Profile:
naturalist
Functions:
Graduates of this Course must be able to carry out: basic and applied natural science research; cataloguing of naturalistic assets and design of monitoring plans; impact evaluation, recovery and management of natural environments; faunal management and conservation of biodiversity; application of the norms of environmental regulations requiring natural science competences; organisation and management of scientific museums, aquariums, botanical gardens and natural parks; activities related to the naturalistic and environmental education (preparation of educational tools, even multimedia ones for schools, universities, natural museums, parks, aquariums and botanical gardens).
Skills:
Thanks to the acquired competences, graduates of this Course may practice, from the first employment after the end of the course, the profession of Botanist, Zoologist, and Ecologist.
They will be able to plan, Illustrate and interpret field and laboratory activities, selecting the most appropriate procedures for elaborating, analysing and synthetizing data, for impact evaluation studies (flora, fauna) and assessment; preparation of (biological and a-biological) thematic maps through the use of GIS and databases. They will be able to develop methods and techniques of territorial survey.
Professional opportunities
In the public sector:
Universities and Research agencies.
Environmental management and services, Ministries, local authorities, and other public bodies.
National and Regional environment protection agencies.
National Healthcare Institutions, experimental stations, archaeological superintendence.
In the private sector, graduates of the course may carry out their activity in various types of companies and professional practices dealing with environmental issues.
Graduates in possession of the credits required by current legislation may participate in the admission tests to training courses for teaching staff for first and second level secondary schools.
Further occupational areas consist of: - museum activities in scientific or naturalistic museums; - scientific dissemination activities and scientific journalism; - design of natural parks and plans for Park Plans; - management of protected areas.