Wageningen University and Research Centre, MSc, Food Quality Management

Students holding a BSc degree or equivalent in one of the following fields are eligible for the MSc programme Food Quality Management: Food Science, Food Technology or related General agriculture/Agronomy with specialisation Food Technology Dairy Technology Post -Harvest Technology (when focussed on food science) Nutrition, Dietetics or similar Laboratory Sciences (with microbiology) Biotechnology Pharmacy Food and business Food design Animal and/or Veterinary Sciences* Horticulture or plant sciences* Management Studies* Consumer Studies* *Only admissible when at least 30 credits (6 months) of advanced chemistry and biology courses (preferably in the field of food technology) in the BSc programme. Students with other BSc degrees can be admitted based on the actual programme in their BSc and/or relevant work experience. A Grade Point Average (GPA) for this BSc of at least 70% of the maximum grade. Диплом бакалавра (Bachelor’s degree), 4 years; Диплом специалиста (Diploma of Specialist), 5 years. 5 point scale 4.0/5 (Хорошо, Good). IELTS - Overall grade 6.5 (with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 for speaking). TOEFL - internet-based 92 (with a minimum sub-score of 23 for speaking). Cambridge FCE - pass at grade A.

Food quality analysis is different from the analysis of 'normal' products. Food, food products, flowers, cattle and crops are living matter that changes continuously over time due to (bio) chemical, physical and microbiological influences. Facebook Twitter Google Email Linkedin The main consequence of this results in an enormous variation of complex interdependencies. Hence, the importance of the technological knowledge is highlighted. Technological domains, such as microbiology, chemistry, process technology, physics, human nutrition, plant science and animal science, are necessary for understanding this complexity and for its proper control. On the other hand, many human activities and decisions are key factors in the production chain.