University of Agriculture in Krakow
Master in Food Technology and Human Nutrition
Kraków, Poland
Master degree
DURATION
3 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,625 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* per semester
Key Summary
About: Graduates of the Master in Food Technology and Human Nutrition gain technical, nutritional and economic knowledge. You’ll study food processing, preservation, storage and quality control plus applied informatics, nutrigenomics, food law, packing and transport and research methods. You’ll also gain skills in organizing production, selecting machinery and equipment, performing economic analyses, product development, marketing and services related to food technology, food safety and human nutrition.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in industry, processors, quality labs, development teams, nutrition services, research or consultancy.
Potential roles: food technologist, quality specialist, process engineer, product development scientist, nutrition specialist, food safety officer, consultant.
Graduates in Food Technology and Human Nutrition are equipped with knowledge and skills in technical, technological, nutritional, and economic science. They are educated to be specialists experienced in food processing, food preservation, and storage as well as in food quality control. The graduates can therefore occupy engineering positions in enterprises, companies, or institutions engaged in the processing, control, or distribution of food as well as be employed as specialists in human nutrition. Graduates are skilled to organize production, including machinery and equipment selection, and perform economic analyses. They know the principles of the food market and product marketing as well as services that relate to food technology and human nutrition.
Mandatory courses
Applied informatics; Applied statistics; Foreign language; Design of experiments and data analysis; Specialization seminars; Nutrigenomics, Methods in research, Packing, storage and transport of food products, New trends in food processing, Global politics in human nutrition; Food law; Social science courses; Basics of entrepreneurship; Culture, art and tradition of the region; Diploma practice
Optional courses
Applied Industrial Enzymology, The Basic of Industrial Enzymology, Natural Sweeteners. Nutrition & health, Food Products Development, Mushroom Processing, Modern Meat,& Dairy Science And Technology, Modern Technologies Of Animal Products Processing, Modern Technologies In Fruit And Vegetable Processing, New trends in Baking Technology, Physical Chemistry of Main Food Components, Modern Aspects of Food Engineering, Fermentation Technology, Modern Aspect of Carbohydrate Chemistry & Technology, Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Cereal Grain, Selected Topics in Modern Food Technology, Selected Topics in Modern Nutrition, Basics of Nanotechnology