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Mediterranean Agricultural Systems

Bachelor Degree
L-25 R
In presence
Free
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  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Lithuania
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Spain

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What is the objective of the course? What is it?
What does it train you for?

The Bachelor's Degree in Mediterranean Agricultural Systems aims to train professionals capable of dealing with primary production (plant and animal production) with a supply chain perspective in regions within the Mediterranean basin, characterized by significant environmental fragility.

This aligns with the main international quality certification standards for production processes and with the principles of sustainable development set out in the 2030 Agenda adheres to the principles of sustainable development outlined in the Agenda 2030, with particular reference to Goals No. 2 (Zero Hunger) and No. 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).

Graduates in Mediterranean Agricultural Systems will have skills in:

  • Modeling primary and agri-food production systems, including organization and interpretation of experimental and production data;
  • Assessing agricultural production factors and their impact on the quantitative and qualitative aspects of plant and animal production;
  • Food production practices and their application for improving the quality of agri-food products;
  • Economic and financial management of agricultural and livestock enterprises within the context of current climate change.
Professionals will have a comprehensive understanding of the use of non-renewable resources and the enhanced efficiency of technical means made available by agronomic sciences, ensuring benefits for both the agricultural entrepreneur and the final consumer.

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What do you learn?

The educational program includes basic courses (mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, genetics, and genetic improvement), characterizing and related courses (soil fertility, hydraulic design in Mediterranean environments, agronomy and dry farming practices, phytoremediation and reuse of wastewater in agriculture, management of the olive supply chain, supply chain of tropical and subtropical fruit crops in Mediterranean environments, principles of nursery management and horticultural and floricultural production, herbaceous cropping systems for hot and arid environments, principles of mechanics and agricultural mechanization, agricultural economics and rural appraisal, certifications applicable to the primary production sector, livestock farming, and crop protection).

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What can you do with it?

Graduates in Mediterranean Agricultural Systems have a professional profile that enables them to find employment as operators in the primary production sector (agricultural enterprises, producer associations, producer organizations) and in public or private local authorities, through public competitions, operating in the primary production sector or related fields.

Graduates in Mediterranean Agricultural Systems can also work as independent professionals (Junior Agronomists), with access to section "A" of the Professional Register of Agronomists and Foresters.

The degree in Mediterranean Agricultural Systems prepares graduates for the profession codified by ISTAT with the following code: Agronomists and Foresters (2.3.1.3.0).

Furthermore, they can continue their university studies to obtain a master’s degree or a first-level master's degree.