Food Science

专业详情

Food scientists work in the fields of production, processing, storage and distribution of safe, high-​quality and healthy foods.

Career profile

Graduates of the Food Science programme deal with processing, refining and preserving foodstuffs. Thanks to broad, interdisciplinary training in scientific and technical subjects, they are able to work in various fields. As well as being specialists in their discipline, they are able to communicate and coordinate with experts from other areas too.

They work in the national and international food industry, administration, national and international organisations, commerce, the service sector and development cooperation.

Bachelor’s degree programme (180 credits)

The programme starts with a grounding in natural and social sciences. From the second year onwards, a variety of food science courses are offered, ranging from human nutrition, food chemistry, food processing and toxicology to subjects relating to business and economics. The programme is supplemented with excursions and a Bachelor’s thesis.

General basic courses:
Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, etc.
Social science subjects: Law, Economics
Food science basic subjects, practicals and advanced courses: Food Chemistry, Analysis, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Human Nutrition, etc.
Excursions
Bachelor’s thesis
Electives

For detailed information go to the pages in German: Lebensmittelwissenschaften