Food Technology (MFT) / MSc

MSc Common part


Common Part

RO0: Choose this course after consultation with the study advisor.
RO1: Choose 1 internship after consultation with your study advisor.


CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
YFS-10801Wageningen Scientific Preparation Week1.00RO0M11WD
BCT-70424MSc Internship Biobased Chemistry and Technology24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
FCH-70424MSc Internship Food Chemistry24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
FHM-70424MSc Internship Food Microbiology24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPE-70324MSc Internship Food Process Engineering24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPH-70424MSc Internship Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-70424MSc Internship Food Quality and Design24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
HNE-73824MSc Internship Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
MIB-70424MSc Internship Microbiology24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
ORL-70424MSc Internship Operations Research and Logistics24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6
RSO-70424MSc Internship Rural Sociology24.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5,6





A - Food Biotechnology and Biorefining



Limited choice:

RO1: Choose at least 2 courses
RO2: Choose at least 1 course
RO3: Choose 1 biotechnology or enzymology related thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FHM-21806Food Fermentation6.00CSM11MO
FCH-31306Enzymology for Food and Biorefinery6.00CSM15MO
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
ORC-30306Applied Biocatalysis6.00RO1M11AF
FPE-30806Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing6.00RO1M14WD
BPE-21306Bioreactor Design6.00RO1M15AF
FHM-30806Advanced Fermentation Science6.00RO1M15AF
FHM-22306Advanced Food Microbiology6.00RO2M13WD
FCH-30806Advanced Food Chemistry6.00RO2M14WD
FCH-80436MSc Thesis Food Chemistry36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FHM-80436MSc Thesis Food Microbiology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPE-80336MSc Thesis Food Process Engineering36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
MIB-80436MSc Thesis Microbiology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6





B - Food Innovation and Management



Limited choice:

RO1: Choose at least 1 course
RO2: Choose at least 4 courses

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
MST-21306Advanced Management and Marketing6.00CSM13WD
MST-31306Advanced Business Research (ABR)6.00CSM15AF
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
MST-80436MSc Thesis Management Studies36.00CSM21,2,3,4,5,6
MST-24806Supply Chain Management6.00RO1M12MO, 4WD
MST-23406New Venture Creation: from Idea to Business Plan6.00RO1M15MO
YSS-32306Technology and Business Model Innovation6.00RO1M15MO
FPE-30306Food Structuring6.00RO2M11AF
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00RO2M11MO
FHM-21806Food Fermentation6.00RO2M11MO
FPH-30306Advanced Food Physics6.00RO2M12AF
FQD-31806Product Properties and Consumer Wishes6.00RO2M12AF
FCH-30806Advanced Food Chemistry6.00RO2M14WD
FPE-30806Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing6.00RO2M14WD
FQD-31306Predicting Food Quality6.00RO2M15MO





C - Product Design



Limited choice:

RO1: Choose at least 2 courses
RO2: Choose at least 1 course
RO3: Choose 1 thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FPE-30306Food Structuring6.00CSM11AF
FQD-31306Predicting Food Quality6.00CSM15MO
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00RO1M11MO
FPE-31306Transfer Processes6.00RO1M12AF
FQD-31806Product Properties and Consumer Wishes6.00RO1M12AF
FPE-30806Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing6.00RO1M14WD
LAW-30806Food Law6.00RO2M12MO
FCH-30806Advanced Food Chemistry6.00RO2M14WD
FQD-35806Food Quality Management Research Principles I 6.00RO2M14WD
MCB-30806Sensory Perception and Consumer Preference6.00RO2M15AF
FPE-80336MSc Thesis Food Process Engineering36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-80436MSc Thesis Food Quality and Design36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6





D - Ingredient Functionality



Limited choice:

RO1: Choose at least 2 courses
RO2: Choose at least 1 course
RO3: Choose 1 thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FPH-30306Advanced Food Physics6.00CSM12AF
FCH-30806Advanced Food Chemistry6.00CSM14WD
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
HNE-30506Principles of Sensory Science6.00RO1M11AF
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00RO1M11MO
FCH-31806Advanced Biochemical Analysis of Foods6.00RO1M15AF
FCH-31306Enzymology for Food and Biorefinery6.00RO1M15MO
FPE-30306Food Structuring6.00RO2M11AF
FPH-20806Molecular Gastronomy6.00RO2M11AF
FPH-31306Advanced Molecular Gastronomy6.00RO2M13WD
FQD-31306Predicting Food Quality6.00RO2M15MO
FCH-80436MSc Thesis Food Chemistry36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPH-80436MSc Thesis Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6





E - Dairy Science and Technology



Limited choice:

