Course outline

Acquired skills

These are the main competences for which this degree will qualify you:

• An ability to give public presentations using ICTs.
• An ability to locate, select and interpret information from bibliographical sources.
• An ability to participate actively and constructively in discussion groups.
• An ability to produce professional reports according to standardised criteria and protocols.
• An ability to synthesise information and express conclusions by drawing up written documents.
• An ability to work professionally, in an environmentally friendly way and in line with ethical directives.
• Cooperating in the planning and implementation of policies and regulations governing foodstuffs, food standards and safety, and assessing the extent of compliance with same.
• Developing methods for the analysis and control of processes and products throughout the food chain.
• Developing the ability to gather data from experiments concerned with specific problems and interpret them in line with the knowledge acquired.
• Developing, preparing and designing processes and products to meet the demands and needs of the market in different areas of the food industry.
• Gathering and interpreting significant data with a view to forming judgements, studying and interpreting reports and administrative case files concerned with the technological and biotechnological products and processes used in food preparation.
• Implementing, managing and assessing quality systems for ensuring the safety and standards of foodstuffs and associated processes.
• Learning about and acquiring basic and specific knowledge concerning the raw materials, composition and technological and biotechnological processes involved in preparing, processing, packaging, storing and distributing foodstuffs.
• Passing on information, ideas and solutions to problems to specialists in the sector and to consumers, under normal circumstances or in food crisis situations.
• Providing advice to the food industry and to consumers on scientific, technical and legal matters concerned with advertising, labelling and marketing.