Study location	Latvia, Jelgava
Academic field	Food Science and Technology 01.3 (ISCED 6202) Others in technology (JACS J900)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.Sc. (Master of Engineering in Food Science)

Tuition fee	€4,500 per year
Application fee	€160 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time
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Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree of Engineering Sciences in Food Science, Bachelor’s degree of Natural Sciences, Engineer qualification in Food and Beverage Technology, Professional Bachelor’s degree in Catering and Hotel Management. Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. We accept only officially translated documents. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements

English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+ IELTS – (6,0 score); TOEFL IBT – (72 points); TOEFL PBT – (532 points); TOEIC – (645 points); FCE (First Certificate in English) – (160 points); CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English) – (160 points); CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) – (160 points); Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) – (160 points); Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) – (59 points); Cambridge English Linguaskill – (160 points); Duolingo (115 points)

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. • motivation (online interview)

Overview

The programme is aimed to educate academically educated specialists and new scientists with creative thought and competence to make decisions for promoting future development of food science and food production in Europe, competitiveness in foreign markets. The Master study programme covers food product structure-mechanical properties, food sensory evaluation, sensory and consumer science, regulation of biochemical processes in human body, functional properties of food, natural substances in food system, food shelf-life analysis, development tendencies in nutrition science, genetically modified food, physical-and-chemical properties and metrology, food additive application, in food safety and identification of microorganisms, quality systems in food circulation, food system innovative development, entrepreneurship and marketing, perspective solutions in food packaging.

The study programme is completed with the elaboration and defense of the Master thesis.

Career opportunities

The graduates work in all kind of food companies. Master’s degree entitles graduates to continue studies in a respective doctoral programme in universities in Latvia or abroad.