Course units and programme of study

The syllabus of a teaching provides the essential information of this teaching.

Contents - Extended program - Prerequisites - Reference texts - Educational objectives - Teaching methods - Learning assessment procedures

The professors/instructors publish the Syllabus for each course.

To view the syllabus of the course units it is necessary to go to the paragraph "LIST OF COURSE UNITS" of this web page, which allows the research of the course units in the various years.

- Select the year of enrollment (the academic year in which the student enrolled in the course and in which he therefore attended the 1st year - e.g. a student enrolling in the 2nd year in 2024-2025 and want to view the syllabuses of the various course units that will be offered for 2nd year students in the a.y. 2024-2025, will have to select the 2023-2024 enrollment a.y. and then the 2nd year of the course)
- Click on "SEARCH"
- Select the course year (1st year - 2nd year - 3rd year)

In this way you get a list of all the course units. This list shows:
Name of the course - No. of credits (ECTS credits) - Name of the teacher - Scheduled hours of frontal lessons

Clicking on the name of each course opens the page containing the related Syllabus.

HOW TO SEE THE DATES OF THE EXAMINATIONS BEFORE COMPLETING THE PROGRAMME OF STUDY
To see the dates of the exam sessions for the current year before completing the programme of study, open the following link:

https://unipr.esse3.cineca.it/ListaAppelliOfferta.do

Select the time interval you are interested in,
Select Department H6,
Select the degree course (Gastronomic Sciences 3069 for 1st and 2nd year and 3055 for 3rd year - Food Science and Technology 3000, Second-cycle Degree of Food Science and Technology 5000, Second-cycle Degree of Science of Human Nutrition 5068, Second-cycle Degree of Food Safety 5064)
Select the course units of interest

Below is the pdf programme of study for students according to the different cohorts (years of enrolment).

Programme of study a.y. 2023-2024  - L26

Programme of study a.y. 2022-2023 - L-Gastr

Programme of study a.y. 2021-2022 - L-Gastr

Programme of study a.y. 2020-2021 - L-Gastr

Programme of study a.y. 2019-2020 - L-Gastr

Programme of study a.y. 2018-2019 - L26

Programme of study a.y. 2017-2018 - L26

Programme of study a.y. 2016-2017 - L26

Programme of study a.y. 2015-2016 - L26

A part-time student is a student enrolling in the course or in regular years of study who, for work, health or personal reasons, finds him/herself unable to devote him/herself to full-time studies.

Below are the regulations for the enrolment of part-time students and the programmes of study for part-time enrolled students in the academic year 2024-2025 and earlier years.
 

Regulations for enrolling part-time students 

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2024-2025 

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2023-2024

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2022-2023

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2021-2022

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2020-2021

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2019-2020

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2018-2019

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2017-2018

Part-time programme of study a.y. 2016-2017

PREREQUISITES FOR STUDENTS REGISTERED IN THE ACADEMIC YEARS 2018-2019 AND PREVIOUS YEARS

Certain prerequisites are provided for all students registered in the years 2018-2019 and previous years:

The "Biology" integrated course units must precede the "Plant Production";"Animal Production" and "Applied Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics" course units;

The "Chemistry" course unit must precede the "Applied Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics" course unit. The "General Microbiology and Food Microbiology" integrated course unit must precede the "Microbiology of Processed Products" course unit.

PREREQUISITES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLING IN THE A.Y. 2019-2020 AND FOLLOWING YEARS

Certain prerequisites are provided for students enrolled in the academic year 2019-2020 and onwards:

The "Chemistry" course unit must precede the "Food Composition" and "Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics" course units;

The integrated "Biology" course units must precede the "Agronomy", "Animal Production" and "Plant Products" course units;

The integrated "Biology" course unit must precede the "Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics" course unit;

The "Biochemistry (C.Ecology, Biodiversity and Biochemistry)" course unit must precede the course unit "Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics";

The course unit "Elements of General Microbiology for the Food Sector" must precede the course unit "Microbiology of Food".

PREREQUISITES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLING IN THE A. Y. 2023-2024 AND FOLLOWING YEARS

Certain prerequisites are provided for students enrolled in the academic year 2023-2024 and onwards:

The "Chemistry" course must precede the "Food Composition" and "Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics" courses.

The "Biology" Integrated Course must precede the courses "Agronomy, Animal Production and Plant Products".

The "Biology" Integrated Course must precede the "Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics" course.

The "Biochemistry" course must precede the "Human Nutrition and Principles of Dietetics" course. 

The course "Elements of General Microbiology for the Food Industry" must precede the course "Microbiology of Foodstuffs".

The list of course units in the programme of study represents the set of training activities that can be envisaged for each of the years of which the course of study consists and changes according to the year in which the student enrols. Free or restricted-choice' subjects are optional learning activities that students may include in their programme of study according to the choice criteria specified on this page; the remaining course units are compulsory for all students.
The programme of study must be submitted online by the student for each year using the ESSE3 system (see dedicated section).

Enclosed the  file pdf with the list of optional course units offered in the Food Area of Food and Drug Department . By clicking on the name of the course unit in the pdf file, you can access the Syllabus of the course units itself, which provides information on:

learning objectives - prerequisites - teaching content - bibliography - teaching methods - methods for assessing learning

NB: students on degree courses: Food Science and Technology - Gastronomic Science - Food Science and Technology Second-cycle Degree - can freely choose from all the course units in the Food Area (unless otherwise specified for individual subjects)

Credits for free participation activities

The University recognizes ECTS credits for free participation activities to students of degree courses who request them. I.e. activities carried out in the sports, cultural and social fields that involve the student's involvement in the operational context in which to carry out the activities.

