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The degree course includes activities aimed at the acquisition of theoretical foundations and adequate operational elements with regard to: the biology of microorganisms, plant organisms and various animal species including man, at the morphological, functional, cellular and molecular level; mechanisms of inheritance and development; the presence and effects of living beings in the environment.
Adequate knowledge of mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics and chemistry as well as biological laboratory skills is expected.
The course includes a final practical work internship to be carried out in university or non-university facilities under the guidance of a tutor.
A long-standing course (biotechnology arrived at our university back in 1999), designed directly together with companies in the sector, to give you all the theoretical and practical bases in this modern and dynamic field of study, which moves between biology and chemistry, between economics and statistics. A multidisciplinary approach that will allow you to customise your programme of study, choosing the fields of application in which you wish to specialise: industrial, health, veterinary, agricultural. Laboratory experience and the 325-hour internship for all students (which you can carry out in university laboratories, companies and external organisations, or even abroad) will enable you to gain professionalism and technical skills that can be used in the world of work and research.
Chemistry is a central science for the advancement of scientific knowledge and its applications.
The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the University of Parma offers a solid basic training in all fundamental aspects of the various branches of chemistry. By the end of the course, the student will have attained a comprehensive, articulate and unified understanding of the chemical sciences and will be able to independently orientate himself/herself in the pursuit of further education or in the choice of career.
You can learn about the evolution of the Earth, learn its history, learn how to search for resources and manage the land sustainably, and deal with the mitigation of geological and climatic hazards. In other words, we will provide you with the basic elements to become a good geologist, with a comprehensive and high-level preparation.
You will acquire the indispensable cultural basis for the Second-cycle degree in Applied Geological Sciences for Environmental Sustainability or related second-cycle degrees.
Alternatively, you can enter the world of work after passing the state examination and registering as a 'Junior Geologist' and carry out qualified work in various working areas of the Earth Sciences.
The Degree in Materials Science trains professionals (Material Scientists) whose task, from the post-war period onwards and throughout the world, has been and still is to invent, develop, and optimize materials, i.e. the substances with which we build everything. This means, for example, graphene, ceramics, self-healing concrete, low heat conducting glasses, semiconductors, permanent magnets, emulsions, steels for aeronautics, carbon fiber composites for the automotive sector, electrodes for batteries, nanostructured silicon for solar panels...
Skills of this type require an education in science that is perhaps unmatched in extent among all undergraduate programs and which covers a large part of the chemistry, physics, as well as the necessary elements of mathematics, engineering and biology.
An interdisciplinary training of this caliber will be able to provide the student with the best chance of understanding what their passions and talents are in the hard sciences, as well as keeping more job opportunities open.
The Degree Course is aimed at all those who want to make the knowledge, appreciation, protection and management of nature and the environment their future profession. The course deals with the study of nature and current environmental dynamics, making it possible to assess the state of conservation of natural environments and providing the quantitative elements to understand the impact of human activities and the complex relationships between the environment and society. The integrated view of nature in its biotic and abiotic components, as well as the numerous field and laboratory activities planned, are strengths of the Degree Course that will enable the acquisition of interdisciplinary skills useful in tackling complex natural and environmental problems. This is also with the aim of planning possible interventions to maintain or restore the functioning of natural dynamics that are increasingly threatened.
The master's degree program in Biomolecular, Genomic and Cellular Sciences completes the training in biological disciplines begun with the bachelor's degree in Biology and aims to train professionals with a solid cultural background in the most advanced areas of molecular and cellular biology, genetics and biochemistry. The course has a duration of two years and is open access.
Double degree with University of Cape Town - South Africa; University of Twente - Netherlands
Chemistry is a central science on the path to sustainable development. The second-cycle degree course in Chemistry at the University of Parma offers a comprehensive and in-depth training in the most modern aspects of chemistry: synthesis, catalysis, environmental quality, theoretical understanding of chemical processes and their computational modelling, the study of biological processes at the molecular level, the development of advanced materials and nanoscience.
The Second-cycle degree course in Ecology and Ethology for Nature Conservation is aimed at training professionals and researchers with a sound knowledge of the basic issues in Ecology and Ethology for Nature Management and Conservation in the current scenario of global climate and environmental changes.
Second-cycle graduates in Ecology and Ethology for Nature Conservation have employment prospects in the private and public sectors dealing with the management of natural resources, the conservation of biodiversity and issues relating to man's coexistence with wild and domestic animals.
The programme of study is consistent with the ministerial tables for Second-cycle degrees in the field of biology (LM6) and the field of natural sciences (LM60). It allows, after a state examination, registration in the Register of Biologists. For this reason, the course is an outlet for both students from first-cycle degrees in Biological Sciences and Natural and Environmental Sciences who are interested in acquiring knowledge and professionalism for the proper management of natural populations and communities in a context of global change.
The programme of study includes, in the first year, the teaching of basic subjects, common to both ecology and ethology, supplemented by practical exercises: statistical analysis, geobotany, geology, paleoclimatology and ecology and ethology. In the second year, the more characterising and specialised subjects of the addresses are explored in depth. The internship and the dissertation play a very important role in the teaching process as students are guided on a path leading to the realisation of a real individual research project. The thesis seminars represent an innovative aspect of the teaching characterising this degree course. They allow the progress of the research project to be monitored, from the state of the art, through to the practical implementation of experiments in nature or in the laboratory, to the collection and critical analysis of data and their interpretation. This can also be done in research institutions outside the university (parks, museums, companies) and abroad with international exchange programmes.
Functional and Sustainable Materials is an interdisciplinary M.Sc. program in Materials Science that aims at developing a broad training in the chemistry and physics of materials with a special emphasis on their application in the circular economy.
This program was built on decades of successful collaboration between the physicists and chemists at the University of Parma in both research and education. The success of this collaboration is demonstrated by the prestigious recognition of the Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability with two back-to-back “Department of Excellence” awards which have support our research and education activities with state-of-the-art scientific infrastructure and scholarships to attract motivated students.
The goal of this program is to create professionals that understand the challenges of building a circular economy from its physical and chemical roots up to their application in the real world. To do so, our courses strive to constantly show in a laboratory setting the reality of the concepts shown in class. Laboratory courses will teach our students not just how to create materials but how to analyze data, design experiments, formulate hypotheses with the goal of both improve performances and create knowledge.
The program organizers are proud of the collaboration with our engineering, life sciences and earth sciences colleagues, with whom we have designed a portfolio of optional courses that will suit any students’ personal interests.
We are looking forward to have you join us!
The Second-Cycle Degree Course in Genomic, Molecular and Industrial Biotechnologies aims to train highly qualified professionals with:
- specific multidisciplinary skills in the most advanced fields of biochemistry/molecular biology, genetics/genomics, microbiology and in particular application areas of industrial chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry;
- in-depth theoretical-practical knowledge of the most current and relevant application aspects of the national and international bio-industry.
The second-cycle degree course lasts two years and is open access, but before enrolling, students must submit an evaluation application as indicated on the Course website (https://corsi.unipr.it/it/cdlm-bgmi/modalita-di-iscrizione-e-scadenze).
