Course Structure
To obtain the Master’s degree, it is necessary to earn 120 ECTS credits:
- 35 to 40 ECTS from alignment courses
- 60 to 65 ECTS from mandatory courses
- 5 to 10 ECTS from elective courses
- a final thesis corresponding to 5 ECTS
An individual study plan with selected courses must be submitted.
Alignment courses and mandatory courses
For students coming form degree courses in Engineering who alredy have a solid background in Mechanical Engineering, but not in automatic control
Alignment courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Agronomy | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Fondamenti di Automatica B | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Microbiology | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Mandatory courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials for Agriculture | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Control Systems for Smart Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Data Harvesting and Data Analysis for Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Control and Actuating Devices for Agriculture / Industrial Technologies for Precision Agriculture | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Agricultural Supply Chain Management | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Operation Risk Management and Resilience | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Smart Irrigation Climate Adaptive Tools for Optimal Water Productivity | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental Enginering for Sustainable Agriculture A | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture B | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Agricultural Machinery and Terramechanics | 5 | 2 | 2 |
For students coming from degree courses in Engineering who already have a solid background in Environmental Engineering, but not in automatic control
Alignment courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Fondamenti di Automatica B | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Modellistica dei Sistemi Meccanici | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Microbiology | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Agronomy | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Mandatory courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials for Agriculture | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Control Systems for Smart Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Data Harvesting and Data Analysis for Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Control and Actuating Devices for Agriculture / Industrial Technologies for Precision Agriculture | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Agricultural Supply Chain Management | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Operation Risk Management and Resilience | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Smart Irrigation Climate Adaptive Tools for Optimal Water Productivity | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture B | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Agricultural Machinery and Terramechanics | 5 | 2 | 2 |
For students coming from degree courses in Engineering who do not fall into the two previous cases
Alignment courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Agronomy | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Modellistica dei Sistemi Meccanici | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Microbiology | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Mandatory courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials for Agriculture | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Control Systems for Smart Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Data Harvesting and Data Analysis for Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Control and Actuating Devices for Agriculture / Industrial Technologies for Precision Agriculture | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Agricultural Supply Chain Management | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Operation Risk Management and Resilience | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Smart Irrigation Climate Adaptive Tools for Optimal Water Productivity | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture A | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture B | 5 | 2 | 2 |
For students coming from degree courses in Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (or other scientific disciplines)
Alignment courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analisi II | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Fondamenti di Automatica con Informatica | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Modellistica dei Sistemi Meccanici | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Basic Energy Engineering | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Mandatory courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials for Agriculture | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Control Systems for Smart Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Data Harvesting and Data Analysis for Agriculture | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Control and Actuating Devices for Agriculture / Industrial Technologies for Precision Agriculture | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Agricultural Supply Chain Management | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Operations Risk Management and Resilience | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Smart Irrigation Climate Adaptive Tools for Optimal Water Productivity | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture A | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture B | 5 | 2 | 2 |
5 to 10 ECTS from Elective courses
| Course Name | ECTS | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Sistemi Informativi (per il Settore dell'Informazione) | 5 | 1 |
| Drones for Agriculture | 5 | 2 |
| High-tech Entrepreneurship | 5 | 2 |
| Renewable Energy | 5 | 2 |
| Sicurezza Elettrica | 5 | 2 |
Final Exam
The final thesis will be worth 15 ECTS credits.