Master's programme in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health

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Master's in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health

The main objective of the Master's programme in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health is to develop a critical attitude towards various issues of Nutritional Phytotechnology applied to human health.

It also follows strategic and operational planning, which articulates the needs of specialised professionals and constitutes a coherent intervention in resolving structural deficits in the industrial sector linked to the production and processing of plant products with nutritional value and interest for human health.

This master's degree provides skills in phytotechnological processes applied to human health on a sustainable basis.

Why this Master's?

The work leading to the dissertations in this master's programme will preferably be carried out in institutions linked to the hospital and/or public health sector and in companies in the food sector.

It enables skills to be acquired in food production lines with a high degree of automation, guaranteeing the implementation of measures associated with food control and safety in accordance with Portuguese and European legislation (within the framework of RASFF - the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed);

A master's degree that contributes to the development of innovative capacities to apply new methodologies and state-of-the-art technologies to optimise processes associated with the production and processing of vegetables with food/nutritional interest for human health, taking into account the assessment of social, economic and environmental impacts.

Applications 2024/25

1st Phase: Feb 12th to Mar 22nd, 2024

2nd Phase: Jun 3rd to Jul 17th, 2024

Available Spots: 35

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)

Format: In-Person, Daytime (post-work)

Language: Portuguese

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Course Coordinator: Fernando Henrique da Silva Reboredo, mfnsh.coordenador@fct.unl.pt

Academic divison: mestrados@fct.unl.pt

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Curriculum

For whom

  • Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent in natural, exact or technological sciences or related areas.
  • Holders of a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organised in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this process in the scientific areas referred to in a);
  • Holders of a foreign higher academic degree in the scientific areas referred to in a), which is recognised as satisfying the objectives of the Graduation degree by the Scientific Councils of NOVA FCT or FCM-UNL;
  • Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum in the scientific areas referred to in a), which is recognised as attesting to their ability to complete this cycle of studies by the competent legal body of the Coordinating Institution, at the proposal of the Scientific Committee of the Master's Degree in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health.

Career opportunities

  • Masters in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health will be able to work in public and private sector organisations, in management, development, maintenance and quality control activities in the food/nutritional sector.
  • They will also be able to join companies providing services such as consultancy, design and auditing, or carry out research tasks in an academic and/or business context.

About the Department of Earth Sciences

The Department of Earth Sciences (DCT) at NOVA FCT constitutes a graduate, postgraduate and research teaching unit, currently organized into 3 scientific areas: Geology, Geological Engineering and Agroindustry.

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