Environmental and land management (course offered until AA 2025/2026)

The Master's Degree Course in Environmental and Territorial Management aims to train Environmental and Territorial Naturalist Managers, graduates with multidisciplinary skills who are able to carry out and coordinate research, monitoring and management activities relating to biotic and abiotic resources.

The course is part of a particularly rich territorial context in terms of biodiversity and marine and terrestrial natural resources, and is the only one of its kind (LM-75) offered in Sardinia. It is divided into two areas of study: terrestrial and marine, which address the structures and management issues of the two systems on different scales. Teaching activities include lectures, seminars, exercises, laboratories and fieldwork. The latter are a distinctive feature of the course. Lectures and laboratory activities are mainly held at the Bionaturalistic Centre in Via Piandanna 4, where classrooms, teaching laboratories and research laboratories are available. All classrooms are equipped for modern multimedia teaching. In the event that, due to the health emergency, it is not possible to carry out activities in person, the course will adopt distance learning methods in accordance with the University's general guidelines.

The training programme is structured to develop specific skills in various fields related to terrestrial and marine environmental management. Most of the lessons take place during the first year, leaving space in the second year for internships and thesis placements.

Internships and thesis placements can be carried out not only in the various departments of the University of Sassari, but also in public and private institutions, in particular National and Regional Parks and Marine Protected Areas. International experience can be gained through the Erasmus and Ulisse programmes.

Graduates in Environmental and Land Management can find employment in a variety of fields.

Career opportunities:

public bodies responsible for land management (ministries, ARPA, ISPRA, regional and municipal departments, technical land services);

natural heritage management bodies (parks, protected areas, nature reserves);

private professional firms, companies and consortia engaged in activities related to the analysis and assessment of natural resources, restoration and rehabilitation works, environmental impact assessment, monitoring of natural and environmental resources (bioindicators of stress, pollution, eutrophication), eco-balancing and environmental certification.

university departments or other public and private research institutions (natural science museums, bodies of the National Research Council, botanical gardens, aquariums);

facilities that promote education and the dissemination of scientific culture (museums, non-profit organisations, etc.);

public and private schools.

Graduates with a Master's degree in Environmental and Land Management can take the state exam to become a licensed landscape architect, biologist, geologist, or agronomist and work as a freelancer.