The course of study in Geological sciences applied to environmental sustainability will enable you to explore topical issues in depth by following one of the three available cultural curricula focusing on (i) mitigation and management of natural hazards, (ii) fluids, georesources and applications for the environment, (iii) geodynamics and palaeoenvironment for georesources. The degree course also has an interdisciplinary connotation that enables the student to integrate the knowledge of Earth Sciences with that of Geotechnical Engineering and Ecology, broadening cultural horizons and, therefore, the ability to analyse and solve complex problems. Professionalising skills will be enhanced through a substantial investment in field activities, educational excursions, laboratory activities and internships. In fact, many of the course units are designed with the aim of teaching the 'profession' of geologist, facilitating the rapid entry of graduates into the world of work.
Industrial Chemistry uses basic chemical knowledge for the research and the development of processes aimed at obtaining products and materials of industrial interest.
The Second-cycle Degree Course in Industrial Chemistry offers training in the most topical aspects of the chemical industry, such as the study of energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable synthesis processes and the development of innovative materials for various application sectors.
The curriculum includes 14 course units (3 in English), 2 of which are free-choice, and concludes with a 6-month experimental thesis work.
The master's degree course in Sciences and technologies for environment and resources provides comprehensive and specialised training in the fields of environmental protection and remediation, sustainable spatial development and resource use, and management and evaluation aspects of environmental systems.
The degree course in Translational Biomedical Sciences (TBS) belongs to the the Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability Department, selected by the MUR as a 'Department of Excellence' and supported with an outstanding five-year grant. Also for this reason, TBS is able to offer you solid and up-to-date theoretical and methodological tools to competently perform as a professional biologist.
Studying and graduating in TBS means acquiring the cultural and methodological foundations necessary to deal, with an integrated approach, with the vital processes that characterise a complex organism like humans being under normal and pathological conditions. Using an integrated approach means studying a vital function through progressively greater levels of complexity, starting with the molecular/cellular mechanisms that are the essential 'building blocks' of a function, and moving on to the organs, the systems and up to the whole organism. An organism lives, behaves, adapts to its environment, falls ill, heals and ages.
Especially from the perspective of safeguarding human health, dealing with biomedicine is a fascinating task, but also a rather complex one. Therefore, those involved in applied biology in medicine must not only draw deeply and constantly on the most modern and multidisciplinary scientific knowledge, but also develop the ability to use it critically and with a sense of responsibility.
The TBS degree course has therefore the ambitious goal of providing articulated knowledge and skills. This is a goal we try to achieve by providing students with a solid and integrated cultural background in basic biology and the various fields of applied biology, and also by trying to transfer methodological and instrumental skills to collect, analyse and interpret experimental data. Morover, we aim to help our students build the capacity to work independently, moving from initial imitator-executors to professionals, who are capable of taking responsibility and leadership and valuing teamwork.
Double degree with Grenoble Ecole de Management - France; Bochum University of Applied Sciences - Germany
The course aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of business management, according to different profiles and fields of application.
It is divided into five different curricula that are highly thematically specialised. All teaching in the third year is differentiated according to the chosen curriculum, with the exception of the Business English examination, which is compulsory for all.
The 5 curricula
Curriculum in Business Administration (CLEA) develops subjects related to the administrative functions of companies, as well as providing the specific skills to pursue the path of the liberal professions.
Curriculum in Economics and Finance (CLEF) provides expertise in the field of financial intermediation and financial markets (banking, insurance, credit institutions).
Curriculum in Economics of International Markets (CLEI) delves into the characteristic topics of import-export activities and presence in foreign markets, as well as the typical issues of international economic-political institutions.
Curriculum in Economics and Marketing (CLAM) provides the conceptual tools to understand the needs of customers/consumers and to propose strategies and operational solutions aimed at meeting these needs (such as launching a new product, managing a brand, developing a communication campaign).
Curriculum in Economics and New Digital Technologies (CLED) provides knowledge and skills on one of the most important and debated topics of our time: the impact of the digital economy on the way we do business, on the traditional economy and more generally on our society.
The Economics and Management of sustainable food chians - CLEMFAS degree course represents an innovative initiative in the Italian university landscape, in which managerial culture is integrated with technological and scientific contributions with the aim of producing qualified managerial figures, able to interpret and manage the problems of the agri-food systems with skill and competence.
The course originates in the heart of the Food Valley and brings together the tradition of scientific research and accreditation of the three Departments involved - Economics and Business Sciences, Chemical, Life and Sustainability Sciences, and Food and Drug Sciences - in the extraordinary context of agricultural enterprises, production, distribution, quality certification bodies, and catering that characterise Italy's agri-food system.
The student will thus be able to rely on an interdisciplinary pathway centred on methodological aspects and basic knowledge that is not subject to rapid obsolescence, on the constant exchange between the context of companies of excellence and that of research and advanced training, as well as on the transversal nature of the skills required for the management of complex and highly-structured processes.
It is divided into two highly specialised curricula. All teaching in the third year is differentiated according to the chosen curriculum.
- The Food Management Curriculum delves into the main topics related to the management of agri-food systems and supply chains, from a value creation perspective for products, with particular reference to cultural and sustainability aspects.
- The Food Science Curriculum develops the knowledge and tools to understand the agri-food product in its organoleptic components and to provide guarantees of health, safety and quality, while respecting environmental, economic and social sustainability.
Double Degree with Grenoble Ecole de Management – France; Bochum University of Applied Sciences – Germany; University FECAP – Brazil
The second-cycle degree course in "Business Administration" aims to train a professional profile with comprehension skills in the areas as specified below:
- methodologies, knowledge and skills required for positions of responsibility in the administration and governance of companies;
- quantitative and economic knowledge as investigative tools for research activities applied to the complex of company choices;
- various accounting models adopted at national and international level;
- advanced studies on production companies, with particular reference to the main forms of company aggregation;
- analysis of corporate reality in interdisciplinary logic;
- company and business law;
- tax law and elements of international taxation.
The training path therefore focuses on the subjects of the economic-business subject area.
The Second-cycle Degree Course (LM) in Economics and Management of Sustainable Food Environment (Food Quality-FQ), promoted by the Department of Economics and Management in collaboration with the Department of Food and Drug of the University of Parma, is a multidisciplinary project that was set up as a collaborative platform to promote dialogue between economic-managerial culture and the disciplines related to the social sciences of gastronomy.
The Course aims to train professionals with interdisciplinary skills that combine theoretical and empirical knowledge of a cultural, as well as economic-managerial nature of the agri-food system, with technological and gastronomic skills related to the enhancement of food in a strict logic of environmental sustainability. This is a continuation of the cultural pathway already started in the First-cycle degree L-18 (Food System: Sustainability, Management and Technology) and L-26 (Gastronomic Sciences) at the University of Parma.
The training pathway focuses on subjects from different subject areas that include: the disciplines of an economic-business, sociological and commodity nature, in order to understand and be able to apply economic theories and forms of management of agri-food enterprises in the procurement, production, processing, marketing and promotion phases of food production and environmental systems.
Double degree with FECAP University -Brazil
The Second-cycle degree course in Finance and Risk Management (FRIM) aims to train experts in the management of financial products and portfolios, in the analysis and management of banking and financial risks and, more generally, of economic business risks, in the management of financial institutions, and in the analysis and management of insurance risks.
The Second-cycle degree graduate in Finance and Risk Management (FRIM):
- he/she acquires in-depth knowledge of the tools of mathematical calculation applied to the economics of financial products and markets, finance and insurance, as well as specialised knowledge of the business models of risk analysis of banking, financial and insurance operators; this is complemented by statistical skills that enable him/her to process data and make estimates of economic relationships.
