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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Academic calendar

The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.

Academic calendar

Course calendar

The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..

Definition of lesson periods
Period From To
I semestre Oct 1, 2018 Jan 31, 2019
I semestre - 3° anno Oct 29, 2018 Jan 31, 2019
II semestre Mar 4, 2019 Jun 14, 2019
Exam sessions
Session From To
Sessione invernale d'esame Feb 1, 2019 Feb 28, 2019
Sessione estiva d'esame Jun 17, 2019 Jul 31, 2019
Sessione autunnale d'esame Sep 2, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
Degree sessions
Session From To
Sessione di laurea estiva Jul 19, 2019 Jul 19, 2019
Sessione di laurea autunnale Nov 22, 2019 Nov 22, 2019
Sessione di laurea invernale Mar 20, 2020 Mar 20, 2020
Holidays
Period From To
Sospensione dell'attività didattica Nov 2, 2018 Nov 3, 2018
Vacanze di Natale Dec 24, 2018 Jan 6, 2019
Vacanze di Pasqua Apr 19, 2019 Apr 28, 2019
Vacanze estive Aug 5, 2019 Aug 18, 2019

Exam calendar

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Academic staff

B C F G L M N P R S T U V Z

Bazzani Claudia

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Begalli Diego

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Bolzonella David

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Boschi Federico

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Foto Maurizio Boselli,  October 19, 2013

Boselli Maurizio

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Capitello Roberta

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Favati Fabio

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Felis Giovanna

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Gaeta Davide Nicola Vincenzo

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Guzzo Flavia

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Lisanti Maria Tiziana

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Meneghini Lorenzo

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Mori Nicola

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Nardon Chiara

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Pandolfini Tiziana

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Pezzotti Mario

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Piccinelli Fabio

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Polverari Annalisa

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Ricci Elena Claire

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Sandri Marco

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Sartori Luigi

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Sidali Katia Laura

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Slaghenaufi Davide

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Speghini Adolfo

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foto,  August 26, 2021

Tornielli Giovanni Battista

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Torriani Sandra

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Ugliano Maurizio

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Vandelle Elodie Genevieve Germaine

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Varanini Zeno

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Zamboni Anita

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Zenoni Sara

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Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A/C
MAT/05 ,SECS-S/01
English B1
6
E
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
B/C
AGR/15
12
B
AGR/03
Training
6
F
-

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B/C
AGR/11 ,AGR/12
12
B/C
AGR/15
Final exam
3
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A/C
MAT/05 ,SECS-S/01
English B1
6
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
15
B/C
AGR/15
12
B
AGR/03
Training
6
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B/C
AGR/11 ,AGR/12
12
B/C
AGR/15
Final exam
3
E
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S003186

Credits

12

Coordinator

Sandra Torriani

Language

Italian

The teaching is organized as follows:

MICROBIOLOGIA AGRARIA

Credits

6

Period

See the unit page

Academic staff

See the unit page

MICROBIOLOGIA ENOLOGICA

Credits

6

Period

See the unit page

Academic staff

See the unit page

Learning outcomes

Teoria 1 The module aims at providing general information on the structure, physiology, biochemistry, genetics and ecology of microorganisms for understanding the strategies for their growth and survival and how to avoid uncontrolled proliferation. The basics of microbiology techniques and the latest acquisitions of microorganisms methods will be presented and discussed. Laboratorio – agraria During laboratory experiments, students will undertake a number of activities to acquire the ability to manipulate and characterize microorganisms in the lab. Laboratory experiments aim at providing the student with the critical capacity needed to properly use classical microbiology methods to observe and characterize microorganisms adopting appropriate safety precautions. Teoria 2: The module will provide the instruments needed to acquire theoretical and practical skill on the biotechnological aspects of fermentation and transformation of must and wine, and on the stability of the final product. These skills are of great importance to understand, manage, and optimize the activities of yeasts and bacteria in relation to the characteristics of the must and the wine to be obtained, as well as of the productive process applied. Laboratorio – enological: Laboratory exercises to acquire competence on classical and innovative analytical methods.

