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Agro-Industrial Production and Processing Technologies

Education objectives

Agro-industrial production and transformation technologies cover a wide range of methods, processes and equipment used in agriculture and the food industry, which aim to increase the efficiency, quality and safety of agricultural products.

These technologies play a fundamental role in the modernization and sustainability of the agri-food industry, contributing to the competitiveness of the sector and the supply of high-quality food.

The Master''s Degree in Agro-industrial Production and Transformation Technologies is an important tool to boost industry progress, as it offers innovative solutions to market needs and promotes sustainable development of the agri-food sector.

Why this Master´s?

  • Provides knowledge that allows students to master state-of-the-art technologies with sustainable application in agribusiness;
  • Offers the possibility of analyzing and dealing with complex agro-industrial systems in an innovative way;
  • Stimulates the development of soft communication and team interaction skills, aimed at intervention in production processes in the agri-food industries, with a view to optimizing them;
  • It offers unique teaching conditions: 4 fully equipped teaching and research laboratories, namely for quality control, development of new products and chemical characterization of food raw materials;
  • Through an existing protocol with other national and international research teams, other testing fields and various laboratory facilities are available to our students;
  • It has around 30 protocols with companies in the sector in which students can develop their dissertation work.

Career opportunities

  • Agri-food Industry;
  • Quality control;
  • Consultancy;
  • Investigation;
  • Education.

General characterization

DGES code

920

Cicle

Master (2nd Cycle)

Degree

Mestre

Access to other programs

Access to a 3rd cycle

Coordinator

Fernando José Cebola Lidon

Opening date

September

Vacancies

35

Fees

Portuguese students: 1500 Euros/year

Foreign students: 7000 Euros/year

Schedule

Daytime 

Teaching language

Available soon

Degree pre-requisites

Duration: 2 years

Credits: 120 ECTS

Scientific Area Acronym ECTS
Mandatory Optional
Engineering Sciences CE 12 0
Ecology and Biological Sciences ECB 3 0
Electrical & Computer Engineering EEC 9 0

Environmental Systems

 SA 6 0
Food Technology TA 75 0
Engineering Sciences / Chemical Engineering / Ecology and Biological Sciences CE / EQ / ECB 0 6
Transferable Skills CC  3 0
Any Scientific Area   QAC 0  6 a)
TOTAL 108 12

(a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCT, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of NOVA FCT.

Conditions of admittance

  • Holders of a bachelor''s degree (pre-Bologna or 1st cycle of the Bologna Process), in any area of Natural, Exact Sciences or Technology, related areas or legal equivalent, with a minimum number of 180 ECTS;
  • Holders of a foreign higher academic degree, in those areas, that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the degree by the Scientific Committee of the Master''s Degree in Agro-industrial Production and Transformation Technologies. Requires approval by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, after acceptance by the Course''s Scientific Committee;
  • Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized as attesting the ability to carry out this cycle of studies by the Scientific Committee of the Master''s Degree in Agro-industrial Production and Transformation Technologies.

Selection criteria:

  • Course classification;
  • Academic and scientific curriculum;
  • Professional CV;
  • Possible interview.

Evaluation rules

The evaluation of all UCs is continuous for all the components that integrate it, and it must be completed by the last day of the school term of the academic semester.

The continuous evaluation of a UC must include a minimum of three elements in the set of evaluation components, on dates adequately spaced throughout the period of classes.

All UCs with a theoretical-practical evaluation component must provide, in addition, a form of evaluation of this component by exam, to be carried out after the period of classes (Examination of Appeal).

All requirements and conditions related to the evaluation of the UC, namely the minimum weights and classifications, if any, of each component, as well as the Frequency conditions, are defined a priori and, mandatorily, published in the Discipline Form.

For each UC, combinations of three evaluation components are allowed: (i) Theoretical-practical evaluation; (ii) Laboratory or project evaluation; (iii) Summative assessment.

The final Dissertation (or Project) involves a public discussion with a Jury.

Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (Licenciaturas, Mestrados Integrados e Mestrados.)