BSc in Food Production Management
Piacenza, Italy
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
07 May 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* May 7th, 2025 for non-EU students | June 25th, 2025 for EU students
** for non-EU residents | €6360 for EU residents per year
Key Summary
Introduction
The Food Production Management program curriculum provides knowledge and skills for students aiming at managing the different levels of agri-food chains. Students learn the innovative principles and techniques of agriculture, from the fields to the table, to produce safe, sustainable, and high-quality food. The focus will be on the supply chains of dairy, cured meats, viticulture, cereals, and horticultural produce. In particular, high-quality “Made in Italy” product value chains are used as study cases.
The competencies acquired on the degree can be applied to:
- The production, quality, and sanitation in ‘made in Italy” husbandry
- The transformation and conservation techniques of plant and animal products
- Food safety and legislation
- The impact on environmental sustainability
- Aspects relating to the economic valorization of agri-food products, with particular emphasis on those of Italian tradition and the management of the enterprises.
It is the first-degree program of this kind in Italy entirely focused on agri-food sustainability and its economic and environmental components.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
The first-year lectures will cover the basic statistical, physical, chemical, physiological, and genetic concepts through lessons and practical sessions.
In the second year, the students will be introduced to applied studies of microbiology, crop agronomy, cultivation, animal husbandry and welfare, agri-food economics, food technology, traceability, food safety, sustainability, and certification. In the third year, the program will broaden to provide a general grounding in the principal features of Italian husbandry (cereals, tomatoes, wine, cheeses, and cured meats).
The Degree study program also comprises an in-company internship and the submission of a final dissertation report that both enhance the student’s ability to apply methodologies learned and knowledge gained to concrete situations.
Total ECTS: 180
First Year
- Applied Statistics and Physics
- Chemistry
- Plant Physiology and Genetics
- Biochemistry
- Applied Agronomy and Horticulture
- Food Economics
Second Year
- Applied Agri-Food Microbiology
- Food Technology
- Crop Protection
- Animal Science
- Sustainability & Food Law
- The Wine Trail
- Applied Viticulture
- Applied Enology
- Integrated Vineyard Protection
- Applied Viticulture
- Applied Enology
- Integrated Vineyard Protection
Third Year
- Food Safety
- Cheese and Cured Meat Hub
- Milk, Meat Production, and Technology
- Microbiology of Dairy and Meat Food
- Milk, Meat Production, and Technology
- Microbiology of Dairy and Meat Food
- Tomato, Pasta and Bakery Hub
- Vegetable Production and Technology
- Cereal Grains, Processing, and Technology
- Vegetable Production and Technology
- Cereal Grains, Processing, and Technology
- Free programs
- Internship and Final exam
Program Outcome
Degree Awarded: Degree in Food Science and Technology
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The program provides knowledge and skills for students aiming at managing the different levels of the agri-food chains (input supplying companies, farms, food processors, traders and retailers, and support organizations), particularly in those situations where interactions along the value chains represent a success factor for improving and maintaining products’ quality, sustainability and, above all, market performance.
This program gives access to graduate programs: for example our Master of Science in Agricultural and Food Economics, or a Master in Viticulture and Enology.
English Language Requirements
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Program Admission Requirements
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