Composition of the Study Programme
Composition of the Study Programme
The Master's course Food Chemistry (MSc) has a duration of 4 semesters (= 2 years). The course consists of 17 modules in five main areas as shown below:
- Basics of National Food Law and Company Visit
- Principles of Dietetics
- Knowledge of Chemistry and Microbiology of Food, Articles of Daily Use and Cosmetics
- Acquisition of fundamental knowledge of instrumental high-performance analysis
- Learning the principles of independent academic working
1st semester (30 CP) | 2nd semester (30 CP) |
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Chemistry and Analysis of Water (9 CP) |
Quality Management, Food Safety and Novel Food (6 CP) |
Special Biochemistry of Nutrition (3 CP) |
Basics of European Food Law & Company Visit 2 (4 CP) |
Chemistry and Analysis of Animal Feed (8 CP) | Chemistry of Articles of Daily Use and Cosmetics (9 CP) |
Food Technology 1 (3 CP) | Environmental Analysis and Ecotoxicology (8 CP) |
Basics of National Food Law & Company Visit 1 (4 CP) | Food Technology II (3 CP) |
Microbial Diagnostics (3 CP) |
3rd semester (30 CP) | 4th semester (30 CP) |
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Food Toxicology (5 CP) | Master Thesis (30 CP) |
Molecular Sensory Analysis (3 CP) | |
Immunological and Molecular Biological Methods of Food Analysis (4 CP) | |
Project Work (Overall Analysis) (12 CP) | |
Additional Qualification / Compulsory Elective Module* (6 CP) |
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Further Information
A description of the core- and specialisation modules can be found in the special regulations with module descriptions and module plans (in German)
More on this... ("Spezielle Ordnung")
Courses offered in the course catalogue
- Electronical course catalogue (in German)