The Regulations provide that each degree course assigns 6 ECTS credits for these activities and two methods of carrying them out:
• Activities to be carried out on the basis of a project defined by the Department;
• Activities carried out independently by the student during his/her university career.

Regulations and other information on certification bodies at the following link:

https://www.unipr.it/crediti-attivita-di-libera-partecipazione 

Soft Skills: transversal training activities

These are training activities aimed at providing the student with a first set of knowledge, skills and qualities that come into play when it is necessary to translate a competence into behavior, responding to a need of the organizational environment, as well as to implement and improve the development of so-called soft skills for greater integration into the world of work.

The course units related to transversal competences can be inserted by the student in his / her didactic path, both as curricular formative credits among the elective courses (TAF D), directly through the compilation of the online programme of study in the time windows established annually.

Transversal training activities offered by the University in the academic year 2024-2025

The presentation of the programme will only concern the course units and teaching activities of one's own year.

The programme of study must be submitted online via the Esse3 system from 07/10/2024 to 06/12/2024.

- Students in the first and second year of the First-cycle degree courses and the first year of the Second-cycle degree courses will simply have to approve and confirm the compulsory course units for their year.
- Students in Year III of the First-cycle degree and Year II of the Second-cycle degree, in addition to confirming the compulsory course units of their year, must proceed to the selection of the free-choice ECTS credits and the type of intnership.

Any changes to the programmes submitted online can also be made via the ESSE3 system from 10/03/2025 to 18/04/2025.

It is emphasised that the submission of the programme of study online is compulsory and preparatory to subsequent career activities or acts (including: electronic student file, registration for exams, mark registration, student opinion survey).
Only programmes of study that comply with the teaching regulations can be submitted online and will be automatically approved.

 
Exceptions to online plan submission

The following categories of students must submit their programme of study in the traditional paper format during the time windows indicated above:

- students who wish to submit a programme of study that differs from the conditions proposed by the Esse3 system;

- students outside prescribed time for course completion who wish to change their programme of study.
 
N.B All requests relating to the modification of one's study plan must be submitted to the Course Council via the relevant Student Registry Office within the time windows indicated above ( segreteria.scienzealimenti@unipr.it); after approval by the Course Council, the individual programme of study will be uploaded by the Student Registry Office into the Esse3 system in order to allow it to be viewed and to allow examinations to be booked.
 

Notice of compilation of programmes of study in Esse3- 2024-2025

Types of optional course units - deadlines - form and procedure for choosing non-food optional course units

Optional course units choice form for students not completing the course within the prescribed time

Communication for choosing optional course units for for students not completing the course within the prescribed time

Dear third year SG students and students outside prescribed time for course completion

A meeting with 3rd year students and students outside prescribed time for course completion, was held on Thursday 19 October 2023 in Room R of Q02 from 1.30pm to 2.30pm to illustrate the methods and terms for compiling the programme of study and choosing optional courses and types of internships.

Attached are the slides presented during the meeting.

This is the student's possibility of having previous activities recognised, but carried out during the period of attendance on the degree course (during the three years), which have a strong relevance to the figure of the gastronome.

We are talking about certified training courses or other possible activities in the field of food and wine that have provided for a commitment on the part of the student equal to (not equal to) that for the use and preparation of a university credit (not dining room or cooking activities, for example).

Attached is a presentation of these activities, with instructions on how to apply and record the relevant cfu.

Students have the possibility of having previous activities, done during the three years of the degree course, which are related to the role of the gastronome.

We are talking about certified training activities or other possible activities in the fields of wine and food that have required to the student a commitment similar (not equal) to that for the preparation and acquisition of one ECTS credit (not waiter or kitchen activities for example).

Please find attached the presentation of such activities, with instruction to require the registration of the relative ECTS credits.

Attached there are the instructions for the online course on safety in the workplace for students enrolled in the a.y. 2024-2025.

Information about the course for the English B1 qualification, how the exams are conducted and the procedure for requesting recognition of externally acquired certifications can be found on the website of the University Language Centre, which organises these courses.

University Language Course website.

The survey of students' opinions concerning teaching is implemented by means of the 'Student Opinion Survey Questionnaires (OPIS)' and is an indispensable element in enabling the improvement of teaching, quality and organisation of degree courses.
A 90-minute information video is available at https://youtu.be/TmqvjU6DQdY this video provides information of interest to all students.

The Questionnaire should be completed by the student at the end of the lecture cycle of each course unit.

For students who have not previously taken the assessment, the ESSE3 IT system requires mandatory completion of the questionnaires when registering for the examination.

For more in-depth information click HERE

Italian and foreign citizens not enrolled in courses at the university, even if they already hold a university degree, may enrol in individual course units and sit for the relevant examination, receiving regular certification, for a maximum number of 30 ECTS credits.

Enrolment procedures for individual course units can be found on the University website.

https://www.unipr.it/en/singles-teaching

The deadlines for the purchase of individual course units are:
 20 ottobre 2024 for first-semester individual course units and
 17 Febryary 2025 for second-semester individual course units.

In the event that the purchase of individual course units is aimed at the subsequent application for enrolment in the Degree Course in Gastronomic Science, admission is subject to compliance with the times and criteria set out (in terms of ECTS credits and Academic disciplines) in the regulations concerning transfers and transitions for the Degree Course in question and still in force.