
MSc in Sustainable Viticulture and Enology
Piacenza, Italy
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
07 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,050 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* non-EU residents | €6,625 for EU residents per year
Introduction
The course aims at deepening the knowledge of students having some background in Viticulture & Enology in terms of new technologies and practices that are breaking into the Wine Value Chain to increase integral sustainability.
Biotechnologies, precision approaches, adaptation to climate change, biodiversity, care for vineyard soil health, and conservation are only some of the major topics that the new curriculum will cover.
The course is delivered entirely in English to allow maximum internationalization and cultural exchanges.
The final thesis will be mandatorily experimental, and each graduating student will join one of the research groups at the Faculty and be assigned to a specific project. Many links existing with different stakeholders (cooperatives, single estates, wineries, wine companies, etc.) will also foster extra-curriculum internships as well as final employment.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Non-European residents
Candidates can request the “UCSC International Scholarship” while filling out the online application.
The UCSC International Scholarship is an annual tuition fee reduction promoted by Università Cattolica to foster the access of international students to degree programs.
The discount covers about 37% of the total cost.
Applicants are notified of the award by email when they receive an offer for admission.
For the academic year 2022/23, the tuition fee applicable to students who receive the UCSC International Scholarship is € 6,050.
This scholarship is automatically extended from year to year for the normal duration of the degree program. Successful candidates must maintain full-time enrolment status to finish their degrees on time. Should the candidate not graduate on the expected date, all additional costs will be at the student’s expense.
If students receive other forms of financial aid (scholarships and accommodation offered by EDUCatt), the UCSC International Scholarship will not be awarded.
Curriculum
First-year
- Applied Statistics and Big Data Analytics
- Vineyard Variability: Traditional and Precision Approaches
- Grape and Wine Biotechnology
- Advances in Enology
- Disease and Pest Management
- Grapevine Varieties and Terroir
- Topics in Wine Marketing
Second year
- Automation and Robotics in Viticulture
- Applied Grapevine Ecophysiology
- Topics in Enology
- Environment and Biota
- One course among
- Italian civilization and language for international students
- English for Scientists
- Italian civilization and language for international students
- English for Scientists
- Elective courses
- Wine Economics and Policy
- Management of Organic Viticulture
- Internship or other Extracurricular Activities Related to the Program
- Wine Economics and Policy
- Management of Organic Viticulture
- Internship or other Extracurricular Activities Related to the Program
- Seminars
- Soft skills
- Final dissertation
Elective Courses
(*) The following courses are advised:
- Wine Economics and Policy
- Management of Organic Viticulture
Program Outcome
Degree Awarded: Master's Degree in Sustainable and Precision Agriculture
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Vineyard manager and/or specialist– Winemaker – Consultant.
More in general, any job which can fit into the whole value chain (grape production, vinification, bottling, storage, marketing, logistics, consumers’ perception).
English Language Requirements
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Program Admission Requirements
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