Sustainable development and agroecosystem resilience (sare)
Description of Postgraduate Degree Course
General Information
Level: First-Level
Field of study: Agriculture and Veterinary
Duration: Duration: 1 year
Mode of Delivery: Ibrida
Location: Pisa
CFUs: 60
Admission application: Applications open until 01 September 2025
Start date: 06 October 2025
English
English
This master's program trains professionals to address complex challenges in agri-food production and rural socio-economic development, promoting sustainable and peace-oriented policies. It focuses on agroecosystems as integrated economic, social, and ecological units, analyzing their role in development and well-being. The program covers agroecology, natural resource management, innovation, and governance, particularly in response to climate change. Students engage in individual internships and develop reports. By the end of the course, they will have systemic thinking skills to enhance agroecosystem resilience and sustainability. Graduates will be able to analyze agroecosystems, lead community development, facilitate stakeholder collaboration, support sustainable farming, and apply action research methods.
Career opportunities
This master's program is open to students from political science, social sciences, economics, agriculture, and veterinary sciences. Graduates can pursue careers in governmental and non-governmental organizations, private companies, and international agencies managing agricultural, agri-food, and rural development processes.
Their roles may involve project design, management, and evaluation, stakeholder engagement, territorial development, social inclusion, and food value chain development. The program emphasizes the agroecological transition, focusing on stakeholder participation, rural knowledge and innovation systems, and ethical, sustainable agri-food networks.
It equips students with methodologies to analyze agroecosystems and design sustainable interventions. Graduates are also prepared for research careers in rural sustainability.
Fees
In person
Regular students:
4000 € payable in 3 instalments
- 1600 € no later than 22 September 2025
- 1200 € no later than 15 December 2025
- 1200 € no later than 15 February 2026
Auditing students:
2000 € in a single installment
Registration fee reductions are available for 10 students as specified in the call for applications.
