.30 a.m., room 9, viale Fanin, 48
* 30 September 2011 2.30 p.m., room 9, viale Fanin, 48
* 11 November 2011, 2.30 p.m., room 9, viale Fanin, 48
* 16 December 2011, 2.30 p.m., room 9, viale Fanin, 48

If the Commission judges the graduate's level of knowledge and competencies to be satisfactory, the student will be admitted to a test to assess the adequacy of his or her personal academic preparation as per the following paragraphs.

A negative outcome of the test/interview will preclude admission to a second-level degree course.

Assessment of personal academic preparation

Admission to a second-level degree course is subject not only to the fulfilment of the pre-established curricular requirements but also to passing a test proving the adequacy of personal academic preparation, which will take place by means of an individual interview.

Students who were awarded a degree with a minimum final mark of 92/110 will automatically be considered to have sufficient academic preparation.

The test consists in an interview with a commission designated by the Consiglio di Corso di Laurea (Degree Course Board).

Students must sign up for the test by sending an e-mail to the faculty teaching office (presidenza.agraria@unibo.it) with the subject: "prova di verifica" and specifying name, surname, the course they wish to enrol in and the date of the interview in which they intend to participate. The e-mail must be sent at least two days before the date of the interview.

A negative outcome of the test/interview will preclude admission to a second-level degree course.