- acquires knowledge and comprehension skills to apply these methodologies and tools to the field of finance, in terms of analysis of international scenarios, implementation of decision-making models in financial markets and in corporate governance, analysis and development of management processes typical of the various categories of financial intermediaries;
- develops an adequate autonomy of judgement with regard to problems of corporate financial management and risk management and to the modelling of financial market trends, being able to effectively interpret and process the information and data acquired
- develops the ability to communicate, both in a business context and to a non-specialist audience, information on financial market trends, on the use of alternative financial instruments and on banking and insurance risk management;
- acquires the ability to autonomously address the life-long learning process required of professions by the changing economic environment, to delve into issues related to the use of specific financial instruments and the functioning of particular markets, as well as the ability to access doctoral programmes or second-level professional master programmes in economics and business administration.
Double degree with Vilnius University - Lithuania; Grenoble Ecole de Management - France; Hochschule Bochum - Germany; FECAP - Brazil.
International Business and Development (IBD) is a second cycle degree in economics and business (LM77-Management), taught and examined entirely in English, offered by the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Parma.
It is a two-year course and on successful completion graduates are awarded the “laurea magistrale” or second cycle degree certificate.
IBD is designed for candidates from different academic backgrounds and aims to provide a thorough grounding in international economics and global development.
IBD students are encouraged to gain experience abroad during the two academic years, and can take advantage of a large number of opportunities.
IBD teaching methods are mainly interactive and require student participation. Almost all courses include project work, where groups of students, assisted by the teaching staff, prepare, present and discuss projects with Professors/instructors and peers.
Double degree with Grenoble Ecole de Management - France; Bochum University of Applied Sciences - Germany; FECAP University - Brazil The first Laurea Magistrale in Marketing established in Italy; Vilnius University - Lituania.
Marketing activity has increasingly taken on a dual configuration: that of Consumer Marketing and that of Trade Marketing. The first refers to marketing strategies oriented towards the final demand (consumer), while the second refers to marketing strategies oriented towards the intermediate demand (commercial distribution).
With this in mind, the Second-cycle degree course in 'Trade and Consumer Marketing' (TRADE) was created in 2005 to train specific skills for the management of companies' market policies. TRADE has become the first Second-cycle degree in Italy in terms of specialised coverage of the different aspects of marketing, with a range of 11 marketing classes, numerous workshops and free lectures dedicated to frontier aspects of marketing. In order to communicate this variety of content to Italian students, the degree course has abandoned its old name of 'Trade Marketing and Commercial Strategies' and is now called 'Trade and Consumer Marketing'. For everyone, it remains and will always be 'TRADE'.
The degree course is characterised as a generalist degree course in the field of architecture, capable of providing a broad theoretical basis, but oriented towards sustainability and the regeneration of heritage and the local area. The training programme is designed to produce graduates who meet the criteria required by the most developed sectors of the construction and building restoration world and by the public spheres for building control, conservation of protected existing buildings and city management.
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The civil and environmental engineer plays a key role in contemporary society by dealing with various issues that affect everyday life. These include the design, construction, surveying and maintenance of structural works of buildings and infrastructure; the management of water resources; the management and mitigation of natural and man-made hazards; and the analysis of interactions between the ground and works. The degree course aims to train entry-level technical professionals who are able to contribute to the design and construction process of civil and environmental engineering works.
The degree course in 'Computer Technologies Engineering' trains computer engineers with strong basic and engineering skills. The course contains innovative course units on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity topics, alongside more traditional, highly educational courses. A curriculum tailored to the expectations of companies, which demand graduates with skills typical of software engineers and in much greater numbers than are actually available.
The degree course in 'Computer, Electronic and Communications Engineering', LIIET, represents the evolution of a consolidated 20-year tradition at the University of Parma. Starting from A.Y. 2021/22, the LIIET was organised to provide, particularly in the first two years of the course, transversal skills which are then completed in the third year, based on the student's choice of one of eight specialised curricula in the key sectors of Information Technology Engineering.
Emphasise the potential and currently marginally expressed link between design culture and the food system, with a look at scenarios of consumption, management, production and systemic circularity. You will become a designer! You will be able to face the needs of the production world, with a solid design method, an ability to make choices based on environmental, social and economic sustainability, and with a wealth of technical-scientific tools to support your projects.
The career-oriented degree course in 'Constructions, Infrastructures and Territorial Management' (CIT) trains young professionals with expertise in the civil, construction, infrastructure and territorial sectors.
The course provides advanced technical application skills that meet the needs of operators in the construction and land management sectors.
The degree programme includes a basic training, with ample space devoted to laboratory activities and a 9-month internship to be carried out in a company in the 3rd year.
The two-year course has a strong design focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability in the disciplines of architectural design, urban, spatial and landscape planning and architectural restoration. To emphasise its vocation for internationality, the course has promoted several educational and scientific cooperation agreements with foreign universities and is also fully offered in English.
The Second-Cycle Degree Course in Civil Engineering enables the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills relating to the design, realisation, management and control of civil works. The course is divided into curricula that specialise in the fields of construction, hydraulics, transport infrastructure and structures. Employment prospects lie mainly in freelance work, engineering companies, construction companies, companies and public bodies with responsibility for design, planning and control of urban and territorial systems.
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The Master of Science in Communication Engineering (MSCE) is a two-year course in Telecommunications, offered in English, within the broad field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It provides a sound knowledge and methodology in the ICT area, whose impressive technological innovations are likely to continue for many years to come. The MSCE is designed for candidates from different academic backgrounds within the ICT area. The main goal is to provide a solid background and advanced insights into statistical signal processing for communications and networking.
The degree course in Computer Engineering, with curricula in Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Information Technologies and Systems, guarantees a level of qualification and preparation that is appreciated by companies.
Teaching combines theory and practice, with tutorial sessions in the information technology and automation research laboratories of the Department of Engineering and Architecture and the possibility of conducting research dissertations in collaboration with leading companies operating in these sectors.
The second-cycle degree course in Electric Vehicle Engineering is established within the LM-28 class in Electrical Engineering; it is strongly oriented towards the training of a professional profile with expertise in the development and integration of the main electrical components that make up motor and motorcycle vehicles, with specific reference to the premium-end and motorsport markets, and towards the development and management of the related technological and production processes. It is an inter-university course defined by the offer of courses taught entirely in English, with a significant focus on the provision of both theoretical content and laboratory time (at the universities and at industrial partners’ laboratories), according to a "Learning by Doing" methodology. The course also provides internships to be held at the industrial partners’ facilities and entails performing dissertation activities in "Project Working" mode at the research laboratories of the universities and partner companies. These features make the proposed pathway highly innovative and clearly different from the existing course catalogue.
The course, with a strong experimental content, trains highly specialised graduates in the various fields of electronics, with a solid methodological basis in the entire field of ICT.
Graduates are able to embrace and promote technological innovation in the design and production of electronic circuits, sensors and systems, in process automation and throughout the manufacturing industry, from automotive to biomedical, in energy production and distribution, and in public administration and services.
The Inter-University Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering for Intelligent Vehicles (EEIV) of the Motorvehicle University of Emilia Romagna (MUNER) is aimed at training engineers who will drive the application of ICT technologies to new-generation vehicles.
The course, entirely taught in English and designed in synergy with the industrial partners of the MUNER consortium, offers the choice between two curricula: Electronic and Communication Systems and Autonomous Driving Engineering.
