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These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2026/2027
Environmental change and global sustainability (Classe LM-75 R)
Enrolled in a.y. 2026/2027 (FBO)
Programme description (Manifesto) [FBOof2_2027]
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Approaches to the Study of Ecological Systems 8 64 English BIOS-05/A
Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation 8 64 English BIOS-03/A
Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation 8 80 English AGRI-02/A PHYS-05/B
Environmental Economics and Policy 8 64 English ECON-01/A
Quantitative Ecology for Environmental Change 6 64 English BIOS-05/A MATH-03/B STAT-01/A
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Chemistry of Natural Processes and Technologies for the Environment 8 64 English CHEM-05/A CHEM-06/A
Statistical Methods in Environmental Studies 6 64 English ECON-05/A STAT-01/A
Optional
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English GEOS-03/A
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English GEOS-02/B
Study plan rules
- Choose one course between:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English Second semester GEOS-03/A
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English Second semester GEOS-02/B
be activated by the A.Y. 2027/2028
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics and Policy 6 48 English AGRI-01/A
Applied Environmental and Resource Economics 6 48 English AGRI-01/A
Bridging Science, Policy and Sustainability 6 48 English PHYS-05/B PHYS-06/A
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English BIOS-05/A
Georesources and Sustainability 6 48 English GEOS-01/D
Plant and Animal Diversity: Values and Risks 6 48 English BIOS-02/A BIOS-03/A
Recycle and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Products and Processes 6 48 English CHEM-04/A
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Environmental Law 6 48 English GIUR-06/A
Green Procurement 6 48 English GIUR-06/A
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English NN
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English ECON-07/A
Sustainability Accounting and Management 6 48 English ECON-07/A
Sustainable Development 6 48 English ECON-01/A
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English CEAR-01/B
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian NN
Internship 6 0 English NN
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 21 0 English NN
Study plan rules
- Students must attend the "Safety for field activities" course. Further information will be available by e-mail or on the course website
- Students must acquire 6 ECTS choosing one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English Second semester NN
Internship 6 0 English Undefined NN
- Students must earn 3 ECTS choosing from the following activities:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English Second semester ECON-07/A
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English Second semester CEAR-01/B
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined NN
- Students must obtain 12 CFU for elective activities, from all courses offered by the University of Milan
- Choose three courses (18 CFU), according to the following rules:
- 1 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Plant and Animal Diversity: Values and Risks 6 48 English First semester BIOS-02/A BIOS-03/A
- 2 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English First semester BIOS-05/A
- 3 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Recycle and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Products and Processes 6 48 English First semester CHEM-04/A
- 4 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Georesources and Sustainability 6 48 English First semester GEOS-01/D
- 5 - the student can choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics and Policy 6 48 English First semester AGRI-01/A
Applied Environmental and Resource Economics 6 48 English First semester AGRI-01/A
Bridging Science, Policy and Sustainability 6 48 English First semester PHYS-05/B PHYS-06/A
- 6 - the student can choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Environmental Law 6 48 English Second semester GIUR-06/A
Green Procurement 6 48 English Second semester GIUR-06/A
Sustainable Development 6 48 English Second semester ECON-01/A
- 7 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Sustainability Accounting and Management 6 48 English Second semester ECON-07/A
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Approaches to the Study of Ecological Systems 8 64 English BIOS-05/A
Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation 8 64 English BIOS-03/A
Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation 8 80 English AGRI-02/A PHYS-05/B
Environmental Economics and Policy 8 64 English ECON-01/A
Quantitative Ecology for Environmental Change 6 64 English BIOS-05/A MATH-03/B STAT-01/A
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Chemistry of Natural Processes and Technologies for the Environment 8 64 English CHEM-05/A CHEM-06/A
Statistical Methods in Environmental Studies 6 64 English ECON-05/A STAT-01/A
Optional
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English GEOS-03/A
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English GEOS-02/B
Study plan rules
- Choose one course between:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English Second semester GEOS-03/A
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English Second semester GEOS-02/B
be activated by the A.Y. 2027/2028
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Bioresource and Pollution Control Technology 6 48 English AGRI-04/B
Ecosustainable Materials and Processes 6 48 English CHEM-06/A
