Curriculum
First year
- Raw materials - 12 ECTS
- Grains and vegetables
- Fruit science
- Animal sources
- Physical chemistry and biochemistry of food - 12 ECTS
- Physical chemistry of food
- Biochemistry of food
- Food microbiology - 11 ECTS
- Food microbiology for food production
- Food microbiological safety
- Food supply chain management - 5 ECTS
- Food technology and plants - 10 ECTS
- Food quality assurance and international certifications - 5 ECTS
- Free choice courses* - 0-5 ECTS
*Suggested courses
- Food footprint: the environmental impact of the agro food chain - 5 ECTS
- Food consumer psychology and market intelligence - 5 ECTS
- Introduction to sustainability of the food system - 5 ECTS
- Italian civilisation and language for international students - 5 ECTS
Second year
- Digital data processing - 5 ECTS
- Economic impact of agricultural and food regualtion - 5 ECTS
- Food processing - 10 ECTS
- Innovation in food packaging - 8 ECTS
- Process control and digitalization in food industry - 6 ECTS
- Soft skill - 1 ECTS
- Free choice courses - 5-10 ECTS
- Thesis - 20 ECTS
*Suggested courses
- Food footprint: the environmental impact of the agro food chain - 5 ECTS
- Food consumer psychology and market intelligence - 5 ECTS
- Introduction to sustainability of the food system - 5 ECTS
- Italian civilisation and language for international students - 5 ECTS
Double Degree
- Master of Science in Food Processing: Innovation and Tradition at Università Cattolica
- Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems at ISARA Lyon
Career opportunities
Programme dates
Find here the calendar of the Faculty of Agricultural, food and environmental sciences for the academic year 2024/25.