Food Safety and Quality Engineering, MSc

Faculty: Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management

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Academic discipline: Agricultural Science

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Qualification: Food Safety and Quality Engineer

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Starting date: September/February

Language requirements: English language proficiency (TOEFL 547 /IELTS 6.0 /oral examination)

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Academic requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biological Science, or Agronomy.

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Duration: 4 semesters

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ECTS credits: 120 credits

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Tuition Fee: 8,000 USD/year​​

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One-time fees: Application fee 150 USD, entrance procedure fee 350 USD

Short description: 

The MSc in Food Safety and Quality Engineering is designed to build upon your undergraduate knowledge and enhance it through application and research. The field of food science is broad, and the program reflects this diversity, with an emphasis on raw material qualification, processing technology, quality analysis, and quality assurance.

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Lecture, seminar: 49%

Practice: 51%

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Internship/Practice: Students should complete a 4-week field practice.

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Main subjects typically include (this list is indicative and may change):

• Year 1: Theory of Measurement and Experimental Designs, Expectations of Foodstuffs, Consumer Protection, Separation Technique, Quality and Safety in Food Technologies (HACCP in practice), Food Marketing, Basics of Food Microbiology, Management and Communication, Spectroscopyc Methods, Nutritional Sciences, Essential Molecular Cell Biology, Microbiological Aspects of Food Quality and Safety, Quality Control, Quality Management.

• Year 2: Regulation of Food Production, Quality and Safety, Food Toxicology, Hyphenated Analytical Methods, Quality Management Systems and Audit in the Food Chain, Traceability in the Food Chain, Food Industry Management and Economics, Radiology in the Food Industry, Analytical and Microbiological Rapid Methods, Food Quality and Safety Risk Analysis, Rheology in Food Testing, Thesis.

The Curriculum of the program can be found here

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Career prospects: Postgraduates may pursue PhD studies or find employment in food and dietetics science research, lecturing, consultancy, or other science-based sectors of the food science industry.​

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​For more information about the program, please check the course Bulletin​​

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