Master in Biology
Siena, Italy
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Characteristics
The Master’s Degree in Biology represents the natural continuation for graduates of the Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, as well as for all those who have acquired solid foundational knowledge of biological phenomena at the biochemical, molecular, cellular, functional, community, population, and ecosystem levels.
Educational Objectives
The Master’s Degree in Biology aims to provide advanced and practical training in biological disciplines through a curriculum that offers the methodological and cultural foundations of scientific research in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, biodiversity, nutrition, and food sciences. The intended objectives are to:
- Provide solid multidisciplinary training that allows for an understanding of the complexity that characterises living organisms, their evolution, and the dynamics of their interactions with the environment;
- Offer a highly specialised educational path aimed at acquiring theoretical and methodological skills in the cellular-molecular and nutritional areas;
- Develop the skills necessary to design and manage basic and applied research projects, including those of international relevance, both in universities and in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and agri-food industries.
Several scholarship options are available, please visit the university website for information.
Courses / Learning Activities
The program is structured into two curricula:
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)
- Nutrition Biology for Health and Sports Activities (NBHSA)
The courses, delivered both as lectures and as laboratory/field activities, are taught during the first year and the first semester of the second year. The second semester is reserved for thesis work and study or traineeship periods abroad. Interdisciplinary seminars are also offered in collaboration with professionals from private companies and public and private research centres.
Internships and Possible International Opportunities
The wide network of relationships of the teaching staff makes it possible to offer a broad range of internships, both in Italy and abroad. The necessary and desirable language skills can be acquired by students through courses offered by the University.
Career and Professional Opportunities
- The professional profile of the Master’s Graduate in Biology meets the demand for advanced training from the labour market at both national and international levels. For example, graduates may work as:
- Researchers in public and private universities and in other public and private research institutions;
- Managers in pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and agri-food industries, as well as in public and private analysis laboratories;
- Managers in public and private organisations;
- Freelance biologists.
The Master’s Graduate in Biology may also access courses/competitive examinations for teaching scientific subjects in public and private primary and secondary schools.
In addition to in-presence teaching, which continues to be the preferred method also in the next Academic Year, every single lesson will be simultaneously live-streamed and/or video recorded and uploaded on our digital platform for subsequent viewing. This mode is essential for students who are temporarily unable to be on premises.