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Natural Resources Management for Tropical Rural Development (B216)

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Course name: Natural Resources Management for Tropical Rural Development

Degree code: LM-69 Classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze e tecnologie agrarie

Curricula: E28 - Agricultural production

                    E29 - Land and water

Duration: 2 years

Credits: 120

Language: English

Website: www.tropicalruraldevelopment.unifi.it/

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Description

The MSc in Natural Resources Management for Tropical Rural Development is a cutting-edge graduate program, fully taught in English, which promotes research and professional training in the sectors of modern and sustainable agriculture, forestry, animal sciences and natural resource management. 

This degree is a peculiarity of the University of Florence, especially for the School of Agriculture, which has gradually acquired expertise and links in tropical and international relationship.

Students graduated in our MSc course have got job positions as EU or FAO expert, manager in public and private firms operating in agro-food sectors overseas, project manager for Italian Ministry, project director in several NGOs.

Employment opportunities

The MSc program is designed to train technical experts, researchers, project designers, and coordinators in the field of international cooperation for rural development, environmental management in tropical areas, and international marketing of livestock, crop, and forestry products. The graduates can find jobs in:
  • Private companies that operate in food production and marketing overseas, with a special focus on tropical and subtropical areas;
  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in development and cooperation;
  • National (Ministries), European (e.g., EEA, Copernicus), and international institutions (United Nations agencies such as FAO, WFP, IFAD, CGIAR, etc.);
  • National, European, and international institutions that are responsible for food safety in relation to international trade;
  • National, European, and international research institutions that work on agriculture and rural environment.

Articulationd of training activities and curricula

The course has a normal duration of 2 years: a first common year and second year with the possibility to choose between two curricula “Agricultural production” or “Land and Water” . Normal activity of the student corresponds to the achievement of 60 credits per year.

The students that have, however, obtained 120 credits, fulfilling all the provisions of the Regulations of the Master of Science in Natural Resources Management for Tropical Rural Development, can obtain the title even before the two-year deadline.

Credits reserved for the activities autonomously chosen by the student can also be acquired in the form of additional language skills in the Spanish, Portuguese and French languages through the acquisition of credits certified by the University. 

 

Study plan

Coorte 2023

Coorte 2024

 

Contacts

Edgardo Giordani

Francesco Garbati Pegna 

 

orientagraria(AT)unifi.it

 

 

Ultimo aggiornamento

18.12.2024

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