Overview

The first two years cover general biologic principles, human anatomy and physiology, disease mechanisms, and advanced methods in biomedical research. In the third year, students can choose to enrol in one of the two curricula: biological bases of human diseases (Padua) or environmental influences on human health (Bologna). Biology of Human and Environmental Health is offered by the University of Padua.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can continue their education, even abroad, or enter the job market as biomedical/environmental Research Assistants able to apply standardised experimental methods, analyse data, present the results, and produce written reports. They can also sit the national qualifying exam to join the professional register of Biologists (Junior Biologist).

Programme Structure

1st Year: Fundamentals of mathematics; Chemistry; Principles of Biology; Physics with applications to biological systems; Biochemistry 1; Biochemistry 2; Biostatistics; Microbiology.

2nd Year: Molecular Biology and Genetics; Cells, Tissues, Embryology and Development; Global Change and Human Biology; Computational methods in Bioinformatics; Anatomy and Physiology; Introduction to environmental health; Pathology.

3rd Year:

Human Health curriculum (at the University of Padua): Clinical and Molecular Biology; Human Genetics; Epidemiology, Public Health and Bioethics; Immunology and Immunopathology; Pharmacology and pharmacogenomics
Environmental Health curriculum (at the University of Bologna): Environmental Physiology; Botany and Plant Environment Interactions; Molecular basis of genome editing; Climate change microbiology in human health; Plant metabolism for human health and nutrition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-08 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-07 00:00:00 , International

More details

Call for non-EU students: 7 January 2026 – 7 March 2026

Call one EU: 10 March 2026 – 10 April 2026

Call two EU: 15 July 2026 – 04 September 2026

Language

English

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80

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Padua, Italy

Disciplines

Biology Health Sciences Environmental Sciences View 4 other Bachelors in Biology in Italy

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible for admission to a Bachelor’s degree or a single-cycle degree, you need a minimum 12-year school record.

If you have been awarded a final diploma after a shorter programme of study (i.e. less than 12 years), in order to become eligible you must:

have attended at least 1 (in case of 11 years of schooling) or 2 (in case of 10 years of schooling) years of academic studies and passed all the scheduled exams.

OR

have obtained a post-secondary qualification in a non-University higher education institution, certifying the additional one or two years of education.

OR

have successfully completed one or two year preparatory courses (Foundation courses) to compensate for the missing years of schooling

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2739 EUR / year

≈ 2739 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2739 EUR / year

≈ 2739 EUR / year

Additional Details

The total amount of tuition fees due per each academic year can be significantly waived based on your “Equivalent Economic Status Index – ISEE”.

Living costs

Padova

Italy

750 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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