Food Science: Technology and Nutrition (ENG)
Study programme in English
The bachelor programme has the aim to provide students with the most up-to-date knowledge and skills in the field of food technology, food processing and nutrition.
The programme has a high number of contact hours including a significant proportion of practical laboratory activities with experiments conducting in groups or individually. The study programme offers lectures, tutorials and project-based teaching also. In addition to knowledge related to technological processes and human nutrition, graduates will be able to identify chemical, biological and physical hazards during food production, processing, distribution and storage.
The proposed study offer focuses on the organization of technological processes, especially on the high-quality products and the implementation of processes with the use of the most modern and innovative techniques, standards and sustainable food systems, as well as allows to acquire knowledge and skills regarding the well-balanced nutrition in health maintaining.
Study program from 2023/2024
Presentation of the study programme by student Marta Stępniewska
Examples of courses
You will learn and gain knowledge on: Food chemistry, General and food microbiology, Introduction into human nutrition, General food technology, Basics of human anatomy and physiology, Basics of dietetics, Food safety and quality management in food production, New food product development
What are the career prospects?
The alumni of FSTN can find jobs in:
- engineering and technology positions in companies operating in the food industry,
- food processing plants, as well as in enterprises dealing with quality and safety management in the food chain,
- enterprises developing and supplying new technological solutions to food industry plants,
- consulting companies, commercial laboratories, food distribution and logistics,
- R&D institutes,
- companies responsible for diet planning and catering,
- facilities disseminating professional knowledge about food and nutrition and in many other institutions of the food chain.
Additional information
Entry requirements
Qualification based on:
- confirmed knowledge of English (certificate of English language at least level B2 or maturity exam in English language at an Advanced level with result at least 60%, or a document confirming completion of the high school with programme in English as language of instruction),
- graduated secondary level education and the diploma recognized by EU is required for application to the course,
- the results of the maturity examination in biology or chemistry or mathematics;
Fees
4500 PLN/ semester,
for Polish nationals: free of charge