ENGINEERING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND SAFETY

Ingegneria per l’Ambiente e la Sicurezza del Territorio (Environmental and Territorial Safety Engineering, LM-35) at Unical is a two-year master’s that trains environmental engineers to protect land from natural hazards, control pollution from human activity, and manage natural and georesources sustainably.

Core topics in Year 1

• Hydraulic constructions: design and management of water-related infrastructure and hydraulic protection systems.
• Construction engineering: structural design and safety of civil and environmental works.
• Environmental analysis and assessment: monitoring and evaluating impacts on air, water, and soil.
• Risk analysis and safety regulations: assessing natural and industrial risks and applying safety standards.
• Renewable energy production: technologies and planning for energy from renewable sources.
• Environmental geotechnics / geoengineering: understanding soil, rock, groundwater, and ground-related engineering problems.

Year 2 pathways

You choose one of three specializations:

• Protection of Territory and Prevention of Natural Risks: hydraulic protection of the territory, flood and landslide risk, seismic safety, and maritime infrastructure design.
• Environmental Protection and Remediation Technologies: wastewater treatment, treatment of solid, liquid, and gaseous emissions, pollution prevention, and remediation of contaminated sites.
• Sustainable Management of Georesources: sustainable water-resource management, renewable energy, and territorial renewal.

Skills and practical training

• Learn to monitor environmental quality and prevent pollution of air, water, and soil.
• Design systems for treating wastewater and emissions and for cleaning up polluted sites.
• Apply modeling, numerical methods, and engineering design tools to environmental and territorial problems.
• Complete elective courses and a final thesis/project that consolidates your specialization.
• Teaching combines theoretical lectures with exercises, projects, and work-world experiences; some teaching is offered in both Italian and English.

Career focus

The degree prepares you for roles in environmental consulting, water and waste management, pollution control, natural-hazard prevention, renewable energy, public administration, infrastructure design, and environmental remediation.

For Environmental and Territorial Safety Engineering (LM-35) at Unical, eligibility depends on your bachelor’s degree, scientific-engineering credits, academic performance, interview, and language skills.

Eligibility requirements

• Bachelor’s degree: You need a degree in class L-7 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) or L-9 (Industrial Engineering), or an equivalent qualification.
• Other degrees: If your degree is from another class, you must have at least 90 ECTS in the required mathematics, physics, chemistry, computing, geology, civil/environmental engineering, and industrial-engineering areas.
• Foreign qualifications: A foreign degree is accepted if it is officially recognized, qualifies you for master’s-level study in your home system, and has comparable subject content.
• Academic standard: If you already hold an L-7 or L-9 degree, your preparation is considered sufficient if your final grade is at least 90/110.
• Admission assessment: Your application is assessed through a review of your academic record plus an oral interview covering civil engineering, environmental and territorial engineering, and safety/civil-protection topics.
• English: You must show B1-level English at admission; the program then includes a B2-level English course.
• Italian: Non-EU students needing a visa must demonstrate B2 Italian, because the main curriculum is taught in Italian.
• English-taught option: The Sustainable Management of Georesources curriculum is taught fully in English, but you must still meet the course’s general admission requirements.

For an Indian applicant, the most suitable prior degree would normally be a B.Tech/BE in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related engineering field, with strong grades and the required core coursework.

For Environmental and Territorial Safety Engineering (LM-35) at Unical, you need a suitable engineering/science bachelor’s degree, strong academic performance, an admission interview, and language requirements. The main program is taught in Italian, although one second-year curriculum is fully in English.

Degree requirements

• You must hold, or be about to obtain, a bachelor’s degree in class L-7 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) or L-9 (Industrial Engineering), or an equivalent qualification.
• If you have a degree from another class, you must have earned at least 90 ECTS in the specified scientific-engineering areas, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, geology, civil/environmental engineering, and industrial engineering.
• Foreign degrees are accepted if they are issued by an official institution, allow entry to second-cycle study in the home system, and have subject content comparable to the Italian entry qualification.

Academic and interview requirements

• The admissions committee checks your personal preparation in civil engineering, environmental and territorial engineering, and safety/civil-protection engineering.
• Assessment is based on your curriculum review and an oral interview.
• For applicants who already hold an L-7 or L-9 degree, the preparation requirement is considered met if your final grade is at least 90/110.
• Admission is competitive and based on your degree grade, or weighted average of completed exams if you are still finishing your bachelor’s, plus the oral interview result.

Language requirements

• All applicants must provide B1-level English certification at entry; Unical also provides a 3-ECTS English course in Year 1 to help you reach B2.
• Non-EU students who are not resident in Italy and need a visa must also demonstrate Italian at B2 level, unless an exemption applies.

Application timing

• There are two admission routes: early admission for graduates, and standard admission for applicants with no more than two exams remaining at application.
• Applicants with pending exams must complete them within the calendar year and obtain the degree before enrolment deadlines.
• The course has locally regulated access, so the number of available places is stated in each admission call.

Important distinction

Unlike Health Biotechnology, this course’s main track is in Italian, so Italian proficiency is essential for most applicants; only the Sustainable Management of Georesources curriculum is taught entirely in English.

For Environmental and Territorial Safety Engineering (LM-35) at Unical, non-EU international applicants apply through UnicalAdmission and upload each document separately as a single PDF.

Documents required

• Passport: First page of a valid passport.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Academic background, qualifications, and any relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree certificate: Proof of your completed undergraduate degree.
• University transcript of records: Official record of courses, ECTS credits, and grades.
• University syllabus: Detailed descriptions of all courses studied, needed to verify the required engineering/science background.
• English certificate: Submit it if you have one; this course requires at least B1 English at entry.
• Italian certificate: Submit it if you have one; non-EU applicants requiring a visa generally need B2 Italian for the Italian-taught track.
• Other useful documents: Any certificates, project work, or qualifications that support your application.

Application details

• You must apply online through Unical’s Esse3 portal and pay a €10 application fee by the stated deadline.
• You may apply for only one degree course; to change your choice, cancel the existing application first.
• Missing documents may be uploaded within the application deadline.

For admitted students

If your degree was obtained outside Italy, you will later need to provide the degree with an official Italian translation and authentication—typically through an Apostille or the competent Italian diplomatic authority.