RO1 - RO3: Choose 1 RO-cluster; within the choosen cluster choose all courses
RO4: Choose 1 dairy related thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FQD-33306Dairy Chemistry and Physics6.00CSM11AF
HNE-25306Food Components and Health6.00CSM12MO
FQD-32306Dairy Science and Technology6.00CSM13WD
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00RO1M11MO
FPH-30306Advanced Food Physics6.00RO1M12AF
FCH-30806Advanced Food Chemistry6.00RO1M14WD
FHM-21806Food Fermentation6.00RO2M11MO
FHM-30806Advanced Fermentation Science6.00RO2M15AF
FCH-31306Enzymology for Food and Biorefinery6.00RO2M15MO
FHM-21806Food Fermentation6.00RO3M11MO
FPE-30806Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing6.00RO3M14WD
FQD-31306Predicting Food Quality6.00RO3M15MO
FCH-80436MSc Thesis Food Chemistry36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
FHM-80436MSc Thesis Food Microbiology36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPE-80336MSc Thesis Food Process Engineering36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPH-80436MSc Thesis Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-80436MSc Thesis Food Quality and Design36.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5,6





F - European Master in Food Studies



Limited choice:

Education will take place at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland: XUC-codes
Education will take place at ENSIA, Massy, France: XEN-codes
Education will take place at Lund University, Lund, Sweden: XLU-code
RO1: Choose at least 1 course; for the additional European Masters Certificate, choose 2 courses.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FPE-30306Food Structuring6.00CSM11AF
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00CSM11MO
XUC-31803Food Retail Marketing and Supply Chain Management3.00CSM13
XUC-30303Sensory Analysis, Flavour and Colour3.00CSM13WD
XUC-30803Consumer Behaviour in Food Markets3.00CSM13WD
XUC-31303Advanced Food Business Management3.00CSM13WD
XEN-30304Food and Bioprocess Control4.00CSM15WD
XEN-30803Food Process Design And Modelling3.00CSM15WD
XEN-31303Food Processing and Packaging3.00CSM15WD
XEN-31802Food Safety & Hygienic Design2.00CSM15WD
XLU-60312Integrated Food Project12.00CSM16WD
YFS-60303Team Project European Masters3.00CSM1/21WD+2WD+3WD+4WD+5WD+6WD
YFS-80836Industrial Thesis European Masters Food Studies36.00CSM21,2,3,4,5,6
YFS-30303European Masters Special Topics3.00CSM26WD
FPH-30306Advanced Food Physics6.00RO1M12AF
HNE-25306Food Components and Health6.00RO1M12MO
LAW-30806Food Law6.00RO1M12MO





G - Sensory Science



Limited choice:

RO1: Choose at least 1 course. Note that both HNE-30506 and MAT-20306 (or equivalent) are required if these courses were not part of previous education
RO2: Choose at least 1 course
RO3: Choose 1 sensory related thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
MCB-32806Advanced Sensory Methods and Sensometrics6.00CSM12MO
HNE-30606Instrumental Sensory Science6.00CSM13WD
MCB-33306Integrated Sensory Science6.00CSM14WD
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
FPE-30306Food Structuring6.00RO1M11AF
FPH-20806Molecular Gastronomy6.00RO1M11AF
HNE-30506Principles of Sensory Science6.00RO1M11AF
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00RO1M11MO
FHM-21806Food Fermentation6.00RO1M11MO
MAT-20306Advanced Statistics6.00RO1M11MO
FQD-31806Product Properties and Consumer Wishes6.00RO2M12AF
FCH-31806Advanced Biochemical Analysis of Foods6.00RO2M15AF
MCB-30806Sensory Perception and Consumer Preference6.00RO2M15AF
HNE-30306Psychobiology of Food Choice and Eating Behaviour6.00RO2M15MO
FCH-80436MSc Thesis Food Chemistry36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-80436MSc Thesis Food Quality and Design36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
HNE-83836MSc Thesis Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6





H - Sustainable Food Process Engineering



Limited choice:

RO1: Choose at least 2 courses
RO2: Choose at least 1 course
RO3: Choose 1 thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FPE-31806Sustainability in Food Chains6.00CSM13WD
FPE-30806Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing6.00CSM14WD
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
FPE-31306Transfer Processes6.00RO1M12AF
BPE-21306Bioreactor Design6.00RO1M15AF
ORL-31806Food Logistics Management6.00RO1M15AF
FQD-31306Predicting Food Quality6.00RO1M15MO
FHM-21806Food Fermentation6.00RO2M11MO
BCT-20306Modelling Dynamic Systems6.00RO2M12MO
ORL-30306Decision Science 26.00RO2M15MO
BCT-80436MSc Thesis Biobased Chemistry and Technology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPE-80336MSc Thesis Food Process Engineering36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-80436MSc Thesis Food Quality and Design36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
ORL-80436MSc Thesis Operations Research and Logistics36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6





I - Gastronomy



Limited choice:

