MSc Food Product Design Wageningen University Wageningen - The Netherlands

1. MSc Food Product Design • Wageningen University • Wageningen - The Netherlands • Web page: www.wageningen-ur.nl Web ECTS: www.technologyandnutrition.nl • e-mail: ralf.hartemink@micro.fdsci.wau.nl Wageningen University was founded in 1918. In recent decades it has evolved into one of the world’s leading education and research centres in the plant, animal, environmental, agrotechnological, food and social sciences. Wageningen University offers 1 BSc and 6 MSc programmes in Food Science and Technology. OBJECTIVES: - Prepare Skilled graduates to support the food industry, able to act in different areas of product design: . Advanced Predictive modelling . Consumer choices . Packaging technology . Ingredient functionality The graduates work: 80% in Food Industry 15% in academic institutions 5 % other A two year programme after a relevant BSc programme.. 86% Compulsory 14 % Optional courses. Optionals are free choice of any course taught at the Wageningen University The disciplines are grouped in 6 main topics: Opportunities to go abroad: - not in regular MSc programme only in the corresponding BSc programme -optionals can be chosen from other international programmes Date: July 2001