Educational sequence

First-year Studies Programme. The first-year Studies Program of the Curriculum is organised in 7 Units (60 ECTS)

SEMESTER 1

Introduction to sustainability (15.0 ECTS)

• Agroecosystems & Population Dynamics
• Agro-Environmental Impact Assessment & Farm Management
• Green and Resilient Food Systems
• Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation in Agriculture

Natural resources management (7.0 ECTS)

• Water Management
• Soil Properties and Quality Assessment
• Soil Microbiology
• Nutrient management and soil fertility improvement

Assessment of genetic resources (6.0 ECTS)

• Seed Production & Plant Breeding
• Plant Breeding
• Agro-biodiversity assessment and management

SEMESTER 2

Crop protection (14.0 ECTS)

• Insect Management
• Detection and Epidemiology of Plant Virus Diseases & Molecular -Plant Pathogen Inetractions
• Insect Management
• Weed management

Current Topics in Sustainable agriculture (5.0 ECTS)

• Circularity in Protected Horticulture
• Soilless Cultivation

Biometrics (3.0 ECTS)

• Crop Experimentation

Systems Thinking / innovation & Communication (5.0 ECTS)

• Innovation & Communication in Sustainable Farming
• Systems Thinking / Farming System Research (Concepts & Practice)

Extended Essay (3.0 ECTS)

Second year - The Master of Science Programme (Project - 9 months duration, 60 ECTS)

Independently of the thesis thematic area, students ac quire standard common competencies such as literature reviewing, hypothesis formulation and experimental de sign, sampling and collection of data, statistical analysis of acquired measurements, scientific writing and critical interpretation of results.

Linked to the thematic area of their research work, students gain specific competencies that might fall in different groups: molecular biology techniques, soil and plant tissue labs, sugars and antioxidants measurements in fruits, chlorophyll and carotenoids analysis in leaves, operation of fully automated hydroponics system.

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