
Duration
2 years
Starting Date
February, September
Tuition Fee
€ 7,500 per semester
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
About the programme
Food technology is an innovative, exciting, and highly interdisciplinary field of study; meeting the challenges related to global market requirements, changing consumer demands, sustainability, social responsibility, and competitiveness requires knowledge in a wide range of areas.
The MSc Eng programme in Food Technology is thus an interdisciplinary programme involving different departments and disciplines, including microbiology, biochemistry, physics, chemical engineering, and engineering.
The MSc Eng programme aims to provide you with profound analytical, design, and development skills in terms of technologies and processes related to modern production of healthy and safe food.
The programme covers a wide range of courses in technical fields of activity, food science, management, and communication. In addition, the food industry and other external stakeholders also play an active role in the programme, allowing you to work with highly relevant, real-life issues and projects.
You will have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with both Danish and international companies – either as part of the courses, as an individual project or while writing your thesis.
Career
The Food Technology programme qualifies you for employment in food companies and related industries involved in food production, quality, and safety as well as equipment manufacturing in Denmark and internationally. You may also have the opportunity to engage in public or private research, development, and consultancy in the field of food.
Career Opportunities
Food science and food technology is currently witnessing a trend where technologies in areas such as food safety, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemical enzyme technology, functional food, nutrigenomics, online measurements of production control and production technology, and various management disciplines are incorporated into traditional food production.
This development introduces new and complex food production and processing technologies, which increases the demand for highly qualified food technology experts. Therefore, there is ample scope for finding an interesting job after graduation, but you might also get the opportunity to continue your studies and pursue a PhD, for instance at DTU.
With an MSc degree in Food Technology, you will have the qualifications to work in food companies and related industries engaged in production, quality, and safety in production chains—both in Denmark and internationally. Furthermore, you will be able to work in industries involved in the manufacture of food production equipment, and in the consultancy industry providing scientific advice and personal consultancy services.