Food Development

This Master's Degree program in Food Development offered by the University of Turkuis designed to provide in-depth knowledge on the composition, nutritional quality, sensory properties, and health effects of food. Special attention is paid to the influence of environment, genetic factors, and processing at molecular level.

Application of food metabolomics and modern biotechnological methods in food research and food development is an important part of the curriculum. The curriculum also covers various aspects of healthy foods, food safety, and European food legislation as well as practical guidance and orientation in career development.

Job options

The program provides you with competence for meeting the challenges in the research and development in food industry and academia. Through the program, you also gain education and qualification for working as an expert in food authorities and other related functions in the society.

Students graduating from the program, may work, among others, as:

• R&Dmanager
• quality manager
• researcher
• product developer

Career in research

Master of Science (Technology) degree provides you with eligibility to seek for a study right for scientific postgraduate degree studies. Postgraduate degrees are doctoral and licentiate degrees.

Graduates from the program are eligible to apply for a position in theUniversity of Turku Graduate School, UTUGS. The Graduate School consists of doctoral programs, which cover all disciplines and doctoral candidates of the University.

Courses include:

• Project Work, FoodDevelopment

• Food Development

• Food Safety andLegislation

• Sensory Evaluation of Food

• Food Chemistry