15 Life Sciences Master's Degree Programs

What if you (re)invented the food of tomorrow? Become an agri-food engineer to imagine, formulate, produce and market new products! From R&D to distribution, from manufacturing processes to marketing, you will discover a wide variety of exciting careers.

The Master in Local Food Policy, offered by UNISG in collaboration with CIHEAM Bari, focuses on developing skills for local food supply chains and policies. It provides students with the tools needed to develop market analysis, sustainable management, and advocacy for fair food practices. The local initiatives with a global impact that you will carry out in this Master's will pave the way for a career in food policy analysis, sustainable food design, and innovative food enterprise management.

The Second-cycle Degree in Food Science and Technology is aimed at Italian and foreign students interested in the disciplines food technology, food safety and quality. The Second-cycle Degree Course is structured so as to represent the natural continuation of studies for graduates possessing university degrees in Food Science and Technology and in Gastronomic Sciences, but may also be of interest to graduates in other scientific-technical disciplines in the fields of chemistry, biology and engineering in possession of an adequate curriculum.

Colorado is home to a thriving bioscience hub and is the life science centre for the Rocky Mountain region. There is a high demand for skilled professionals in the bioscience field, and the Professional Science Master’s program offers an excellent opportunity to enhance your skills and prepare for new roles in this ever-evolving industry. Through industry partnerships, internships, and exclusive career advancement opportunities, the PSM program will help you launch your career in biotechnology.

The Master is offered for all graduates in Health Sciences who would like to begin their path in the field of research. In addition, the electives allow the student to join/work with the main research groups of the Faculty of Health Sciences during their master studies. Through their choice of the proposed electives, students will be able to deepen, according to their interests.

The UPPA is opening a 5-year integrated Master’s/Ph.D. program of excellence linked to the research fields of energy and the environment with research-intensive training in multiple fields. The "Master of Applied Social Sciences in Energy and Environmental Transitions ( ASSET )" is a track of the Master's degree "Science of sustainability". It is an interdisciplinary graduate training of excellence in 2 years of training in sustainability sciences from the perspective of social sciences. It deals with the problems of energy and environmental transitions by crossing the knowledge, skills, and experiences of research professors from different disciplinary families and by operating as much as possible in a collaborative configuration (where the knowledge acquired is then shared), and from project-based and problem-oriented teaching.

Type: Master's Degree, Faculty or School: Faculty of Chemistry, Branch of Knowledge: Chemistry Mode of Delivery: Blended learning, Credits: 90

The Master's Degree in Bioenergy Engineering and Energy Sustainability aims to foster a sensitive and rigorously based mentality among students on the general concept of sustainability, developing skills in the areas of environmental protection and sustainable energy management (renewable energies, efficiency, energy saving, etc.). Successful completion of this Master's Degree will allow students to access different professional fields such as management, planning and certification of energy sustainability, or the socio-economic and environmental impacts of bioenergy, with the possibility of integrating other energies in order to guarantee sustainability in the use of bioenergy. The objective of the Master's Degree is to train engineers who are specialists in different professional fields such as management, planning and certification of energy sustainability, as well as in the most innovative technological developments in bioenergy and other renewable energies.

The aim of the proposed graduate research program Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology (EACM) is to form experts with up-to-date knowledge of advanced analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, molecular biology, and environmental microbiology to elucidate the behavior and fate of contaminants from pollution sources to living organisms, to assess their impacts on ecosystem structure and functioning, and to implement solutions to maintain ecosystems health.

The postgraduate program in Agricultural Engineering trains engineers operating in the agro-industrial sector who possess a system vision, i.e. an approach to the study and the implementation of application solutions based on an overall vision of the technological aspects of the agro-industrial chain. The objective is to prepare culturally and professionally highly qualified technicians able to implement the available technologies to ensure the sustainability, safety, and traceability of agro-industrial productions, to design and integrate automation, to monitor agricultural robotics systems, to use Big Data analysis and Artificial Intelligence. By using these tools, the Agricultural Engineer aims at improving yields and control over safety requirements, designing intelligent irrigation systems, at reaching the optimal economic management of farms and of the connected supply chain.

The master's degree in Education in Rural Areas seeks to train professionals who can recognize the specific characteristics of the rural environment, meet the particular educational requirements of these settings, and contribute to improving the quality of education in rural areas.

The need for the study program arises from the interaction of political and administrative changes in rural and regional development; globally occurring social, economic, technological, and cultural transformations and climate change that influence regional and local decision-making.

The i3L Master in Bio management is meant for fresh graduates and professionals who want to develop their careers in the highly complex yet highly promising life science industry.

The Master's in Agricultural Education and Leadership offers a flexible program designed for individuals seeking to advance their careers in agricultural education, leadership, and related fields. The...

Health informatics is the interdisciplinary study of the adoption, design, and application of technology and scientific innovations in the healthcare industry.