Laurea a Orientamento Professionale in Tecniche della Protezione Civile e Sicurezza del Territorio

Education paths

Course Program

Synthesis

The Degree Course with professional orientation in "Civil Protection Techniques and Territorial Safety" has been conceived in accordance with the provisions of DM 6/2019 of 7 January 2019 (art. 8, paragraph 2). It is configured as a specific course of study for high education technicians competent in Civil Protection and, more generally, in land management.

The course, which does not give direct access to the Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (LM-23) and in Engineering for the Environment and the Territory (LM-35), was in fact conceived in close collaboration with the Regional Civil Protection and the College of Surveyors and Graduate Surveyors: the aim is to train a professional figure who can be part of the Civil Protection procedures and land management.

The necessity of the training objective arises from the territorial condition, both local and national, which sees an increasing sensitivity regarding the management of the territory and the management of the emergency. Several meetings, in fact, have been held with the "Regional Civil Protection" and the "College of Surveyors and Graduate Surveyors" of the Province of L'Aquila that, with purposes and contents substantially similar, consider necessary the cultural and technical training of the professional figure that the Course intends to provide.

Following the meetings and discussions with the "Regional Civil Protection" and "College of Surveyors and Graduate Surveyors" has emerged in fact the need of the labor market for highly trained technicians able to support the Administrations in planning the management of emergencies, direct consequence of the management of the territory. In order to further highlight the importance of the professional figure trained by the Study Course, the example of municipal and inter-municipal emergency planning, as provided for by the regulations, is given. It is evident the urgency to train technicians able to conceive such plans that, substantially, must: identify potential calamitous events; evaluate the entity of structures and services and quantify the number of people exposed to damage; define the operational organization necessary to reduce the effects (with particular attention to the safeguard of human life); define the responsibilities at the various levels of command and control. Therefore, it is clear that the drafting of plans must pass through the definition of risk scenarios (with assessment of vulnerability, exposure and territorial hazard).

The Course, with a highly professionalizing curriculum (and with dedicated teachings), aims to train technicians able to plan the management of the risk of the territory and emergency, able to define risk scenarios, able to insert themselves in the planning, design and management of systems and civil plants and for the environment and the territory.

The didactic organization is a direct consequence of the formative objective and of the typology of the Course. It consists of a two-year period during which, with conventional mode, the teachings are characterized by a strong professionalizing orientation alongside specific laboratory activities (mainly in the form of practical exercises). The course ends with a third year dedicated to internships in companies, public or private institutions for a total of 51 CFU.

The final test allows the acquisition of the degree.

As provided for by the national regulations, the course is open to a maximum number of 50 students.

Cultural motivations, specific educational objectives, and employment prospects

The Degree with experimental orientation in Civil Protection Techniques and Territorial Safety has been structured in accordance with the provisions of DM 6/2019 of 7 January 2019 (art. 8, paragraph 2). It is configured as a specific course of study for the training of higher education technicians competent in Civil Protection and, more generally, in land management. In general, with respect to the declaratory of the Class of the degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering (L-7) from which the course of study takes its cue, the graduates in "Civil Protection Techniques and Safety of the Territory":

are adequately familiar with the methodological-operational aspects of engineering sciences, both in general and in depth in relation to those related to Civil Protection and land management with respect to the effects of calamitous events;
are able to understand the impact of engineering solutions in the social and physical-environmental context;
have relational and decision-making skills;
are able to communicate effectively, in written and oral form, in Italian and at least one other language of the European Union;
have the basic cognitive tools to continuously update their knowledge;
are in possession of knowledge suitable to carry out professional activities in different areas, including contributing to activities such as design, production, management and organization, assistance of technical and commercial structures, risk analysis, management of safety in the prevention and emergency phase, both in the liberal profession and in manufacturing or service companies and public administrations.