Program

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MM: MICROBIOLOGIA AGRARIA
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------------------------ MM: Teoria ------------------------ Short history of microbiology. Introduction on identity and distribution of microrganisms in the vitiviniculture chain. The cell: general concepts, distinction between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Morphology and cytology of the microbial cell. Structure and functions of the prokariotic cell: cell wall, capsule, flagella, cytoplasmic membrane, cytoplasm, organelles, ribosomes, reserve substances, bacterial genomes. The bacterial spore. Microbial nutrition. Cultivation techniques, selection and isolation techniques. Microorganisms and environment: responses to temperature variation, oxygen, pH and water activity. Microbial growth kinetics. Control of microorganisms by physical and chemical agents. Microbial metabolism. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration. The main fermentations. Genetics of microorganisms. Genetic information in bacteria: bacterial chromosome, plasmids and transposons. Mutations: selection and identification of mutants. Horizontal transfer of gene information between bacteria: transformation, conjugation, transduction. Production of bacterial recombinants. The viruses. Bacteriophages: lithic cycle and lysogenic cycle. Classification of micro-organisms. The concept of species. Traditional and molecular taxonomy. Groups of microorganisms. Techniques for the analysis of microbial diversity and their application in the study of ecosystems relevant for the viticulture and oenology. ------------------------ MM: Laboratorio ------------------------ The activities will include participation in the preparation of experiments, including safety instructions. Preparation of solutions and culture media, observation under a microscope, staining (e.g., Gram staining for bacteria), preparation of serial dilutions, plating on solid media to determine colony forming units of a microbial culture. Moreover, tests will be carried out to characterize microorganisms, such as the determination of the physiological profile (API tunnels), the verification of the ability to produce gas and the presence of catalase activity of isolates deriving from pure cultures of microrganisms.
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MM: MICROBIOLOGIA ENOLOGICA
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------------------------ MM: Teoria ------------------------ The microorganisms of oenological interest: yeasts and bacteria in winemaking. The yeasts: classification, metabolism, reproduction, genetics. The must as a substrate for microbial development. The alcoholic and malolactic fermentations. The principal and secondary products of fermentation. The lactic acid bacteria: definition and classification. The malolactic fermentation: effects on the sensory characteristics and the wholesomeness of wines. Other microorganisms of oenological interest: acetic acid bacteria and mould. Wine spoilage of microbial origin. Definition and characteristics of spoilage microorganisms. Production of biogenic amines, etilcarbammate and ochratoxin. Microbial ecology: the spontaneous fermentation of grape must. The controlled fermentations. Starter cultures of yeasts and malolactic bacteria for wine. Clonal selection of yeasts, genetic improvement, selection of technological and qualitative characteristics, autolytic capacity. Clonal selection of malolactic bacteria, selection of technological and qualitative characteristics. Use of microbial inoculants in oenology. Working conditions, induction / arrest of alcoholic fermentation. Microbial interactions and wine quality. Methods for the isolation, identification and technological characterization of yeasts and malolactic bacteria. Traditional methods. Direct and indirect rapid methods. Molecular techniques. ------------------------ MM: Laboratorio ------------------------ - Microscopy applied to microorganisms of oenological interest (elliptic and apiculate yeasts, lactic bacteria, acetic bacteria, molds). - Analysis of the microbiological quality of oenological starter. Yeast isolation. - Physiological and technological tests on isolates. - DNA extraction and genetic typing of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. - Microvinification trials and monitoring of malolactic fermentation.

