Food production has, in many circumstances, become an industrialized act, being those responsible for it more concerned with the quantitative aspects of the process than with the quality of the products. The complexity of food chains is increasing, resulting in multiple interactions that are on the basis of risks to consumers, whose control becomes more difficult.
The multidisciplinary training of the Master in Food Technology and Safety allows graduates to work in pioneering areas, using new technologies, including nanotechnology, more sustainable, seeking to provide answers to current global challenges.
The Master in Food Technology and Safety is guided by an integrated and responsible approach, playing a decisive role today in supporting the agri-food sector, guaranteeing the safety and quality of food, innovating and developing technology that enables the sector to keep up with market trends.
Applications 2025/26
1st Phase: FEB. 3rd to MAR. 22nd
2nd Phase: JUN. 2nd to JUL. 18th
Vacancies: 40
Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)
Format: In-person / Intensive and/or Evening Course
Language: Portuguese and/or English
Course Coordinator: Ana Luísa Fernando, mtsa.coordenador@fct.unl.pt
Academic divison: mestrados@fct.unl.pt
The Master in Food Technology and Safety presents a multidisciplinary program, with a strong practical component. Technical visits to companies, which allow contact with industrial installations and pilot installations; and classes with guests from Industry, who share industrial know-how, enabling students to better adapt to professional activity, are part of the curricular component.
1. Course classification;
2. Academic and scientific curriculum;
3. Professional CV;
4. Possible interview with the Master's Scientific Committee.
Tuition fee - Portuguese students: 1500€ / year
Tuition fee - Foreign students: 7000€ / year
Accepted candidates will be required to pay (within 7 consecutive days from the placement date) a non-refundable fee of €100, which will be deducted from the total tuition fee after enrolment.
Non-payment within this period will result in automatic exclusion of the candidate. No exceptions or late payments will be considered. Any payment made after the deadline will not be refunded, and the candidate will remain excluded.
Trainer, Auditor and Consultant in Food Safety Systems
"This master's degree allowed me to gain more confidence to create my own job, which nowadays allows me to work as a trainer, auditor and consultant in several companies in the food sector. This master's degree offers several skills that greatly value technicians in companies, namely: ability to intervene in production processes and certification processes of production systems.
This master's degree provides excellent preparation and valorization for professionals who intend to work in companies in the food sector."
The Department of Chemistry (DQ) is a teaching and research unit of NOVA FCT dedicated to the quality of teaching, the progress of research and the provision of specialised services to the community in the fundamental areas of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
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