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English BIOS-05/A
Environmental Change and Public Health 6 64 English MEDS-02/A MEDS-26/D
Environmental Geochemistry 6 48 English GEOS-01/C
Methods in Ecotoxicology 6 64 English BIOS-05/A MVET-04/A
Multilevel Effects of Environmental Contamination 6 48 English BIOS-03/A BIOS-04/A BIOS-11/A
Remote Sensing of Agro-Environmental Change 6 48 English AGRI-02/A
Waste Management and Sustainability 6 56 English AGRI-04/C AGRI-06/B AGRI-09/B
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Food Industry Design, Technology and Innovation 6 48 English AGRI-07/A
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English NN
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English ECON-07/A
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English CEAR-01/B
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian NN
Internship 6 0 English NN
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 21 0 English NN
Study plan rules
- Students must attend the "Safety for field activities" course. Further information will be available by e-mail or on the course website
- Students must acquire 6 ECTS choosing one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English Second semester NN
Internship 6 0 English Undefined NN
- Students must earn 3 ECTS choosing from the following activities:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English Second semester ECON-07/A
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English Second semester CEAR-01/B
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined NN
- Students must obtain 12 CFU for elective activities, from all courses offered by the University of Milan
- Choose three courses (18 CFU), according to the following rules:
- 1 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Multilevel Effects of Environmental Contamination 6 48 English First semester BIOS-03/A BIOS-04/A BIOS-11/A
- 2 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English First semester BIOS-05/A
- 3 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Environmental Geochemistry 6 48 English First semester GEOS-01/C
- 4 - the student can choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Remote Sensing of Agro-Environmental Change 6 48 English First semester AGRI-02/A
Waste Management and Sustainability 6 56 English First semester AGRI-04/C AGRI-06/B AGRI-09/B
- 5 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecosustainable Materials and Processes 6 48 English First semester CHEM-06/A
- 6 - the student can choose one or two of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Bioresource and Pollution Control Technology 6 48 English First semester AGRI-04/B
Environmental Change and Public Health 6 64 English First semester MEDS-02/A MEDS-26/D
Methods in Ecotoxicology 6 64 English First semester BIOS-05/A MVET-04/A
Food Industry Design, Technology and Innovation 6 48 English Second semester AGRI-07/A
Environmental change and global sustainability (Classe LM-75 R)
Enrolled in a.y. 2025/2026 (FBO)
Programme description (Manifesto) [FBOof1_2027]
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Approaches to the Study of Ecological Systems 8 64 English BIO/07
Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation 8 64 English BIO/05
Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation 8 80 English AGR/02 FIS/06
Environmental Economics and Policy 8 64 English SECS-P/01
Quantitative Ecology for Environmental Change 6 64 English BIO/07 MAT/06 SECS-S/01
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Chemistry of Natural Processes and Technologies for the Environment 8 64 English CHIM/06 CHIM/07
Statistical Methods in Environmental Studies 6 64 English SECS-P/05 SECS-S/01
Optional
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English GEO/04
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English GEO/02
Study plan rules
- Choose one course between:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English Second semester GEO/04
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English Second semester GEO/02
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics and Policy 6 48 English AGR/01
Applied Environmental and Resource Economics 6 48 English AGR/01
Bridging Science, Policy and Sustainability 6 48 English FIS/06 FIS/07
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English BIO/07
Georesources and Sustainability 6 48 English GEO/09
Green Procurement 6 48 English IUS/10
Plant and Animal Diversity: Values and Risks 6 48 English BIO/04 BIO/05
Recycle and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Products and Processes 6 48 English CHIM/04
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Environmental Law 6 48 English IUS/10
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English SECS-P/08
Sustainability Accounting and Management 6 48 English SECS-P/08
Sustainable Development 6 48 English SECS-P/01
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English ICAR/02
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English NN
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Internship 6 0 English NN
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 21 0 English NN
Study plan rules
- Students must attend the "Safety for field activities" course. Further information will be available by e-mail or on the course website
- Students must acquire 6 ECTS choosing one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English Second semester NN
Internship 6 0 English Undefined NN
- Students must earn 3 ECTS choosing from the following activities:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English Second semester SECS-P/08
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English Second semester ICAR/02