Double degree with New Jersey Institute of Technology - USA
Growing issues related to environmental and land protection and management require interdisciplinary and transversal skills. The environmental engineer is familiar with problems related to sustainability, the consumption of natural resources, and the relationship between human actions and the environment. He/she carries out design and construction activities for the mitigation of anthropogenic impacts on the environment, prevention and protection of the territory from natural phenomena.
50% engineer, 50% manager. Or rather: 100% engineer and 100% manager. These are the characteristics of the graduates of this degree course, which is dedicated to studying and enhancing the increasingly strong links between technological and economic-organisational variables in the corporate world. The course is divided into three curricula for even more specific training focused on the vocation of the students, and its graduates are among the most sought-after professionals by companies.
The course provides a broad and transversal basic preparation and, thanks to the strong link with the numerous industries in the Parma area, offers excellent employment opportunities in the food, pharmaceutical, logistics, plant engineering, energy and other sectors. Furthermore, it must be emphasised that, in the national context too, the demand for mechanical engineers is extremely high.
The course catalogue is further enhanced by the possibility of study periods abroad and contact with the world of work through curricular internships.
The second-cycle degree course in Advanced Automotive Engineering is an international inter-university course with its administrative hub at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. It is run jointly by the Universities of Bologna, Ferrara and Parma and is supported by the most prestigious companies operating in the automotive sector in the Emilia-Romagna region.
The course’s objective is to provide knowledge and skills in the design of high-performance and competition motor and motorcycles vehicles. The main features of the course are:
- lecturers are chosen amongst university professors and Italian and foreign professional experts, to guarantee the highest quality of teaching; they are selected by an inter-university Coordination Committee, open for participation to the partner companies.
- students are admitted to the degree course following an accurate assessment of their merits and a technical and motivational interview, then are assigned to one of the six curricula that make up the course, based on their ranking and declared interests.
- a joint first semester for all students, held at the "Enzo Ferrari" Department of Engineering of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, aimed at providing basic skills.
- six curricula (max. 25 places each): Advanced Powertrain- Modena (Modena hub) Advanced Powertrain - Bologna (Bologna hub from the second semester) High Performance Car Design (Modena hub), Racing Car Design (Parma hub from the second year), Advanced Motorcycle Engineering (Bologna hub) Advanced Sportscar Manufacturing (Bologna hub).
- the courses are taught entirely in English and include both a theoretical and a laboratory part, held at the universities and at industrial partners’ laboratories, to develop high-level professional skills according to a "Learning by Doing" logic.
- mandatory internships and activities aimed at writing the dissertation in 'Project Working' mode, taking place within the most important firms in the automotive sector and at universities’ research laboratories
The Second Cycle Degree Course in Engineering for the Food Industry has the following specific objectives:
- the creation of a figure with a solid background in the areas of food industry machinery design, food industry plant design and operation, and food industry process management;
- the complementary emphasis on packaging and its sustainability, simulation models to support the design and operation of food industry plants, and on related food-related activities.
The Second-cycle Degree Course in Management Engineering aims to train an engineer capable of tackling the systemic problems that characterise the life of companies. The graduate is culturally prepared on the technical-plant and economic-managerial fronts and is capable of managing innovation in products and services. The skills developed by the graduate in management engineering range from market analysis from an economic and legal perspective, to the management of new product development projects, business strategy, organisational design, production systems management and quality management.
The Second-Cycle Degree Course in Mechanical Engineering aims to produce professionals capable of carrying out a considerable range of tasks, offering a course catalogue designed to ensure a solid basic, scientific, economic and technical-practical preparation. The training path has highly innovative features and is based on a curriculum structured as a series, gradually leading to the attainment of the qualification of Second-Cycle Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
As you know, Parma is the capital of the Food Valley, and this course is part of a social, cultural and industrial fabric strongly oriented towards the production of quality food and the development of technological innovation for the food sector.
Quality, safety and sustainability are the keywords of the course teaching staff way of interpreting the world of food.
During your studies, you will be supervised by highly motivated teaching staff who are experts in the main disciplines required for the study of food (food technology, food microbiology, food chemistry, nutrition and food economics).
The teaching hub, which is located on the Science and Technology Campus, facilitates the use of laboratories with modern equipment.
There are also numerous interactions with the industrial world and the resulting opportunities to develop internships and dissertations at companies in the sector.
It is worth attending the degree course in Gastronomic Science if you love, with food, the land and its culture; if you want to defend the traditions of our land, crystallised in food, in dishes, in techniques for processing raw materials; if you want to express your potential by studying, and often discovering, the excellence of our regions, which are increasingly becoming a vehicle for Italian spirit and love of life around the world.
The vocationally oriented degree course in 'Quality and Procurement of Raw Materials for Agri-Food' aims at training food graduates with a strong vocational orientation, experts in the evaluation, selection and procurement of raw materials for industry, catering and large-scale retail trade, who are able to guide the choices of actors in the food chain towards products suitable for use/processing. This professional figure will therefore represent the link between producers (agricultural sector) and other stakeholders in the supply chain, including consumers.
The didactic headquarters of the degree course is in Salsomaggiore Terme (PR) at Palazzo Tommasini.
The main objective of the Single-cycle Degree Course in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology is to provide the graduate with the scientific basis and the theoretical and practical preparation necessary to work primarily as an expert in pharmaceuticals and health products in the relevant industry sectors and to exercise the profession of pharmacist or chemist after passing the relevant state examination.
The single-cycle degree course in Pharmacy offers training path comprising lectures, laboratory activities and professional internship activities aimed at providing the knowledge and skills in the chemical, pharmacological and technological fields proper to the pharmacist, an expert in pharmaceuticals and health products (cosmetics, dietetic and nutritional products, herbal medicines and medical-surgical aids) and a reference figure in the implementation of prevention and care measures to safeguard health.
If you are looking for a Second Cycle Degree Course at the forefront of the modern food sciences, and you want to acquire the ability to face the challenges posed by the modern food systems and learn deep skills in managing the safety of what we eat, we propose to you to become a Food Safety expert. It's possible through a regional course, fully taught in English, offered by a network formed by Universities of Parma, Bologna, Cattolica of Piacenza, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Ferrara. Emilia-Romagna region and, in particular, the Parma District represent an integrated ecosystem of food industries, research centres and public institutions fully dedicated to food (for this reason it's called 'food valley') and is the headquarter of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Foods have a direct impact on human health and well-being. They are the main way in which our body comes into contact with the external environment and with millions of different compounds. It becomes therefore essential for companies, control bodies and research centres to form specific figures dedicated to risk assessment and management of food risks. The Food Safety expert has a knowledge of European legislation in the sector and is linked to the global market, which poses logistical challenges and makes the guarantees on ingredients of the food chain less robust, leading to new safety risks.
As you know, Parma is the capital of the Food Valley, and this course is part of a social, cultural and industrial fabric strongly oriented towards the production of quality food and the development of technological innovation for the food sector.
Quality, safety and sustainability are the keywords of the course lecturers' way of interpreting the world of food.
During your studies, you will be supervised by a highly motivated teaching staff who are experts in the main disciplines required for the study of food (food technology, food microbiology, food chemistry, nutrition and food economics).
The teaching hub, located on the Science and Technology Campus, facilitates the use of laboratories with modern equipment.
There are also numerous interactions with the industrial world and the resulting opportunities to develop internships and dissertations at companies in the sector.
The inter-university, international second cycle degree course in Food Sciences for Innovation and Authenticity, set up collectively by the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano (administrative hub) and the Universities of Udine and Parma and awarding a joint degree.
