Study location	Italy, Legnaro (Padua)
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Course code	AG0064/000ZZ/2024

Tuition fee	€2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in related subject is requested, or proven skills in Food Science and Technology Please verify country-based specific entry title requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B1 Level (CEFR) or higher Competence can be self-assessed on the basis of proper academic, work or personal experiences. It is possible, but not compulsory, to include a language certification for the required level.

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Italian – B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent: please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions Available places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 4 (1 for Chinese students joining the Marco Polo Project)

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Overview

The Master’s degree provides advanced knowledge and trains professionals suitable for carrying out control, management and coordination activities within the agri-food supply chain, in order to guarantee the safety, quality and wholesomeness of food. Preference is given to an interdisciplinary approach aimed at acquiring transversal knowledge that represents, for the graduate, the necessary tools to evaluate and solve complex problems in the food sector. The training course includes specific in-depth studies concerning the chemical, physical, sensorial, technological and regulatory quality of foods of both plant and animal origin, as well as the acquisition of advanced knowledge in the biotechnological, analytical and economic fields. To complete this path, it is foreseen the acquisition of knowledge on specialized subjects, which the student chooses based on his / her own attitudes and interests .

Career opportunities

Graduates will be able to perform, at a high level of qualification, management, planning activities, as well as solving complex problems of the food industry (production, processing and preservation of food products), in large-scale retail companies , in collective catering and in public and private institutions that carry out analysis, control, certification and training in the agri-food sector, as well as in the research field.