MSc Sustainable Food Systems – Double Degree program
Lyon, France
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English, French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
05 Apr 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,050 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* You can apply for the SFS International Scholarship : tuition fees = €6400
Key Summary
Do you want to combine your passion for the food sector and a more sustainable production method ? Give your career a boost through our double degree programme, with a very high employability rate !
The food sector faces new challenges towards greater sustainability, including food quality and safety, supply chain, production, innovation... Markets’ globalization also impacts the future jobs in this sector and leads to a greater internationalization of the food companies and organizations.
At ISARA, our students are trained to deal with these challenges, contributing to the development and implementation of sustainable food processes and related activities, and to the development of environmentally and socially responsible organizations.
Study in an international environment!
Our programme is a double degree awarded by Isara in France and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy.
Choosing us is the best opportunity you can get to study internationally as we are based in 2 countries : France and Italy.
Get the chance to train your intercultural skills by studying with talents from all around the world, and travel through Europe to get the best education possible for your professional start!
Universities:
- Isara (Lyon, France)
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Cremona, Italy)
Get a double degree!
Students will be awarded the Master degree (Laurea Magistrale) from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, and the Master of Science degree (accredited by French Conference des Grandes Ecoles) from ISARA, when they have completed the program.
Become an expert of sustainability in the food industry and be a part of the transition towards a new and sustainable food system !
Training managers of the food sector
During courses, you will gain basic knowledge in all topics that are relevant for the food industry, from farm to fork, such as sustainability, supply chain, technologies, processing, entrepreneurship and new developments, combined with a specialization in a specific field of interest.
In your final year, you will need to implement all this knowledge in problem-based work project from the industry.
Upon completion of the programme, as a graduate student, you will be able to :
- Manage international teams in a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary environment
- Understand the food chain industry “from farm to fork”
- Identify and control the factors that impact sustainability in the food chain production
- Understand and use the technologies in order to plan, perform and control sustainable food production and processing
- Evaluate and solve problems related to sustainable food production within a food company
The MSc Sustainable Food Systems is a 2 year and 120 credit point programme taking place in 2 or 3 different universities.
First Semester - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Cremona, Italy)
- Introduction to sustainability of food systems (e-learning) – 5 ECTS
- Economic impact of agricultural and food regulations – 5 ECTS
- Food footprint : the environmental impact of the agro food chain – 5 ECTS
- Food Supply Chain Management – 5 ECTS
- Biochemistry of food – 4 ECTS
- Food microbiology for food production – 6 ECTS
- Compulsory seminar on theological issues
Second Semester - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Cremona, Italy) : Focus on food processing, innovation and tradition
- Food Technology and plants – 10 ECTS
- Food quality assurance and international certification – 5 ECTS
- Digital data processing – 5 ECTS
- Law and regulation in food value chains – 5 ECTS
- Food risk analysis and management – 5 ECTS
Third Semester - ISARA (Lyon, France)
This is a comprehensive, applied semester including group works in strong cooperation with partner industries.
- Intrepreneurship and sustainable development in food industries – 12 ECTS
- Food processing and managerial innovation – 12 ECTS
- Literature review – 6 ECTS
Fourth Semester - You choose !
Carry out your Master’s thesis at Isara or Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. It can also be carried out along an internship in a food organization or food companies. Thus, the master thesis will be supervised by one of the universities – 30 ECTS
Our MSc Sustainable Food Systems programme has an excellent placement record for its graduates on the international job market, worldwide !
High demand of qualified professionals, specialized in sustainability
Typical job opportunities will be project manager or managing positions within the fields of :
- Supply chain
- Quality and food safety
- Production and processes
- Sustainable development
- Food system innovation
- Sales and marketing
- Global management
- Research
- Teaching
As reference, some companies that offer career opportunities for our students :
Cargill – Danone – Ecocert – Lactalis – Mars – WeLoop - ePac Flexible Packaging