Core curriculum

Higher Education Institution Agronomy, food, environment

Classes include many case studies, and the close cooperation with companies is essential for students’ professional insertion.

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Core curriculum

These first three years lead to the Bachelor of Science level. They aim to the acquisition of scientific fundamentals and methods.

The 3-year core curriculum leads to a Bachelor of science level

YEAR 1: ACQUISITION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS IN SCIENCES
Life and natural sciences	Biology of organisms Biological structures and functions Geobiosphere	260 hours (20 ECTS)
Fundamental sciences and techniques	Mathematics Physics Chemistry Statistics and office automation	355 hours (27 ECTS)
Social sciences and management	Communication Methodologies Literature search	80 hours (4 ECTS)
Foreign languages	English 2nd language (Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese)	85 hours (6 ECTS)
Internship on a farm		5 or 6 weeks (3 ECTS)

YEAR 2: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES
Life and natural sciences	Geobiosphere Applied biology	180 hours (14 ECTS)
Fundamental sciences and techniques	Applied physics Applied chemistry Statistics Information technologies	205 hours (17 ECTS)
Agronomy and animal sciences		230 hours (17 ECTS)
Social sciences and management	Social sciences Management Communication Interculturality	65 hours (6 ECTS)
Foreign language	English Second language (Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese)	85 hours(6 ECTS)

YEAR 3: AGRONOMY, FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS, METHODOLOGIES
Internship on a farm		7 weeks between 2^nd and 3^rdyear (4 ECTS)
Economics of agricultural and food systems		95 hours (7 ECTS)
Information search and processing	Experimental research methodology Statistics Information technologies Geographic Information Systems	175 hours (9 ECTS)
Survey methodologies in social sciences, communication		145 hours (7 ECTS)
Food product processing		120 hours (12 ECTS)
Plant and animal production		190 hours (12 ECTS)
Action project		80 hours (3 ECTS)
Foreign languages	English 2^nd foreign language (Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese)	85 hours (6 ECTS)

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