Master in Production Technologies and Agro-Industrial Transformation

Education

Master in Production Technologies and Agro-Industrial Transformation

Started in the academic year 2014/2015.

Candidates holding a Pre-Bologna degree or a 2 cycle degree, in any area of natural sciences, exact science or technology related field, or equivalent, may request crediting for the respective course units.

Objectives

Mastering technologies state of the art with sustainable application in agro-industry, including aspects on the frontier of knowledge in order to develop appropriate professional activity to the production of food raw materials;

Analyze the complexity of agribusiness systems in innovative ways, demonstrating critical, enterprising and creative capacity in the reformulation of food products;

Understand the several ways of an agro-industrial processing system suitable to the design of new food products as well as the social context in which the system is inserted;

Communicating and interacting in team, with intervention in the production processes of the agro-food industries looking to optimize processes and being aware of the responsibilities and ethical and professional obligations.

Curriculum

Career opportunities

The masters in Agro-Industrial Production and Manufacturing Technologies will be able to perform their profession in public and private sector organizations in management activities, Development, Maintenance and Quality Control in Agro-Food Industry linked in obtaining materials raw and processed products. They also can integrate services companies including consulting, project and audit or perform research tasks in academic and/or business context.

Tuition Fees

Portuguese students: 1500 €/year

Foreign students: 7000 €/year

 

Schedule

Daytime/ After office hours

Applications

1st phase: 12th february to 22nd march 2024

2nd phase: 3rd June to 17th july 2024

Acceptance rate in masters

Accepted applicants will have to pay (within a maximum of 7 consecutive days from the date of placement) a non-refundable rate of 100 euros, which will be deducted, after registration, from the total tuition fee. Any payment made after the deadline will not be refunded, leaving the candidate excluded.

Applications

International Applications

Entrance requirements for the 2024/2025 academic year

Vacancies for 2024/2025:

35

Admission rules:

  1. Holders of a Bachelor's degree (pre-Bologna or 1st Bologna Cycle) in any area of Natural Sciences, Exact or Technology areas, or equivalent, with a minimum of 180 ECTS;
  2. Holders of a foreign academic degree in required areas recognized as meeting the objectives of the Bachelor´s degree, in the same areas, by the Scientific Committee of the Master in Industrial Technologies and Agro-Industrial Transformation. It requires approval by the Scientific Council of FCT / UNL, after acceptance by the Scientific Committee of the Course;
  3. Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting the capacity to accomplish referred cycle of studies by the Scientific Committee of the Master in Industrial Technologies and Agro-Industrial Transformation.

Ranking:

  1. Classification of previous degrees;
  2. Academic and scientific curriculum;
  3. Professional curriculum;
  4. Possible interview.

Course coordinator:

Professor Fernando José Cebola Lidon

mtpta.coordenador@fct.unl.pt

Accreditation and Registration

A3ES - Publication date of the accreditation decision: 09/06/2022

Period of validity of the accreditation: 6 years from 31/07/2020

DGES - Registration number R/A-Cr 77/2014/AL01 on 18/10/2022

About the Department of Earth Sciences

The Department of Earth Sciences (DCT) of the NOVA School of Science and Technology, whose regulation was reviewed in 2011 (DR 99, 2nd series of 23 May 2011), is a graduate and post-graduate teaching and research unit in the fields of Science and Geological Engineering and in those related or interdisciplinary fields. It promotes scientific and technological development, service delivery, university extension activities, and the development of dissemination activities.

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