Space missions science, design and applications University of Bologna

Overview

Course Details

The programme lasts for one year, classroom training is delivered in the English language, awards 60 learning CFU credits and aims the following learning outcomes to train qualified candidates and teach them the competencies necessary to be able to enter the job market in a competitive way, both nationally and internationally, through an innovative programme of advanced training to acquire multidisciplinary skills in the field of space missions and the analysis of satellite data in the scientific and application fields.

The Space missions science, design and applications program at University of Bologna aims to provide professional scientific-technical competencies that start from the knowledge acquired at graduate level, enriching it consistently and filling the inevitable gaps.

The course will train qualified candidates in the fundamental aspects of a space mission, and teach them the competencies necessary to be able to enter the job market in a competitive way, both nationally and internationally.

This programme will provide participants with expertise in three main areas needed to succeed in today’s competitive space economy:

• the scientific background for which space missions represent essential investigative tools (e.g. astrophysics, geophysics, atmosphere physics, oceanography, planetology and astrobiology);
• the fundamentals of designing, developing and executing a space mission throughout its lifecycle with a focus on its scientific objectives and various subsystem requirements and functionalities;

• the analysis of data obtained from satellites and their main scientific and industrial applications, both at national and international levels (e.g. the exploration of space and the solar system, meteorology, oceanographic and geophysical studies, land monitoring, and the optimization of agriculture).

Career

The knowledge gained from this Master’s programme will enable graduates to be experts and consultants who will be able to take on the following functions:

• Principal lnvestigator of a space mission
• Project Manager of a space mission
• Project Scientist of a space mission
• System Engineer of a space mission
• Payload Manager of a space mission
• lnstrument Scientist of a space mission
• Technological manager of an instrument Head of the ground segment