The course is structured in different profiles, each defined by specific teachings, included in the third semester, which will be taught at the partner universities or at the University College Cork, Ireland, School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, and at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. The first two semesters are held at the Liber University of Bozen/Bolzano, while the fourth semester, dedicated to the final dissertation, takes place at one of the partner universities, at foreign universities or in cooperation between several universities. The degree course is sponsored by the Assoimprenditori Alto Adige Food section, whose partner companies, as well as other companies in Italy and abroad, will host the students for the realization of a thesis jointly developed by the university and the company. The same commitment was made by the Südtiroler Bauernbund farmers' union, among others. Compulsory attendance is not required.
Health, wellbeing and healthy, active ageing are key requirements for ensuring the priority goals of modern Western societies in terms of high quality of life and the sustainability of healthcare systems. Achieving these goals requires a preventive approach other than a strictly clinical one, inevitably involving human nutrition including aspects of food supplements and functional foods.
This Second-cycle Degree Course in Human Nutrition Sciences (Class LM-61) is intended to be a training tool capable of preparing professionals able to respond to the demands of the world of work determined also by the strong development of the market for supplements and functional foods in Italy and worldwide.
In addition to the aspects of appropriate nutrition, the course aims to explore the preparation of products specifically formulated to ensure and promote the health of individuals by reducing the use of drugs.
The course is intended to be a field of specialisation and professional enrichment for graduates with initial multidisciplinary skills that can be acquired in different degree courses, with the aim of training a professional figure who, in addition to the skills of Nutritionist, is able to comprehensively and systematically address the needs of the world of production and services concerning the sector of food products with a high nutritional impact and with health value, as well as to address, at all levels, aspects of research and development, manufacturing and quality control, nutrivigilance, regulation and marketing, also enabling registration with the Order of Biologists, which is necessary to legally entitle the professional to assess the state of nutrition and nutritional needs of humans and to develop and determine optimal diets, with outlets in the catering and nutritional counseling sectors.
A course with a long and established tradition at national and international level, the result of a dense network of relationships woven over time with the city's cultural institutions. Precisely in a city often at the top of national rankings for the quality of living, thanks to its proximity to the Pilotta cultural and museum centre, we manage to combine theory and experimentation with materials in the fields of modern and contemporary art, cinema, music and theatre.
The study course in Communication and Contemporary Media for the Creative Industries (class L-20) is a three-year first-cycle degree course that trains professionals able to act in the world of contemporary communication and to relate in a conscious and mature way with this complex universe. In particular, the course structure is designed to focus on the visual, performative and media aspects of communication systems.
The degree course in Educational sciences (class L-19) is a three-year first-cycle degree course that provides a solid basic education in the educational sciences and develops interdisciplinary skills.
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Four curricula - classical and archaeological, modern, historical and humanistic-digital - will allow you to choose the course of study closest to your interests and passions from the very first year.
A course that offers quality teaching, as evidenced by its stable placement at the top of student evaluations. But it is also an innovative course: for several course unit you can opt for a mixed teaching mode, distance and face-to-face, all in a context that encourages study and research thanks to the optimal professors/student ratio, the attention to new technologies, the services offered in terms of classrooms, libraries and laboratories, and the close contacts with the most important cultural institutions in the area.
The Course in Modern Foreign Languages and Civilizations aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of two European foreign languages, as well as of the cultural heritage of the civilizations of which they are an expression, and a good proficiency in a third language. More details on the course presentation page.
The first-cycle degree course in Philosophical Studies, structured in a single curriculum, pursues the primary objective of providing a solid basic knowledge in all areas of philosophy, both from the point of view of cultural content and from the methodological point of view. The course lasts three years, the first of which is devoted to fundamental knowledge and methodologies, the second to their critical study, and the third to both the in-depth study and the relationship of philosophy with other disciplines.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
The Master’s Degree Course in Classical and Modern Philology and Literature (LM-14&15), compared to monoclasses, is more balanced in terms of its course catalogue, is interdisciplinary in nature and allows a choice between Classical and Modern Literature also in the second year.
The course offers a wide and diverse choice for those interested in literary, musicological and historical or archaeological and philological-literary paths, with the right combination of structured instructors, who ensure the institutional consistency of the didactic and scientific training, and external instructors, who offer a valuable bridge to the labour market.
There are numerous possibilities for internal (e.g. excavations, archives, scientific editorial offices) and external (in agreement with archaeological, archival, cultural, publishing, museum and educational institutions) internships.
A distinguishing feature is the excellent ratio of student and instructor numbers, which contributes to the high quality of teaching and services.
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The degree course in Design and Coordination of Educational Services (class LM-50) is a second-cycle course that enables students to acquire the competences to design, implement, manage, coordinate and evaluate educational interventions and services in the territory.
The History and critic of arts and performance second-cycle degree course trains highly qualified art historians by providing knowledge at a specialist level in medieval, modern and contemporary art history, in iconography and iconology, in art criticism and museology, stimulating a critical attitude through the acquisition of a sound methodology of historiographic investigation. The disciplinary sectors that constitute the core of the course are in fact the art-historical ones and the articulation of the teachings is defined in such a way as to restore the complexity of the expressive forms of the visual arts, from the Middle Ages to the present day, without excluding the disciplines of performing arts and cinema. Ample space is reserved for art criticism, landscape architecture and the science of information and documentation.
The second-cycle degree course in Journalism, editorial culture, environmental and multimedia communication of the LM-19 class (Information and Publishing Systems), articulated over several curricula, is designed to offer students the opportunity to acquire critical tools and to mature the knowledge and skills necessary to operate in all areas of information publishing and communication, combining solid cultural foundations with in-depth knowledge of the techniques and methodologies of the information system and skills useful for the conception and design of multimedia products and for the managerial and organisational needs of journalistic and publishing enterprises. Several of the course units are also available in blended mode in addition to the traditional mode.
Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs is a second-level degree programme in Linguistics (LM39-Linguistica).
All the core subjects are taught in English, most of which in a blended mode, both on campus and online.
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Interuniversity Second-cycle Degree Course in Philosophy with the Universities of Parma, Modena-Reggio Emilia and Ferrara
The Interuniversity Second-cycle Degree Course in Philosophy unites the Universities of Parma, Modena-Reggio Emilia and Ferrara, and has its administrative office at the University of Parma. Combining the strengths of the three universities has expanded and enhanced the range of courses on offer, enabling students to better articulate their interests.
The degree course in Social and clinical applied psychology responds to the growing demand for the design, management and evaluation of psychological interventions. This demand comes from numerous contexts and institutions working in the field of education, responding to social needs or from the perspective of health psychology.
The training plan of the course will be oriented towards the consolidation and deepening of theoretical knowledge in the psychological disciplines, which will be supplemented with adequate training in the tools of research methodology and intervention, necessary for the effectiveness of professional action.
Double degree with the Universitat Passau - Germany
A Course that offers a multidisciplinary approach that will enable you to understand and interpret in their complexity current problems, considered from an international perspective. A course that is characterized by attention to the quality of teaching, which is increasingly oriented to a laboratory approach and is highly appreciated by students. In a context characterized by a marked vitality and resourcefulness of the enrolled students, who - starting from the stimuli of the lectures - organize numerous initiatives, often in collaboration with the professors, the student acquires skills and knowledge that open to a variety of employment opportunities and prospects for study in Second-cycle degree courses.
