The degree course in AgriTech Engineering mainly sees the collaboration of four different cultural areas: environmental engineering, information and communication technologies (ICT), industrial engineering, and chemical engineering, which collaborate to guarantee the integration of knowledge and skills.

The course aims to train high-level professionals who have a systemic vision of the aspects related to the application of technologies to agricultural production. It offers solid training from a technological point of view. Still, it is completed with the necessary knowledge in the agronomic field, not excluding the necessary foundations related to safety, sustainability, and management in the different productive and management steps of the agricultural sector. This requires a high level of multidisciplinarity in basic knowledge and the development of an aptitude for problem-solving and planning in specialist subjects.

The qualifying educational objectives that characterize the degree in AgriTech Engineering are related to the following:

• Security of agricultural production
• Knowledge of AgriTech policies and regulations
• Conservation and protection of water resources and environmental compartments
• Technologies for Smart Agriculture and Agriculture 4.0
• Environmental and chemical sciences and technologies
• Technologies for sustainable and circular agricultural production
• Automation and mechanics applied to agriculture
• Intelligent systems based on IoT solutions
• Technologies for monitoring natural phenomena

The program includes a first semester, preparatory for the rest of the curriculum, where you will take different courses depending on the knowledge you have previously acquired. If you come from the ICT world, you will learn the basics of chemistry, fluid mechanics, and sustainability. On the contrary, if your bachelor's is not ICT related, you will learn the fundamentals of electronics and computer science. Regardless of this distinction, you will also take a course in fundamentals of cropping systems.

In the second and third semesters, the courses are dedicated to acquiring knowledge and skills in the field of safety, policies, and management procedures for agricultural production. They also aim to integrate specific technical knowledge and skills related to the measurement and mapping of physicochemical parameters of soils on different scales, mechanics and mechatronics applied to agriculture, and the management and analysis of data for the development of advanced technological systems and solutions for precision agriculture (sensors, data transmission, IoT approaches). Additionally, the focus includes integrated management and qualitative and quantitative protection of water resources, as well as the protection, reuse, and valorisation of agricultural production waste.

During the fourth semester, you will apply what you have learned in internships and theses that can be carried out at Politecnico di Torino or in companies, as well as following free choice courses that you deem helpful in completing your career.

Year 1

• Circuits and electrical engineering and Electronic systems (12 credits) or
• Organic and environmental chemistry and Sustainability and safety (12 credits)
• Programming techniques (6 credits) or
• Water systems (6 credits)
• Introduction to arable and fruit cropping systems(6 credits)
• Mechanics for Agriculture(6 credits)
• Sensors and Data Transmission/IoT for Agriculture (6 credits)
• Sustainable water use in agriculture (10 credits)

Year 2

• Agricultural Waste Management (6 credits)
• Mechatronics for Agriculture (6 credits)
• Survey and Monitoring for Agriculture (8 credits)
• Technology and Innovation Management/Agri-food law and safety (12 credits)
• Challenge (8 credits) or
• Free Choice Courses (6 credits) or
• Professional Training (6 credits)
• Thesis (18 credits)

Agriculture 4.0 is today, more than ever, a topic of great attention for the Italian and global agricultural sectors. The new master's degree course in AgriTech Engineering responds to a rapidly evolving demand for a new professional figure, able to combine the needs of agronomists with technological knowledge aimed at developing efficient and environmentally compatible productions to guarantee the sustainability and traceability of agricultural production 4.0.

The main professional opportunities are related to the following:

• Large companies and complete agricultural supply chains need technicians to standardize production, increase quality, and reduce waste;
• Multinationals in the technological field, which see the growth of activities dedicated to the world of agriculture for the collection and analysis of data;
• Producer associations and organizations;
• Professional organizations;
• Agri-food industries and agri-food consultancy firms;
• Engineering design companies that develop and implement processes, plants, and technologies to support production, distribution, and marketing related to agriculture and agro-industry;
• Research centers and public and private laboratories;
• Technical structures of the public administration;
• Consultancy studies for the environment, safety, agricultural and zootechnical productions.

The course allows you to obtain qualifications for the following regulated professions:

• Civil and environmental engineering
• Information engineering
• Industrial engineering

Agriculture 4.0 is today, more than ever, a topic of great attention for the Italian and global agricultural sectors. The new master's degree course in AgriTech Engineering responds to a rapidly evolving demand for a multidisciplinary and flexible professional figure, capable to interact with the productive and professional realities of the agricultural world, guiding strategic choices to generate sustainable technological solutions, beneficial to agricultural production and its management.

The main professional opportunities are related to the following:

• Large companies and complete agricultural supply chains need technicians to standardize production, increase quality, and reduce waste;
• Multinationals in the technological field, which see the growth of activities dedicated to the world of agriculture for the collection and analysis of data;
• Producer associations and organizations;
• Professional organizations;
• Agri-food industries and agri-food consultancy firms;
• Engineering design companies that develop and implement processes, plants, and technologies to support production, distribution, and marketing related to agriculture and agro-industry;
• Research centers and public and private laboratories;
• Technical structures of the public administration;
• Consultancy studies for the environment, safety, agricultural and zootechnical productions.