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Nutrition and Metabolism – (M.Sc.)
University Rovira I Virgili
Faculty of Chemistry
| Application Deadline: | 1st April 30; 2nd June 15; 3rd September 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,500 - | ||
| Location: | Tarragona / Spain / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English Spanish Catalan | ||
Location of University Rovira I Virgili
Participating institutions
- Rovira i Virgili University (coordinator)
- University of Barcelona
- University of the Balearic Islands
Compulsory student mobility: it depends on the mode
Presentation
The aim of this master's degree is to train students to understand the effect that nutrients have on the organism and provide them with knowledge about people's health. The quality of the programme is guaranteed because the teaching staff contains a number of experts in this field. The master's degree focuses on research into basic and applied nutrition, nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics and specialized nutrition.
Career opportunities
Research into nutrition. Clinical and nutritional careers. Design of functional foods. Food industry.
Contents
PROFESSIONAL MODE: NUTRIGENOMICS AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD
- Assimilation and Metabolism of Macronutrients
- Assimilation and Metabolism of Micronutrients
- Molecular Nutrition
- Nutrition in Different Physiological Stages
- Energy Homeostasis
- Nutrition and Pathologies
- Technological Aspects of Food Components
- Personalized Nutrigenomics and Nutrition
- Functional Food
- Final Master's Project
PROFESSIONAL MODE: CLINICAL NUTRITION
- Assimilation and Metabolism of Macronutrients
- Assimilation and Metabolism of Micronutrients
- Molecular Nutrition
- Nutrition in Different Physiological Stages
- Energy Homeostasis
- Nutrients and Physiopathology
- Final Project
- Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk
- Nutrition and Obesity
- Nutrition and Cancer
- Nutrition, Diabetes and Other Metabolic Diseases
- Nutritional Support in Special Situations
- Psychological Aspects and Disorders of Eating Behaviour
- Intolerance and Allergy to Food
RESEARCH MODE
- Assimilation and Metabolism of Macronutrients
- Assimilation and Metabolism of Micronutrients
- Molecular Nutrition
- Nutrition in Different Physiological Stages
- Energy Homeostasis
- Final Project
Students must choose four of the subjects listed below. The ones that they do not choose can subsequently be studied as optional subjects. The choice of the compulsory subject will be supervised by the body responsible for the master’s degree.
- Research Techniques in the Laboratory
- Research Methodology in Nutritional Epidemiology
- Biocomputing
- Training for Animal Experimentation
- Use of Radioactive Sources for Experimentation
- Sources of Knowledge and Funding
- Computer Processing of Data in Nutritional Studies
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS:
- Computer Processing of Data in Nutritional Studies
- Sources of Knowledge and Funding
- Research Techniques in the Laboratory
- Research Methodology in Nutritional Epidemiology
- Biocomputing
- Training for Animal Experimentation
- Use of Radioactive Sources for Experimentation
- Food Safety and Efficiency
- Food Legislation
- Sensory Analysis of Food
- The Role of Lipids in Children's Foods
- The Mediterranean Diet and Health: Experimental Approach
- Lipid Function in Diet and Nutrition
- Food Companies and Marketing
- Nutrition and Pathologies
- Technological Aspects of Food Components
- Personalized Nutrigenomics and Nutrition
- Functional Food
- Pedagogical Bases for Nutritional Promotion and Education
- Dietetics and Dietotherapy
- Evaluating the Nutritional State
- Drug-Nutrient Interactions
- Food Models
- Nutrition and Patient's Quality of Life
- Nutrients and Physiopathology
- Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk
- Nutrition and Obesity
- Nutrition and Cancer
- Nutrition, Diabetes and Other Metabolic Diseases
- Nutritional Support in Special Situations
- Psychological Aspects and Disorders of Eating Behaviour
- Fundamentals of Immunology
- Foods
- Statistics Applied to Nutrition
- Intolerance and Allergy to Food
- Communication in Nutricional Research
BRIDGING COURSE: (**)
- Molecular Genetics
- Metabolic Regulation
- Biosynthesis of Macromolecules
BRIDGING COURSE: Core Curriculum
- Career Counselling and Citizenship (*)
Application Deadlines:
- Phase 1: 1–30 April 2011
- Phase 2: 20 May – 15 June 2011
- Phase 3: 7–15 September 2011
Phases 2 and 3 are only opened if there are free places on the master’s degree! If you want to ensure that you have a place, we recommend that you pre-register in the first phase!
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Requirements
- Titulación universitaria en Bioquímica, Biotecnología, Medicina, Biología, Química, Enología, Farmacia, Ciencia y Tecnología de los alimentos, Veterinaria, Nutrición Humana y Dietética, Enfermería o en ámbitos afines.
- Criterios de selección:
- Expediente académico
- Currículum Vitae (10%)
- La motivación expuesta (10%)
Documentación específica que debes enviar
- Carta de motivación/Declaración de intenciones
- Expediente académico/certificado académico personal, sellado por la universidad de origen, que incluya la nota media
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
Official recognition as a Master’s degree (Máster Universitario) by the Spanish Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educación).
Funding details
The Rovira i Virgili University offers grants aimed at new international students who want to study a university master’s degree. The grants consist of the tuition fee (all taxes included) and a study bursary.
This master will have at least one student awarded with a grant.
Check out the URV website for more information about these grants.
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