The training course is characterized by the plurality of disciplinary frameworks (from sociology, psychology and pedagogy; from law to economics; from theories to methods proper to social service). To this end, the teaching modules related to the professional area also make use of experienced professionals. The quality of teaching is also taken care of through the provision of workshops, in-depth meetings and exercises, in order to offer students not only a solid theoretical preparation but also a casuistic and practical approach, which is highly appreciated. The Course maintains constant relations with the world of work, both through the network of conventions for professional internships and through the complementary educational offerings, which allow for experimentation with forms of interactive teaching. Discussions with social associations, in particular, have given rise to initiatives involving didactics through testimonials, the practice of open lectures and the possibility for students to experience real research experiences in the field.
A degree course that provides a preparation for the modern jurist, already well oriented towards various professional outlets, also at the international level. This course, which, also thanks to the support of the city's legal institutions, offers quality training, especially based on the casuistic, seminar and workshop method: in an atmosphere of fruitful cooperation with Faculty members and fellow students, students experience a practical approach to reality and acquire concrete skills, not only purely legal, but transversal, to be spent on the job. Indeed, the employment and satisfaction results of law graduates in Parma are remarkable.
The Master's degree programme in "Global Food Law: Sustainability Challenges and Innovation" (LM SC-GIUR) aims to train professionals specialised in the food sector, examining the challenges of sustainability and innovation in the agri-food industry from various legal, political, sociological, agricultural and economic perspectives.
The course primarily aims to educate legal experts capable of addressing the needs of a society increasingly open to new professional roles across multiple disciplines. Therefore, it is characterised by strong interdisciplinarity, providing skills not only in law but also in areas related to the extensive field of food.
The course is distinguished by its focus on the quality of teaching, increasingly oriented towards a hands-on and experiential approach, and it offers opportunities for visits and internships in innovative companies, specifically within the food sector.
The Course is part of a broader project, Food For Future, for which the Department of Law, Politics and International Studies has been awarded the title of Department of Excellence for the five-year term 2023-2027 (https://www.foodforfuture.unipr.it/en/home )
A Course that has a marked multidisciplinary connotation, capable of enhancing the knowledge and understanding gained by students during the three-year period, allowing them to elaborate and apply it in an original and interdisciplinary form. A course that combines frontal lectures with activities of a laboratory nature and that is characterized by a great attention to the student, as demonstrated by the satisfaction declared by those enrolled in relation to the teaching activities. In order to create an additional opportunity for language learning six compulsory courses are delivered in English. Graduates will be able to direct themselves to multiple employment outlets, with particular reference to careers in international organizations.
The course includes theoretical-practical didactic experiments and maintains fruitful relationships with local agencies and institutions, with the aim of fostering encounters between students and the contexts of social service and programming. Particular attention is paid to orientation to the profession (with reflection meetings on social work and the evolution of the professional role of the social worker and, specifically, of the social programmer, and with field research actions within institutional and third sector structures aimed at the realization of experimental theses).
The First-cycle Degree Course in Computer Science lasts 3 years divided into 6 semesters and includes tuition for a total number of 180 ECTS credits (University Educational Credits).
It is open access. The admission qualification is that provided for by law.
It does not therefore provide for an admission test but, under current legislation, a non-selective test to check entry preparation is mandatory, the outcome of which does not in any way constrain the possibility of enrolment.
The course of study provides a single pathway (curricula) that includes a large proportion of IT-specific teaching. There are also 12 ECTS credits free-choice courses.
At the end of the course of study, there is an internship and a final examination.
The degree course in Mathematics is open access. It does not therefore provide for an admission test but, under current legislation, a non-selective test to check entry preparation is compulsory, the outcome of which does not in any way bind the possibility of enrolment.
The Degree Course in Mathematics aims to provide a solid grounding in the mathematical disciplines, enabling the student to become acquainted with the modern formulation and various aspects of the subject, both general and methodological as well as applied. The preparation in mathematical subjects is complemented by a good modelling-application background that emphasises the algorithmic and computational aspects of mathematics. The fundamental tool for the development of the student's knowledge and skills is classroom lectures combined with practice and/or laboratory sessions.
The Course of Study scheme does not provide for differentiated courses (curricula). In the first two years of the degree course, all subjects are included that provide the student with the basics of mathematics, physics and computer science. More advanced courses with a purely mathematical character are included in the third year.
The three-year degree graduate in Mathematics will then be able to continue his or her studies, with a good capacity for autonomy, in a Second-Cycle Degree Course in the Mathematics class, and possibly also in related scientific areas or enter the world of work, in various fields, making the most of his or her mental flexibility acquired during his or her studies.
The first-cycle degree course in Physics, which lasts three years, is open-access, although it provides for a non-selective knowledge test.
The course of study, which comprises a single curriculum, is divided into:
- a two-year period in which basic subjects including classical physics, mathematics, computer science and chemistry are covered
- a third introductory year in modern physics, which includes, among other things, a number of electives in various areas such as theoretical physics, the physics of matter, biophysics and physical technologies. Students have the possibility to create different, fully customisable learning paths.
Students enrolled in the third year may request to replace a course unit of their choice with an internship in private companies or public facilities with which they have an agreement.
Thanks to extensive laboratory teaching, they also develop operational skills that enable them to use scientific instrumentation and computer techniques, and to acquire and analyse data.
The Second-cycle Degree Course in Computer Science has a duration of 2 years divided into 4 semesters and includes courses with a total number of 120 ECTS credits (University Educational Credits).
It is open access.
It therefore does not provide for an admission test.
The Second-cycle degree course in Computer Science allows specialisation in current technical and professional skills that are particularly attractive in the world of work, in the ICT and applications sectors. Particular emphasis is placed on the areas of Artificial Intelligence (Automatic Reasoning) and Reliable and Secure Software.
The course of study provides a single pathway (curricula) that includes a large proportion of IT-specific teaching. There are also 12 ECTS credits free-choice courses.
At the end of the course of study, there is an internship and a final examination.
The second-cycle degree course in Mathematics has no entrance test.
The second-cycle degree course in Mathematics is aimed at all students interested in Mathematics and its applications, and aims both to provide excellent general knowledge of the mathematical disciplines and a very high and specialised scientific qualification, which can be directed towards fundamental research, popularization, teaching, or the use of mathematical models and modern calculation tools.
The course outline provides for two programmes of study: Teaching Programme (for students interested in teaching Mathematics) and General Programme.
The Second-cycle Degree Course in Physics provides students with a path along the main research fields in Physics: the area covered are the Physics of Fundamental Interactions, Statistical Physics, Physics of Condensed Matter and Biophysics, ther theoretical cornerstones and the most advanced experimental and ICT-assisted techniques.
In the educational path of this degree course, students can choose among several courses. This allows for significant flexibility of educational pathways towards the students’ cultural needs, and it encourages a deep knowledge of advanced research themes, balancing theory and experimental techniques. Choice-based teaching is divided into three pathways: Theoretical Physics, Biophysics and Soft Matter Physics, Physics of Matter and Functional Materials.
Theses can be carried out either in the University of Parma facilities or in private companies or affiliated facilities. In this case, an internship will be activated, which is also an important training and orientation experience, to bring the students closer to the world of work.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
If the world of sport, fitness and general human health is your passion, this is the course for you.
You will be able to combine university knowledge with expertise from the world of sport, also thanks to the agreements signed with CUS Parma (University Sports Centre), CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee), CIP (Italian Paralympic Committee) and many other sports federations.
