Bachelor's degree in food technology and nutrition
Wels, Austria
DURATION
6 Semesters
LANGUAGES
German
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 363 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* plus the ÖH contribution for students from EU and EEA countries | for students from third countries: €726.72 per semester
Introduction
Bachelor Develop the Food of the Future!
The food of the future should be of high quality, contribute to people's health and be produced sustainably at the same time. This requires a good understanding of nutrition and the scientific and technical background of food production. This training enables graduates to develop healthy and sustainable food.
Easy start - focused, fixed and yet flexible
Your first year at Campus Wels
With this new feature, we want to make starting your studies easier and more flexible for you. During your first year of study, you will also have the opportunity to try out the sister courses in Agricultural Technology and Management and Bio- and Environmental Engineering and - if you wish - you can easily switch after the end of the second semester without losing any time or losing any scholarships.
First year optionally in English or German
As part of the international "Green Science" program, students of the "Agricultural Technology and Management", "Bio- and Environmental Engineering" and "Food Technology and Nutrition" programs can complete their first year of study in either English or German.
Important facts
Graduates manage, secure, develop and improve the production of food. In doing so, they take nutritional and food law criteria into account. The field of application also lies in the research and development of new foods 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 makes the graduates contact persons for both product developers and for Marketing .
- Organizational form: Full-time
- Academic degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc)
- Admission procedure: consultation and admission interview
- Costs: Information on tuition fees and ÖH contribution
- Duration of study: 6 semesters
- Language: German
- ECTS: 180
Admissions
Curriculum
Get out of theory
technical basics
- Technical basics 1
- Technical basics 2
- Process and plant engineering
- process technology
Natural Sciences
- Scientific Basics 1
- Scientific Basics 2
- Chemistry 1
- Chemistry 2
- Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology 1
- Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology 2
Food technology
- Processes in food technology 1
- Processes in food technology 2
- Processes in food technology 3
- Food Processing/ Thermodynamics
- Elective subjects 2a (min. 6 ECTS must be chosen)
- Allergies and intolerances
- Biochemistry and Dietetics
- Beverage technology
- Food processing II
- project management
- Scientific work and documentation II
- Allergies and intolerances
- Biochemistry and Dietetics
- Beverage technology
- Food processing II
- project management
- Scientific work and documentation II
Nutritional science
- Nutritional science
- Elective subjects 3a (min. 6 ECTS must be chosen)
- plant planning
- English V
- Interdisciplinary Project II
- Food sensory analysis
- NEM and functional food
- Raw Materials Science II
- plant planning
- English V
- Interdisciplinary Project II
- Food sensory analysis
- NEM and functional food
- Raw Materials Science II
Non-technical subjects
- Business Administration 1
- Business Administration 2
- Soft Skills 1
- Soft Skills 2
- Occupational field 1
- Scientific work and teamwork
- Quality Management and Law 1
- Quality Management and Law 2
Study network (AGR/BUT/LTE)
Elective module A (3 ECTS must be chosen)
- climate
- Agricultural Technology I: Basics of Agricultural Production
- Food Technology I
- microscopy
Elective module B (4 ECTS must be chosen)
- General crop production
- Applied Nutrition
- Introduction to bio- and environmental engineering
- Nutritional physiology
- Hydrology and Ecology
- Basics of agricultural engineering
Elective subjects 2b (max. 6 ECTS may be chosen)
- Soil science
- Fruit and wine growing
- Environmental technology project
- Special cultures in practice
- Special plant production
- environmental management
Elective subjects 3b (max. 6 ECTS may be chosen)
- Wastewater technology
- Chemical Process Engineering and Kinetics
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Permaculture
- Recycling and waste recovery
- Animal production I
- Animal production II
- Water treatment/wastewater technology
Projects/ Application practice
- bachelor thesis
- Practical projects
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
LTE graduates manage, secure, develop and improve the production of food. In doing so, they take nutritional and food law criteria into account. The field of application also includes research and development of new foods, consulting, and quality assurance and quality control in the entire food sector. Their knowledge of nutrition and raw materials makes them a contact for both product developers and Marketing .
Gut zu wissen
Der Themenbereich Lebensmitteltechnologie wird in der Oberösterreichischen Wirtschafts- und Forschungsstrategie #upperVISION2030 massiv gefördert. Die Nahrungsmittel- und Genussmittelproduktionsbranche hat in Oberösterreich einen Wert von 2,3 Mrd. Euro und beschäftigt ca. 16.000 Mit arbeiter*innen. Sie ist somit eine Kernbranche der oberöster reichischen Wirtschaft