INSTITUTE OF Applied Sciences and Techniques

Master in Food Technology

Summaries

Context and Objectives of the training

Target profiles and skills

Regional and national employability potential and targeted professions

Gateways to other specialties

Project monitoring indicators

Context and Objectives of the training

Master in Food Technology cis two years of study offering training whose main objective is to enable students to acquire a level of knowledge, as well as in-depth capacity and know-how in the field of food science and technology.
It makes it possible to offer high-level training that meets the requirements of professions in the agri-food industry for research and development, production or the control and analysis of food products; as well as production management including quality management and regulations
specific to the agri-food industries.

Target profiles and skills

Graduates of the Master in Food Technology will be able to master the following skills:
* Choose and apply a reasoned choice of manufacturing processes in food sciences,
process and production engineering.
* Create and implement a production methodology in the food industry.
* Lead a research and development process for a product.
* Be able to implement the industrialization of new processes
* Manage a production team to manage a production workshop.

Regional and national employability potential and targeted professions

The modernization of companies, technical changes and new forms of work organization imply a constant need for management personnel such as professional executives, both at national and regional level, the workforce of this family is
growing. This is how the training offered falls within the framework of this perspective in the central region of the country (Algiers, Boumerdes, Blida, etc.), many industrial institutions are present, like Sosemie, Agrodiv , SOPI, Industrial group
Goumidi, Promasidor, Groupe Amour, Tchinlait, Celia Algeria,…

Professional perspectives:

For career prospects, the main professions in the food technology specialty are:
– Creator and manager of his own company in the areas of study/consulting, conservation or transformation of agro-resources of animal and/or plant origin.
- Production manager.
– Quality, Safety, Environment Manager.
– Hygiene and food safety manager.
– Responsible for quality control and technological development laboratories.
– Quality consultant, food safety.
– Supervisor of actions related to food distribution and marketing activities.

Master's Program in Food Technology

1st year

3 semester

Teaching unit VHS Semi-annual VH coefficient Credits
14 weeks C TD TP Other experience
fundamental teaching units 18
UEF31 Industrial process engineering 1 9
  industrial physics 56 14 21 21 4 4
 Unit operations 1 56 14 21 21 4 5
UEF32 Biotechnology 9
 Food Biochemistry and Physico-chemistry 49 14 14 21 3 4
 Food microbiology 49 14 7 28 3 5
Total for 14 weeks 210 56 63 91
EU methodology 6
EMU31 Analytical Tools 3 3
Biochemical analysis methods 21 21 1 2
Physico-chemical analysis methods 21 21 1 1
UEM32 Sensory analysis and metrology 3
Metrology 7 3,5 3,5 1 1
Sensory analysis 14 7 7 1 2
Total for 14 weeks 63 7 3,5 52,5
EU discovery 3
UED31 Food regulations
Food quality, hygiene and safety 21 14 7 1 1
Food standardization and legislation 21 14 7 1 1
UED32 Research and development
Research and Development 21 7 14 2 1
Total for 14 weeks 63 35 14 14
transversal teaching units 3
UET31 Communication and expression 3
English Level 3 14 14 1 1
Expression and writing techniques 21 7 14 1 2
Total for 14 weeks 35 7 28  
Total Semester 3 371 105 108,5 157,5 30

 

4 semester

Teaching unit VHS Semi-annual VH coefficient Credits
14 weeks C TD TP Other experience
fundamental teaching units 14
UEF41 Industrial process engineering 2 7
Electrical engineering automation regulations 49 14 14 21 3 3
Unit operations 2 49 14 14 21 3 4
UEF42 Food Technology 7
Food technology of animal products 56 21 35 4 4
Food technology of products of plant origin 56 21 35 4 3
EU methodology 6
UEM41 Data processing 3
Data analysis 14 7 7 1 1
Applied statistics 21 7 7 7 1 2
UEM42 Company organization 3
Production organization and planning 14 7 7 1 2
Production analysis 7 7 1 1
EU discovery 4
UED41 Quality and legislation
Management system and procedures 21 14 7 1 2
Legislation and labor law 14 7 7 1 1
Human Resources 14 7 7 1
transversal teaching units 2
UET41 Environment and sustainable development
Water quality and treatment 14 14 1 1
Sustainable Development 14 14 1 1
Stage 312 8 4
Total Semester 4 403 30
2nd year

3 semester

Teaching unit VHS Semi-annual VH coefficient Credits
14 weeks C TD TP Other experience
fundamental teaching units 18
UEF31 Industrial process engineering 1 9
  industrial physics 56 14 21 21 4 4
 Unit operations 1 56 14 21 21 4 5
UEF32 Biotechnology 9
 Food Biochemistry and Physico-chemistry 49 14 14 21 3 4
 Food microbiology 49 14 7 28 3 5
Total for 14 weeks 210 56 63 91
EU methodology 6
EMU31 Analytical Tools 3 3
Biochemical analysis methods 21 21 1 2
Physico-chemical analysis methods 21 21 1 1
UEM32 Sensory analysis and metrology 3
Metrology 7 3,5 3,5 1 1
Sensory analysis 14 7 7 1 2
Total for 14 weeks 63 7 3,5 52,5
EU discovery 3
UED31 Food regulations
Food quality, hygiene and safety 21 14 7 1 1
Food standardization and legislation 21 14 7 1 1
UED32 Research and development
Research and Development 21 7 14 2 1
Total for 14 weeks 63 35 14 14
transversal teaching units 3
UET31 Communication and expression 3
English Level 3 14 14 1 1
Expression and writing techniques 21 7 14 1 2
Total for 14 weeks 35 7 28  
Total Semester 3 371 105 108,5 157,5 30

 

4 semester

Teaching unit VHS Semi-annual VH coefficient Credits
14 weeks C TD TP Other experience
fundamental teaching units 14
UEF41 Industrial process engineering 2 7
Electrical engineering automation regulations 49 14 14 21 3 3
Unit operations 2 49 14 14 21 3 4
UEF42 Food Technology 7
Food technology of animal products 56 21 35 4 4
Food technology of products of plant origin 56 21 35 4 3
EU methodology 6
UEM41 Data processing 3
Data analysis 14 7 7 1 1
Applied statistics 21 7 7 7 1 2
UEM42 Company organization 3
Production organization and planning 14 7 7 1 2
Production analysis 7 7 1 1
EU discovery 4
UED41 Quality and legislation
Management system and procedures 21 14 7 1 2
Legislation and labor law 14 7 7 1 1
Human Resources 14 7 7 1
transversal teaching units 2
UET41 Environment and sustainable development
Water quality and treatment 14 14 1 1
Sustainable Development 14 14 1 1
Stage 312 8 4
Total Semester 4 403 30

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