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined NN
- Students must obtain 12 CFU for elective activities, from all courses offered by the University of Milan
- Choose three courses (18 CFU), according to the following rules:
- 1 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Plant and Animal Diversity: Values and Risks 6 48 English First semester BIO/04 BIO/05
- 2 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English First semester BIO/07
- 3 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Recycle and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Products and Processes 6 48 English First semester CHIM/04
- 4 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Georesources and Sustainability 6 48 English First semester GEO/09
- 5 - the student can choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics and Policy 6 48 English First semester AGR/01
Applied Environmental and Resource Economics 6 48 English First semester AGR/01
Bridging Science, Policy and Sustainability 6 48 English First semester FIS/06 FIS/07
- 6 - the student can choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Green Procurement 6 48 English First semester IUS/10
Environmental Law 6 48 English Second semester IUS/10
Sustainable Development 6 48 English Second semester SECS-P/01
- 7 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Sustainability Accounting and Management 6 48 English Second semester SECS-P/08
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian NN
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Approaches to the Study of Ecological Systems 8 64 English BIO/07
Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation 8 64 English BIO/05
Climate Change: Impact and Adaptation 8 80 English AGR/02 FIS/06
Environmental Economics and Policy 8 64 English SECS-P/01
Quantitative Ecology for Environmental Change 6 64 English BIO/07 MAT/06 SECS-S/01
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Chemistry of Natural Processes and Technologies for the Environment 8 64 English CHIM/06 CHIM/07
Statistical Methods in Environmental Studies 6 64 English SECS-P/05 SECS-S/01
Optional
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English GEO/04
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English GEO/02
Study plan rules
- Choose one course between:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Geodiversity: Theory and Applications 8 80 English Second semester GEO/04
Sedimentary Successions and Their Natural Resources for the Energy Transition 8 64 English Second semester GEO/02
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Bioresource and Pollution Control Technology 6 48 English AGR/09
Ecosustainable Materials and Processes 6 48 English CHIM/07
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English BIO/07
Environmental Change and Public Health 6 64 English MED/04 MED/50
Environmental Geochemistry 6 48 English GEO/08
Methods in Ecotoxicology 6 64 English BIO/07 VET/07
Multilevel Effects of Environmental Contamination 6 48 English BIO/05 BIO/06 BIO/14
Remote Sensing of Agro-Environmental Change 6 48 English AGR/02
Waste Management and Sustainability 6 56 English AGR/10 AGR/13 AGR/18
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Food Industry Design, Technology and Innovation 6 48 English AGR/15
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English SECS-P/08
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English ICAR/02
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English NN
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Internship 6 0 English NN
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 21 0 English NN
Study plan rules
- Students must attend the "Safety for field activities" course. Further information will be available by e-mail or on the course website
- Students must acquire 6 ECTS choosing one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Environmental Change and Global Sustainability 6 96 English Second semester NN
Internship 6 0 English Undefined NN
- Students must earn 3 ECTS choosing from the following activities:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Project Management for Sustainable Development 3 20 English Second semester SECS-P/08
Water Resources Sustainable Economy 3 20 English Second semester ICAR/02
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined NN
- Students must obtain 12 CFU for elective activities, from all courses offered by the University of Milan
- Choose three courses (18 CFU), according to the following rules:
- 1 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Multilevel Effects of Environmental Contamination 6 48 English First semester BIO/05 BIO/06 BIO/14
- 2 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecosystem Functioning and Services 6 48 English First semester BIO/07
- 3 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Environmental Geochemistry 6 48 English First semester GEO/08
- 4 - the student can choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Remote Sensing of Agro-Environmental Change 6 48 English First semester AGR/02
Waste Management and Sustainability 6 56 English First semester AGR/10 AGR/13 AGR/18
- 5 - the student can choose the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Ecosustainable Materials and Processes 6 48 English First semester CHIM/07
- 6 - the student can choose one or two of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Bioresource and Pollution Control Technology 6 48 English First semester AGR/09
Environmental Change and Public Health 6 64 English First semester MED/04 MED/50
Methods in Ecotoxicology 6 64 English First semester BIO/07 VET/07
Food Industry Design, Technology and Innovation 6 48 English Second semester AGR/15
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian NN