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MScFood Technology and Nutrition

University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Austria, Steyr / Wels / Hagenberg / Linz
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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Food Technology Masters Degree is focused in the next subjects:

-Food chemistry and molecular nutrition
-Prevention and Nutrition, Nutritional Physiology
-Food processing equipment, filling and packaging, storage
-Food process engineering (thermal, mechanical, biotechnological)
-Food technology, additives, design of experiments
-R&D project work, specialist projects, master’s project
-English, law, social skills and management

Practice and research

The course is practice and research-oriented. The main research focus is currently in the area of ​​raw material characterization, especially fruit and vegetables. The elucidation of the preventive effect of fruit and vegetables at the molecular level is carried out using the most modern methods of molecular biology, cell biology and biophysics. This preventive effect is investigated in clinical studies.

Career opportunities

Graduates manage, secure, develop and improve the production of food. In doing so, they take into account nutritional and food law criteria. The field of application is also in the research and development of new foods, in consulting, as well as in quality assurance and quality control in the entire food sector. The knowledge in the field of nutrition and raw materials also make the graduates contact persons for product developers as well as for marketing. A career is also possible in the grocery trade, which has a need for academics trained in food technology due to the increasing share of own brands.

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you