MSc in Biological Sciences

There are two Semesters, from October to the end of January, and from March to mid-June. The Winter Exam Session is in February. The program of study proposes different curricula focused on achieving a deeper education in specialized areas of Biology or Biotechnology.

Molecular Diagnostics and Biotechnology

Year 1

• Genomics and Proteomics
• High Performance
• Bio-Analytical Methods
• Epigenetics
• Biology of Cancer and Biomolecular
• Therapeutic Agents
• Clinical and Molecular
• Diagnostics
• Rotation Laboratory
• Student choice

Year 2

• Stem Cell Technologies and Animal Models
• Molecular Parasitology
• Molecular Ecology
• Molecular Archeological and Forensic Anthropology
• Microbial Pathogenesis and Biofilms
• Experimental Thesis
• Final Dissertation

Nutrition: Functional and Sustainable Food

Year 1

• Alternative Food & Nutrient Sources
• Applied Nutrition
• Food Quality
• Functional-Sustainable
• Food Technologies
• Microbiota and Nutritional
• Conditions
• Epigenetics
• Pathological Conditions Related to Nutritional Habits
• Sustainable Food Systems

Year 2

• Blood Parameters and Nutritional Conditions
• Endocrine-Metabolic Interplay
• Population Epidemiology through Genome-wide
• Association Studies
• Internship
• Student choice
• Experimental Thesis
• Final Dissertation

Conservation Biology and Environmental Management

Year 1

• Community Ecology
• Applied Statistics
• Biodiversity Assessment
• Monitoring Schemes
• High Performance
• Bio-analytical Methods
• Population Genetics and Animal Ecology
• Principles of Landscape Ecology
• Rotation Laboratory
• Student Choice

Year 2

• Animal Adaptation to Environmental Conditions
• Ecosystem Services
• Plant Population Genetics and Ecology
• Soil Microbiology and Biodiversity
• Experimental Thesis
• Final Dissertation

Nutrizione per il Benesseree lo Sport

Year 1

• Alimenti Funzionali per il Benessere e lo Sport
• Epigenetica & Nutrizione
• Fisiopatologia & Nutrizione
• Metodi Bioanalitici per la Valutazione dello Stato
• Nutrizionale/Metabolico
• Nutrizione Applicata 1: nutrizione per il benessere
• Nutrizione Applicata 2: nutrizione a support dell’attività sportiva
• Nutrizione di Precisione per il Benessere e lo Sport

Year 2

• Basi Etnico-Culturali della Nutrizione
• Ecosistema Microbiota-Stato
• Nutrizionale Organismo
• Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Parametri Biochimico-Clinicie Stato Nutrizionale
• Tirocinio
• A scelta dello Studente
• Tesi
• Dissertazione Tesi

Quality Assurance System

UNICAM Quality Management System Certificate ISO ISO9001:2015 (from AFAQ-France, a French leader and one of the first certification bodies at the global level) guarantees students the quality of services provided.

The guarantee is via a rigorous analysis of internal organizational procedures and the prompt addressing of any weaknesses or shortcomings whether detected or reported by the students themselves.

The Quality Management System includes the following support services for students: orientation and guidance, mentoring,

International mobility, Internships, and communication.

These integrate with and support the educational activities, so as to contribute to the complete training of the student.

The goal of the Master course in Biological Sciences is to prepare its graduates to start a career in different areas of Biological Sciences with particular regard to scientific research and diagnostics in biomedical, nutritional, and environmental fields. Graduates will be able to deal with the application of biology and biotechnology, at functional and molecular levels, in industry, in the service sector, and in various areas of public administration. The degree in Biological Sciences, through the specific curricula, properly prepares professional figures, such as the nutritional biologist, who are allowed to formulate personal diets and oversee education programs and nutritional and environmental surveillance programs. All curricula will prepare students to engage in research, lead lab teams, make development and planning decisions, and create and apply research modalities to large projects.

Graduates in Biological Sciences will be adequately prepared for access to third education level (PhD programs or specialization school) in molecular biology and biotechnology all over the world.

Classes will be held face to face in the University halls but it is possible to attend them also in streaming. Practical activities and laboratories will be organized in different modalities that will be communicated at the due time.