Courses Introduction

Introduction

The 3 years PhD training programme consists of 180 ECTS: 150 dedicated to individual research and training, and 30 to courses. The latter include:

• disciplinary and transversal  credits offered by the GeSoRAFA (18-20 ECTS);
• complementary courses offered by the University of Florence (6 ECTS)
• elective credits (4-6 ETCS).

All courses offered by GeSoRAFA are scheduled at first year.

Similarly, university courses on transversal competences are offered annually. The acquisition of elective credits in the second and third years is permitted.

The transversal courses offered by the GeSoRAFA PhD board are as follows:

• Writing, publishing, presenting and searching scientific literature (3 ECTS);
• Scientific Communication skills (2 ECTS);
• Gender equality in research (1ETCS).

Disciplinary courses common to all curricula include:

•  Environmental, Agricultural Forestry and Food Sustainability (2.5 ECTS);
• The assessment of well-being for rural development (2 ECTS);
• Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in Forestry, Agricultural and Food Systems (2 ECTS).

PhD students must register to two statistical courses and all courses have a “hands on”:

• Introduction to ANOVA and Regression Models (1.5 ECTS)
• Introduction to “R” (2 ECTS)
•  “Multivariate Methods in Data Analysis (2 ECTS).

Further 2 compulsory ECTS vary across curricula. In addition to the disciplinary courses above each curriculum offers further 2 mandatory courses (4 ECTS offered for at least 2 compulsory ECTS):

• Sustainable Food Systems (EASRS/FS&T)
• Experimental Designs and Chemometrics for the Optimization of Food Products and Processes (FS&T/IAF)
• Influences in food preference and choice (FS&T/ EASRS);
• Data Collection and Management (IAF/EGFSL);
• Tech Innovation in Agri Food Sector)  (IAF/FS&T).

 

Transversal skills – University of Florence wide educational offering: https://www.unifi.it/it/studia-con-noi/dopo-la-laurea/dottorati-di-ricerca/competenze-trasversali

 

1 ECTS = 1 CFU

ECTS = European Credit Transfer System

CFU = Crediti Formativi Universitari

 

Courses XLI Cycle	Class Schedule XLI Cycle
Courses XL Cycle	Class Schedule XL Cycle
Courses XXXIX Cycle	Class Schedule XXXIX Cycle
Courses XXXVIII Cycle	Class Schedule XXXVIII Cycle

Courses XXXVII Cycle