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Food - Innovation and Market – (M.Sc.)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
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| Application Deadline: | 15 January | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 12,163 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Uppsala / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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What are the challenges in developing new food products? Which are the future desirable food product properties (health, sustainability, fair trade animal welfare)? Why do certain products succeed and others fail ?
Food production, processing and distribution are associated with adding values. The stakeholders in a supply chain, local, national and international actors, face the same challenges in meeting consumer needs. These needs are, for example, related to expectations of production methods, product properties and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The key program objective is to develop students´ abilities to carry out product and business development in a systematic way and with a global perspective, based on an inter-disciplinary awareness of environment, health and ethics.
Future
The quality of food can be described in sensory characters but the potential for opening up information on product properties such as sustainability, health and ethics is considerable because it is of great importance for the consumer and thus for the food sector. Practical problems related to these aspects are integrated in the courses.
The job prospects, after finalizing this programme, are related to product and business development in private or public organizations, for example as a manager, researcher, consultant, entrepreneur or civil servant. During the programme students will do projects in the food sector which will enhance student motivation, employability and generic skills. The programme will also give opportunities in teaching, journalism and for a career in the developing world.
Contents
FOOD - Innovation and Market is a new master´s programme offered by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in conjunction with strong research groups in other national and foreign universities and with the industry. The two year master´s programme is open for students with a bachelor´s degree in natural or social sciences. Industrial experience from the food sector is an asset.
The programme is adjusted to each student´s background in a flexible course offer. Introduction and innovation management courses (inclusive sensory analysis, sustainability, health and ethics) are offered during the first year along with a project. During the second year students pick elective courses and carry out their master´s theses project.
The programme is based on a distance learning concept. Students meet at residency sessions each semester but the courses are mainly delivered on-line. The residency sessions and the meetings on-line are mandatory.
This international master´s programme provides theoretical courses as well as hands-on industry related projects offered in collaboration with stakeholders from the food sector.
Distance studies
The programme is based on distance learning with four compulsory physical meetings (residency sessions) in Sweden during the two year programme (three meetings the first year and one meeting at the end of the last year). Distance learning refers to students working from a local home base.
The teaching material, except for course books, is made available in this virtual learning environment. A virtual learning environment, for this particular program- Fronter - is the learning platform at Internet that provides access to material and a channel for communication (Fronter is more closely presented below). Studying at distance requires self-discipline. It requires commitment and study routines much the same way that on-campus studies do.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Prerequisites Equivalent to Bachelor's degree of 180 credits including 90 credits in one of the following subjects:
- Biology
- Food Science
- Food and Nutrition
- Business Aministration
Knowledge equivalent to English B from upper secondary school. Required results at internationally recognized tests are:
- TOEFL paperbased: Score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) in written test and a total score of 575
- TOEFL internetbased: Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test and a total score of 90
- IELTS: An overall mark of 6.5 and no section below 5.5
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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