Food Science – Technology and Nutrition is a two-year, full-time Master's programme taught in English at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW. It suits you if you want to work in sustainable food production, modern processing technologies and human nutrition, whether in industry, research or consulting.
In the first year you study advanced techniques in food engineering, biotechnology for food innovations, contemporary processing technologies and food analysis, and the global challenges of food production and distribution. You also learn about the application of chemistry and biochemistry in food studies, human nutrition, experiment planning, food quality management systems in international trade, and nutrition and consumer policy. The second year brings challenges management in the food industry, nutrition education and an introduction to writing your thesis, together with a seminar and a research project laboratory in either food technology or human nutrition. Electives range from probiotic food and the microbiome to circular design for food, and you can earn extra micro-credentials by taking them.
Practical experience is built into the programme:
Study abroad: Erasmus+ and the UNIgreen alliance connect you with partners in sustainable food systems and green biotechnology, and you can complete part of your studies at partner universities.
Graduates leave with an interdisciplinary education that combines advanced scientific, technical, biotechnological and economic knowledge with the basic sciences, so they are ready for positions requiring high professional qualifications.
Typical employers include food processing companies, firms managing quality and safety in the food chain, companies supplying technological solutions to the food industry, diet planning and catering firms, consulting companies, commercial laboratories, food distribution and logistics, and research and development institutes.
Based on the programme pages at sggw.edu.pl and the SGGW syllabus.
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