The course is aimed at learning the fundamental aspects of specific motor and sports disciplines for individuals of different ages and genders, and at promoting the graduate's faster integration into the productive fabric, not only locally.
If the world of sport, fitness and general human health is your passion, this is the course for you.
You will be able to combine university knowledge with expertise from the world of sport, also thanks to the agreements signed with CUS Parma (University Sports Centre), CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee), CIP (Italian Paralympic Committee) and many other sports federations.
The course is aimed at learning the fundamental aspects of specific motor and sports disciplines for individuals of different ages and genders, and at promoting the graduate's faster integration into the productive fabric, not only locally.
Hearing aid technicians specialises in handling devices that help people with hearing loss to hear better. They can perform their work completely autonomously as well as support the audiologist or ENT specialist in the treatment of patients, both children and adults, suffering from auditory system problems. The degree course in hearing aid technology offers you the chance to enter the world of work quickly and to work in a health profession that is in great demand both in Italy and the rest of Europe. Don't miss the opportunity to secure a profession that will allow you to earn money by helping others.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
The course is organized in 3 academic years, 180 ECTS, inclusive of 3 periods per year with an exam session for each of them. This will allow the students to know the theoretical and scientific foundation of the profession and become skillful in clinical practice within the professional environment of the Center of Dental Medicine.
Three learning areas can be identified in the programme: Preparatory Sciences, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences, Applied Technical Sciences together with clinical training.
Dental Hygienists are primary healthcare professionals who perform dental health education activities and take part in primary prevention projects within the public health system.
The Dental Hygiene programme prepares students to become dental hygienists who provide patient-centered care to diverse patient populations in a variety of health care settings.
At the end of the course the graduated students will be able to assess a patient's condition and to offer patient-specific preventive and educational services to promote and maintain good oral and general health. These goals will be reached through learning and applying patients’ oral, dental and periodontal assessment, data gathering and interpretation to plan a preventive dentistry treatment.
Preventive treatments encompass oral hygiene instructions, periodontal instrumentation and application of different prophylactic means; assessment of the results and long term maintenance plans, counseling on healthy life styles. Dental hygienists carry out their professional activity in public or private healthcare facilities, in dental industry both as employees or freelancers, in University education and in research.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
The Degree Course in Health Assistance, born out of the collaboration between the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and the University of Parma, prepares and qualifies to the profession of Health Care Assistant, the professional in charge of disease prevention and health promotion and education in all phases of one's life. The activity refers to individuals, families, schools and the community and is carried out by identifying people's health needs, health determinants and risk factors, and the priorities for preventive, educational and remedial intervention, to be activated in various contexts, also with the use of specific techniques and tools. The training course allows students to acquire knowledge of a clinical-etiological nature, public health, preventive medicine and health education within the psycho-pedagogical and communicative spheres, and is useful for developing the behavioural and non-behavioural skills needed to implement effective preventive and educational interventions for the resolution of health problems. The training pathway consists of theoretical teaching activities (frontal lectures, seminars, work in small groups), professionalising activities organised in laboratories and internships to be carried out in various healthcare facilities in the area, under the supervision of tutors, to acquire full mastery of all the necessary professional skills and their immediate use in the work environment. At the end of the training course the student obtains the title of Health Care Assistant, thus becoming the health care professional responsible for the protection and promotion of the health of individuals of all ages and in all conditions. Once the training has ended, the healthcare assistant can work in the various services of the public and private healthcare institutions, both as an employee or freelance. The degree course in Health Assistance provides access to a second cycle degree in Prevention Health Professions Sciences or to a Professional Master's Programme – first level.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
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The degree course in Midwifery is a course that has a long history and tradition, but has always kept in step with the times.
Thanks to the extensive network of agreements with healthcare facilities in the area, right from the first year you will have the opportunity to attend training placements in numerous qualified settings. The teaching staff, largely drawn from the world of the midwifery profession, guarantees high quality teaching.
During your studies, you will become aware of the midwife's many areas of expertise and the importance of her role for women. You will be able to carry out exercises using new technology simulators at the SIMLAB teaching laboratory and the teaching laboratory in the Obstetrics-Gynaecology Clinic.
The degree course is geared towards internationalisation. In addition to the Erasmus+ Programme, our cooperation protocol with the 'Universidade de São Paulo' in Brazil will enable those who pass the selection process based on their curriculum vitae to simultaneously acquire a degree in ‘Obstetrícia' at the Brazilian university and thus the possibility of practising the profession in both EU countries and Brazil.
The Course of Studies in Nursing at the University of Parma provides for the training of professional nurses, who are responsible for the duties envisaged by the Ministerial Decree of the Ministry of Health dated 14 September 1994, no. 739 and subsequent amendments and additions.
The nurse will be responsible for delivering care aimed at resolving a person's health problems in preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative terms.
The course spreads its 330 students per year over three teaching locations: Parma Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Parma Azienda USL, Piacenza Azienda USL.
A course with a long and established tradition at national level, based in a city at the top of the league tables for quality of living.
Practical and training activities are carried out at the Unità Operativa Complessa di Oculistica (Ophthalmology Operating Unit) of the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, where all branches of modern clinical and surgical ophthalmology are practised, with cutting-edge or quite simply innovative equipment and technology.
The course is aimed at providing the basis for understanding the biological and physiological phenomena related to vision, the principles of diagnosis and treatment of ocular motility and binocular vision disorders, methods for the re-education of visual function impairment, and the instrumental examinations indicated for licensing or for the most common eye diseases.
The course also includes attendance at specialised affiliated facilities such as the 'Cardinal Ferrari' rehabilitation centre in Fontanellato (PR) and the Parma branch of the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Students will also attend the school screening programme for amblyopia carried out by dedicated personnel.
You will be able to count on historically consolidated training expertise, thanks to a field of study that has its origins in 1973 with the establishment in Parma of the Special School for Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Technicians, later transformed into a University Diploma and, finally, into a Degree Course in 2002. What awaits you is a course with a high level of teaching, both theoretical and practical, in a setting of modern facilities and a close relationship with teaching staff, tutors and guides. Thanks to the extensive network of agreements with both public and private healthcare facilities in the area, you will have the opportunity to attend internships in numerous specialist settings that will represent future job opportunities. You will be able to use studios equipped with treatment couches and rehabilitation equipment for simulations and classrooms for full-group teaching. The course is enriched by Elective Teaching Activities: Maitland Approach, Cognitive Therapeutic Exercise, Principles of the Neuromuscular Proprioceptive Facilitation Approach, Principles of the Bobath Approach, Supporting Physiotherapists and Patients through Motivational Counselling, Research Methodology, Rehabilitating Burn Patients, Visceral Rehabilitation, Posture and Rehabilitation, Gait Analysis: from Theory to Application in Clinical Practice, Methodology and Clinical Reasoning in Manual Therapy. You can also take advantage of traineeships before and after graduation, both in Italy and abroad, with the Erasmus+ and Overworld programmes.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
Speech therapists carry out activities aimed at the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of pathologies and functional alterations that cause voice, speech, oral and written language, calculation, swallowing and communication disabilities in the various age groups (developmental, adult and geriatric). Communication, especially verbal communication, is related to the development of neuropsychological skills, perceptual, cognitive and control systems, which are studied in depth on the degree course, as they are fundamental to the understanding of patients' clinical pictures. The scope of intervention of a speech therapist is very broad and covers pathologies and disorders with different aetiologies (organic, functional and psychological). The tools used range from educational, play and health materials to digital and high-tech tools. It is therefore clear that the rehabilitation techniques that the student will learn over the three years will be wide ranging and specific to each area of intervention.
The Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery consists of six years and is established within the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Parma. Pursuant to Decree Law No. 18 of 17 March 2020, obtaining a degree qualifies one to practise as a surgeon, subject to obtaining a pass mark in the qualifying practical-assessment internships (tot. 15 ECTS credits).
The Degree Course aims to achieve the educational objectives defined below.
Graduates of degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery must obtain the scientific basis and theoretical-practical preparation required under Directive 75/363/EEC for the exercise of the medical profession and the methodology and culture necessary for the practice of lifelong learning.
The course will enable the acquisition of the level of professional, decision-making and operational autonomy deriving from a holistic approach to health problems, of healthy or ill persons also in relation to the surrounding chemical-physical, biological and social environment.
Attendance at the Degree COurse will also make it possible to appreciate the fruitful and harmonious collaboration between the course's governing bodies (president, professors/instructors, technical-administrative staff, students) who work in synergy to pursue its continuous improvement. The qualifying aspects can be summarised as follows:
- the support for teaching activities provided by state-of-the-art facilities and tools (e.g. the organisation of the professionalising training activities, in search of the most effective operational tools; - the synergy between the university and hospital components; - the integration of the course with local healthcare facilities; - the implementation of innovative projects; - the carrying out of activities that highlight the role of healthcare personnel in social and development cooperation projects in poor countries; - the high international characterisation, with student mobility within programmes with various (European and non-European) countries.
The University of Parma is among the oldest academic institutions in Europe. After the foundation of the Palatine School by Charlemagne and Alcuin of York in 781 A.D., on March 13th 962 A.D. emperor Otto I conferred to the Bishop of Parma, Uberto, the power to order and elect legal leaders, with an Empire-wide authority. The historian Ernest Dümmler defined Parma a 'celebrated seat of learning' since the 11th century, attracting students from countries beyond the Alps, and its growing popularity was so high that Napoleon maximised its jurisdiction.
The Medical School of the University of Parma has now decided to develop this European and international vocation by opening a novel Medicine & Surgery course, entirely held in English, in the nearby city of Piacenza, which offers a hospital system that is not shared with other medical courses but will be uniquely dedicated to the new medical degree.
Students will develop a comprehensive medical knowledge, from health promotion to emergency medicine, from applied research to the latest medical technologies to health economics and management.
[Questo è un testo di esempio] Un corso dalla lunga e consolidata tradizione a livello nazionale e internazionale, frutto di una fitta rete di relazioni intessute nel tempo con le istituzioni culturali cittadine. Proprio in una città spesso ai vertici delle classifiche nazionali per la qualità del vivere, grazie alla contiguità con il polo culturale e museale della Pilotta, riusciamo a unire teoria e sperimentazione sui materiali nei campi dell’arte moderna e contemporanea, del cinema e del teatro.
The course aims to train a graduate who can enter the labour market with an original curriculum and already oriented in terms of professional skills. In fact, the course offers students several curricula, identified on the basis of the area's peculiarities and employment needs: "Biotechnology for prevention and therapy', 'Biotechnology applied to animal production and food safety' and 'Biotechnology applied to regenerative and restorative medicine.
WHY PARMA? This course allows you to develop strongly multidisciplinary professional skills, at the intersection of psychology, behavioural biology and cognitive neuroscience, in the context of an integrated training project. In addition, the student will have the opportunity to study with some of the best psychobiologists and cognitive neuroscientists in our country and to acquire theoretical and methodological tools that will enable him or her to work as a psychologist with a solid scientific basis. In Parma you can learn about general and physiological psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, elements of psychiatry and psychopharmacology, applied statistics, behavioural biology, ethology and cognitive neuroscience.
If the world of sport, exercise and general human health is your passion, this is the course for you.
You will be able to combine university knowledge with expertise and experience from the world of sport thanks to the collaboration with the National Olympic Committees (CONI, CIP), National Sports Federations and the University Sports Centre of Parma (CUS).
Theoretical/practical on-site courses and internship activities to be carried out at external, national and/or international facilities, consistent with the educational aims of the degree course, are foreseen.
The training course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage, organise and conduct motor activities aimed at the general population, with or without congenital and/or acquired pathologies, and at athletes of all age groups.
The course has a strong and growing attractiveness due to the educational value of the theoretical lectures characterised by a multidisciplinary vocation in the following fields of interest: area of management, area of research, area of training and didactics and advanced clinical area (nursing/obstetric clinical leadership experience).
At the same time, great importance is attached to internship experiences, as positively noted by the evaluations of students and graduates; in fact, internship experiences in line with the course's priority directions and organised on a 1:1 basis with senior figures of the specific professional profile are envisaged.
Throughout the course, it is possible to avail of the constant support of a tutor who will follow each student from matriculation to graduation.
Attendance at theoretical classes is compulsory for 50% of each block (or integrated course) in order to allow working students to enter.
The university provides annual scholarships for students who wish to try their hand at student tutoring.
The degree course in Livestock science and animal production technologies was created with the aim of creating professionals capable of responding to the needs of livestock and processing enterprises in the national production context. The training course lasts three years. The third year of the course is structured in curricula. Currently they are: Animal production sciences (SPA, for those who intend to work on livestock farms for livestock production; oriented towards livestock enterprises, therefore towards aspects related to food production (animal breeding, feeding, genetic improvement, reproduction, preservation of biodiversity, etc.), Animal production technologies, typicality and safety (TTSPA, mainly oriented towards the management and control of processing of food of animal origin), Equine sciences and techniques (STE, which concerns activities related to the care and assistance in the management of horses).
The vocational degree course in Dairy Enterprise Technology and Management has been developed along the Emilia milk route. It is an inter-university course with the University of Milan in collaboration with the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics, Lodi hub.
The degree course aims to train graduates in a field of great importance for the country's economy, the dairy industry. The main pillar of the course is the internships that will allow the student to verify and apply directly in the dairy farms the theoretical knowledge, both basic and specialised, acquired during the three years.
The highly professional training acquired will enable graduates to find employment in all the production realities of the dairy sector, in laboratories and control structures, and to carry out freelance activities as company consultants.
The teaching site of the Degree Course is the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences in Parma.
The single-cycle degree in Veterinary Medicine is a course with limited access and compulsory attendance. The aim of the single-cycle degree course in Veterinary Medicine is to train physicians to an initial professional level characterised by a multidisciplinary and integrated vision, achieved through the acquisition of knowledge and skills, enabling him/her to make professional choices in the various fields in which veterinary surgeons work, with full decision-making autonomy.
The Second-Cycle Degree Course in Innovative and Sustainable Livestock Production (degree class LM-86) addresses the need to create professional figures with advanced technical-scientific skills in the agro-zootechnical sector. In particular, the training course focuses on improving the (environmental, economic and social) sustainability of production chains - with particular reference to dairy and meat production - and the protection of biodiversity and the welfare of farm animals. The course lasts two years and there is no access limit. Access is direct in the case of possession of an L-26 or L-38 degree or, in the case of possession of a degree in other classes, subject to possession of 40 ECTS credits in one or more of the following academic disciplines (AGR/01 - AGR/17 - AGR/18 - AGR/19 - VET/01 - VET/02 - VET/04 - VET/05 - VET/07 - VET/08 - VET/10).
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