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Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health

Education objectives

To lead the state of the art of the Phytotechnological processes applied to human health on a sustainable basis, in order to develop professional activity focused on economic added-value;

To analyze the complexity of Ecophysiological systems in an innovative way, demonstrating critical skills, entrepreneurial and creative capabilities in order to develop new products of plant origin;

To understand the different aspects of an industrial processing system suitable for the design of new products of plant origin, as well as the social context in which the system is integrated;

To communicate and interact within a team, with intervention in the productive industrial systems linked to the vegetable sector, seeking to optimize processes and being aware of the responsibilities and ethical and professional obligations.

Career opportunities

In a national and transnational employability perspective, the Master aims to train specialists with a solid and integrated theoretical and practical background in the production and processing of products of plant origin, considering nutrition and public health standards;

Research works leading to the Master Thesis will be preferably carried out in institutions linked to the hospital sector and / or public health and food businesses;

Masters in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health will be able to exercise their professional activity in public and private sector organizations, management, development, maintenance and quality control in the food and nutrition sector;

Masters in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health can also integrate companies of services as consulters, projecters and auditers or perform research tasks in an academic and/or business context.

General characterization

DGES code

1154

Cicle

Master (2nd Cycle)

Degree

Mestre

Access to other programs

Access to a 3rd cycle

Coordinator

Fernando Henrique da Silva Reboredo

Opening date

September

Vacancies

35

Fees

Portuguese students: 1500 €/year

Foreign students: 7000 €/year

Schedule

Daytime or after work-hours schedule

Teaching language

Available soon

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 2 years

Credits: 120 ECTS

Scientific Area Acronym ECTS
Mandatory Optional
Ecology and Biological Sciences ECB 11 0
Cellular and Molecular Medicine MCM 11 0

Populations Health

 SP 12 0
Food and Nutritional Technology TAN 77 0
Engineering Sciences CE  3 0
Engineering Sciences or Chemical Engineering or Functional Sciences and Therapeutic Targets or Genetics, Oncology and Human Toxicology  CE / EQ /  CFAT / GOTH 0  6
TOTAL 114 6

Conditions of admittance

Admission rules:

For the cycle of studies leading to the Master Degree in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health can apply:

a) Holders of a degree or equivalent in Natural and Exact Sciences and technology or a related field;

b) Holders of a foreign academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies according to the Bologna Process by an adhering State in the scientific areas referred in the point a);

c) Holders of a foreign academic degree in the scientific areas in to the point a), recognized as meeting the objectives by the Scientific Councils of the NOVA FCT or NOVA Medical School;

d) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum in the scientific areas referred in to the point a), recognized as attesting the capacity to accomplish this cycle of studies by the Legal Body of the Coordinating Institution, as proposed by the Scientific Committee of the Master in Nutritional Phytotechnology for Human Health.

Ranking:

Selection criteria and ranking are advertised in advance and including the following:

a) Course classification;
b) Academic and scientific curriculum;
c) Professional curriculum;
d ) Possible interview.

Evaluation rules

Available soon