More specifically, graduates in "Civil Protection Techniques and Territorial Safety", without claiming completeness:

are able to characterize potential disaster events;
know how to assess the extent of structures and services and quantify the number of people exposed to damage as a result of the occurrence of calamitous events;
they know how to define the operative organization necessary to reduce the effects linked to the occurrence of calamitous events (with particular attention to the safeguard of human life);
are able to define the responsibilities at the various levels of command and control;
are able to define risk scenarios, with assessment of vulnerability, exposure and territorial hazard;
are able to collaborate in the design and implementation of interventions aimed at minimizing risks to the environment and territory and to ensure the protection of life;
are able to realize and manage territorial information systems, monitoring networks and metric surveys of the territory;
are able to detect areas and artifacts.

The didactic organization is a direct consequence of the formative objective and of the typology of the Course. It consists of a two-year period during which, in a conventional way, the teachings are characterized by a strong professionalizing orientation. Specific laboratory activities (mainly in the form of practical exercises) will be used as a teaching method during the entire training course. The training cycle ends with a third year dedicated to internships at companies, public or private institutions. In particular, the training path provides

an adequate knowledge of the tools of mathematics and other basic sciences so as to be able to use them practically to interpret and describe the problems of Civil Protection and Land Management;
a basic methodological and technological preparation accompanied by a solid culture in some of the disciplines characterizing the Civil and Environmental Engineering, such as design, mechanics of structures, soil mechanics, applied hydraulics, structural safety;
a technical-practical preparation in the field of topographic survey, hydraulic constructions, structures, risk assessment and management, construction site safety, urban planning, hydrogeology and applied geology.

The course prepares students for the profession of "Civil Construction Technicians and Assimilated Professions". The Course does not give direct access to the Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (LM-23) and in Environmental and Territorial Engineering (LM-35). The professional profile of the graduates is characterized by the following functions in a work context:

design of the acquisition, management and processing of data aimed at environmental and territorial surveys;
collaboration in the design and implementation of interventions aimed at minimizing risks to the environment and territory and ensuring the protection of life;
collaboration in the design of civil works;
collaboration in the design activities of building systems;
survey of areas and artifacts;
collaboration in control activities in the execution of civil works;
collaboration in the assisted design and management of the territory and works related also to the defense against natural disasters;
realization and management of territorial information systems, monitoring networks and metric surveys of the territory;
collaborating with other professional figures, such as:
- Civil Engineers;
- Environmental Engineers;
- Graduate surveyors;
- Planners;
- Public Safety Specialists;
- Forestry Officers;
- Firefighters.

The skills provided by the course of study can be summarized as follows, as the graduate:

is able to assess the level of risk associated with the occurrence of natural disasters;
knows and understands from a technical-practical point of view the effects of natural disasters;
is able to manage emergencies;
is able to conceive emergency plans;
knows the regulatory framework governing the activities of verification and design of civil works of medium complexity;
has skills in technical drawing;
knows the computer tools supporting the design;
knows the computer tools to support territorial analysis.

The possible professional outlets of the graduates, in the context of collaborative activities with public bodies or public or private companies, as well as in the context of the activity of free profession can be listed as follows:

public offices of emergency planning;
professional firms operating in the field of emergency planning;
construction and maintenance firms for civil works, facilities and infrastructure professional firms and companies that design civil works, facilities and infrastructure; and companies, entities, consortia and agencies involved in the management and control of works and services systems;
companies, public and private entities, professional firms involved in the design, planning, implementation and management of works and systems of control and monitoring of the environment and territory, soil protection;
companies, laboratories, public and private entities, professional firms dealing with measurements and surveys for the control and protection of the territory;
companies, bodies, consortia and agencies for the management and control of systems of works and services; service companies for the feasibility study of the urban and territorial impact of infrastructures;
environmental and territorial planning and control authorities and agencies;
national and regional technical and cartographic services.

With regard to the possibility of enrolling in professional registers (e.g., the Register of Surveyors and Graduate Surveyors and the Register of Engineers), reference should be made to the regulations in force, noting that the regulation of experimental Study Courses with a professional orientation is currently in the process of being updated.

Department of

Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Laurea a Orientamento Professionale in Tecniche della Protezione Civile e Sicurezza del Territorio

Education paths

Synthesis

Cultural motivations, specific educational objectives, and employment prospects