International Master in Food Sciences for Innovation and Authenticity

The first year mainly includes modules on Food Technology and Food Microbiology, which are common to all learning tracks. From the second year onwards, modules become specific to the profile chosen and you will be able to choose from four profiles and a range of free choice courses to customize your study program.

In the study plan, you can find the partner university of the courses of your interest. In the course offering instead, you can find the course descriptions.

1st Year (at unibz)

• Innovation and Authenticity in Food Processing
• Novel FoodInnovation and authenticity for winery products
• Fermentations as Tools for Making Traditional and Innovative Foods and Beverages
• Environmental chemistry towards food processing
• Food Value Chain Management
• Computer applications in food sciences
• Reaction kinetics in food processing
• Evaluation of Food Quality and Authenticity
• Starter and functional microbes for innovation, authenticity, and healthy status
• The natural microbial starters for innovation and authenticity
• The food–human axis for driving the gut microbiome

2nd Year - Path “Applied Food Engineering” (at unibz)

• Food Processing Equipment
• Innovative Food Processing Technologies
• Sensors and biosensors for agri-food applications
• Free Choice Courses*
• Thesis

2nd Year - Path “Food Quality Control and Management” (at University of Udine)

• Advanced sample preparation techniques and analysis of food contaminants
• Management systems of food safety and quality
• Food structure and physical properties
• Free Choice Courses*
• Thesis

2nd Year - Path “Nutrition Sciences” (at University of Parma)

• Human Nutrition
• Applied Human Nutrition
• Industrial Microbiology for Food Quality Improvement
• Free Choice Courses*
• Thesis

2nd Year - Path “Food Chemistry” (at University College Cork)

• Mobility activity 1
• Mobility activity 2
• Mobility activity 3
• Free Choice Courses*
• Thesis

Free Choice Courses*

Students can choose courses of their choice. Every year the Faculty publishes the list of free choice courses offered.

Exchange Programs and Internships

Currently, we offer exchange programs with almost 20 partner universities all over the world as part of a large network of collaboration with industries in Italy and abroad where you can complete your internship. In particular, this master has a partnership with the University College Cork, Ireland, and the Technical University of Munich, Germany, two global leaders in food sciences.

Graduates of the program are placed in companies in the food industry, and specialize in research and development; food processing; product design and development; management and control of food processing; food automation technology; the development of methods to guarantee food authenticity; quality control; and the development of innovative processes to enhance the nutritional value of foods and the sustainability of the food chain.

The course provides students with the tools to pursue a career as a consultant or to work in managerial roles, mainly in the food industries, and in companies that link the food supply chain, from manufacturing to storage and distribution, including large-scale retailers, and public and private centres dedicated to planning, managing and improving processes. Our graduates design and innovate all food processes and products to guarantee and enhance the sensory, nutritional, and sustainable quality of the food chain.

Well prepared and ready for the job market. On the website of AlmaLaurea, you can check statistical data about graduates’ satisfaction and their employability.