Bibliography

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Suzzi G. & Tofalo R. Microbiologia enologica (Edizione 2) Edagricole 2018 978-88-506-5557-1

Examination Methods

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MM: MICROBIOLOGIA AGRARIA
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------------------------ MM: Teoria ------------------------ The exam aims to verify the skills and knowledge acquired in the context of the topics addressed during the lectures and laboratory activities. The verification of learning, both for attending students and non-attending students, will be carried out at the end of the module through a written test lasting 120 minutes, during which the consultation of texts, notes and other supports is not allowed. The test consists of: - 1 exercise and 1 open-ended question concerning laboratory experiences, - 5 open-ended questions concerning the course contents. The correct answer to the question and to the exercise are conditio sine qua non for passing the exam. Each of the five subsequent questions is assigned from 0 to 6 points. To pass the test the candidate must reach at least 18 points. There will also be the right, for each student, to deliver, at the time of the exam, a report on the practical exercises carried out in the laboratory; this report will be associated with a maximum score of 2 points. The achievement of scores above 31 gives the candidate the praise. The exam in Agricultural and Oenological Microbiology must be considered passed if a score of at least 18 is reached in each of the two modules and the overall grade is determined as the arithmetic average of the evaluations obtained in each module. ------------------------ MM: Laboratorio ------------------------ In the written exam there will be an exercise and an open question related to the laboratory experiences. A written report of the laboratory experience may also be prepared by students, whose evaluation, up to a maximum of 2 points, will be added to the final mark of the written test.
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MM: MICROBIOLOGIA ENOLOGICA
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------------------------ MM: Teoria ------------------------ The assessment of learning, for both attending and non-attending students, will be done at the end of the module through a written test of approximately 75 minutes, during which text books, notes, and other tools are not admitted. The test consists of 8 open questions for each of which a maximum score of 2 points will be assigned, and 20 multiple choice questions, each associated with a maximum of 1 point. The examination will be considered positive if at least 18 points will be assigned to the candidate. To gain access to the test, at least the previous day of the test, the candidate must submit a report on the practical activities carried out in the laboratory; this report will have a maximum score of 2 points. Scores higher than 31 will result in the "laude". It is possible to view the performed test and ask for clarification. In case the written test is not passed, the assessment of learning will be carried out with an oral exam which consists of three or four questions posed to each candidate. The exam lasts about 30 minutes. Both written and oral examinations are aimed to assess and verify the skills and knowledge acquired in the issues addressed throughout all the course program. The course of Agricultural and Wine Microbiology will be considered positive if the score of at least 18 points will be reached in both the modules and the final score will derive from the arithmetic mean of the scores obtained in the two modules. ------------------------ MM: Laboratorio ------------------------ Students have to prepare a report on the practical activities carried out in the laboratory; this report will be provided at least the day before the written test, and will be evaluated with a maximum score of 2 points. This score will be added to the mark obtained in the exam on the contents of the course.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

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Graduation

For schedules, administrative requirements and notices on graduation sessions, please refer to the Graduation Sessions - Science and Engineering service.

Attendance modes and venues

As stated in the Didactic Regulations, attendance is compulsory for practical and laboratory exercises (see courses with laboratory in the annex), unless otherwise stipulated by the teaching board.

Attendance at lectures is strongly recommended.

Part-time enrolment is permitted. To find out more, please consult the Part-time enrolment possibilities page.

The course's teaching activities take place in Villa Lebrecht and Villa Eugenia, located in the San Floriano di Valpolicella campus, and may also take place in the other spaces of the Science and Engineering area, which is composed of the buildings of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2, Ca' Vignal 3 and Piramide, located in the Borgo Roma campus,
Lectures are held in the classrooms of Villa Lebrecht while practical exercises are carried out in the teaching laboratories dedicated to the various activities.

Overview of courses with laboratory.

The attached document specifies the courses, divided by year, that include exercise/laboratory CFUs: for this type of CFU only, attendance is compulsory in order to be admitted to the examination.

Documents

Title Info File
File pdf Prospetto laboratori /esercitazioni pdf, it, 121 KB, 18/10/23

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