RO1: Choose at least 2 courses
RO2: Choose at least 1 course
RO3: Choose 1 thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FPH-20806Molecular Gastronomy6.00CSM11AF
FPH-31306Advanced Molecular Gastronomy6.00CSM13WD
RSO-21806Origin Food: a Market for Identity6.00CSM15MO
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00RO1M11MO
FCH-21806Food Related Allergies and Intolerances6.00RO1M12AF
FPH-30306Advanced Food Physics6.00RO1M12AF
FCH-30806Advanced Food Chemistry6.00RO1M14WD
FQD-31806Product Properties and Consumer Wishes6.00RO2M12AF
RSO-22306Food Culture and Customs6.00RO2M12MO
MCB-30806Sensory Perception and Consumer Preference6.00RO2M15AF
FCH-80436MSc Thesis Food Chemistry36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPH-80436MSc Thesis Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
RSO-80436MSc Thesis Rural Sociology36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6





J - Food Digestion and Health



Limited choice:

RO1 : Choose at least 1 course
RO2 : Choose at least 2 courses
RO3 : Choose a thesis on a topic relevant for Food Digestion and Health

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FPE-30306Food Structuring6.00CSM11AF
FCH-30306Food Ingredient Functionality6.00CSM11MO
HAP-30306Nutritional Physiology6.00CSM12MO
FQD-60312Product and Process Design12.00CSM16WD
HNE-24306Methodology Nutrition Research6.00RO1M12AF
HNE-30306Psychobiology of Food Choice and Eating Behaviour6.00RO1M15MO
HNE-36806Nutrition and Sports6.00RO1M15MO
FCH-32306Food Digestion: Fermentation and Gut Health6.00RO2M13WD
HNE-30706Food Digestion: Nutrient Breakdown and Absorption6.00RO2M14WD
FPE-32306Food Digestion: Ingestion and Structure Breakdown6.00RO2M15AF
FCH-80436MSc Thesis Food Chemistry36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPE-80336MSc Thesis Food Process Engineering36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-80436MSc Thesis Food Quality and Design36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6
HNE-83836MSc Thesis Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour36.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5,6





K - Food Technology (Distance Learning)



Limited choice:

RO1 : Choose 9 courses
RO2 : Choose 1 thesis

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
FCH-35803Enzymology for Food and Biorefinery - Carbohydrases & Kinetics (DL)3.00CSM11WD
FCH-36803Enzymology for Food and Biorefinery - Proteases, Lipases & Bioreactors (DL)3.00CSM13WD
FCH-37303Laboratory class I - Enzymology & Analysis (DL)3.00CSM13WD
FQD-63303Product and Process Design - Critical thinking and communication in an interdisciplinary setting (DL)3.00CSM15WD
FQD-63403Product and Process Design - Idea generation and selection of a product concept (DL)3.00CSM16WD
FQD-63503Product and Process Design - Elaboration of a product concept from a food chain perspective (DL)3.00CSM22WD
FCH-35303Food Ingredient Functionality (DL)3.00CSM23WD
FCH-37403Laboratory Class II - Food Ingredient Functionality (DL)3.00CSM23WD
FPE-35803Food Structuring - Structuring by temperature, designing edible barriers (DL)3.00CSM24WD
FPE-35903Food Structuring - Structuring by deformation, properties of interfacial systems (DL)3.00CSM26WD
FQD-63603Product and Process Design - Evaluation of scientific reports including an ethical assessment (DL)3.00CSM26WD
FHM-35303Advanced Food Microbiology - Minimal Processing, Preservation and Fermentation (DL)3.00RO1M11WD
FPE-35303Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing - Flow and pinch analysis (DL)3.00RO1M11WD
FCH-37803Advanced Biochemical Analysis of Foods - Product Composition (DL)3.00RO1M12WD
FHM-35403Advanced Food Microbiology - Tools for Safety Management (DL)3.00RO1M12WD
FPE-35403Sustainable Food and Bioprocessing - Exergy analysis (DL)3.00RO1M12WD
TOX-35403Food Toxicology - Toxicity and risk assessment of avoidable chemicals in food (DL)3.00RO1M12WD
FQD-37303Predicting Food Quality - Theoretical principles of modelling (DL)3.00RO1M14WD
FQD-37403Predicting Food Quality - Solving food science problems by modelling (DL)3.00RO1M16WD
FPH-35303Advanced Food Physics - Rheology and fracture of soft solids (DL)3.00RO1M2
FCH-36303Advanced Biochemical Analysis of Foods - Product Authenticity and Toxicology (DL)3.00RO1M21WD
FPH-35803Advanced Molecular Gastronomy - From ingredients to food texture (DL)3.00RO1M21WD
TOX-35303Food Toxicology - Toxicity and risk assessment of unavoidable chemicals in food (DL)3.00RO1M21WD
FPH-35903Advanced Molecular Gastronomy - Physical and chemical aspects of flavour pairing (DL)3.00RO1M22WD
FCH-80436MSc Thesis Food Chemistry36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
FHM-80436MSc Thesis Food Microbiology36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPE-80336MSc Thesis Food Process Engineering36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
FPH-80436MSc Thesis Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6
FQD-80436MSc Thesis Food Quality and Design36.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5,6