Engineering, Science

Biological and agri-food engineering

  • Training structure

    Polytech Montpellier

Presentation

Training of generalist engineers for jobs in the agri-food and bioengineering sectors (biotechnologies, cosmetics, nutri-health). Graduates of the GBA specialization are capable of carrying out missions consisting of ensuring the production of food and biological products, developing innovative products or processes, and optimizing and making reliable the processes implemented in these sectors in compliance with regulations and the environment. They are aware of sustainable development and are able to adapt to different corporate cultures.

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Know-how and skills

Upon graduation, the GBA student-engineer :

  • acquired a solid foundation in biology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, nutrition, biological engineering and process engineering;
  •  Has a good knowledge of bioprocesses and food technologies related to the design and sanitary, organoleptic and nutritional quality of food and biological matrices;
  • is able to manage the technical, human and economic aspects of a project in the field of biological and food products and processes, and to propose optimizations and innovations in compliance with regulations and in a sustainable development approach. 
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Organization

Internships, tutored projects

Internship

Mandatory

Internship abroad

Mandatory

Program

The GBA program is organized in six semesters spread over three years (3A, 4A and 5A) as shown in the diagram below. Each semester is composed of 4 teaching units (UE) and each UE is then broken down into sub-units (ECUE), the details of which are presented in the complete teaching program.

  • GBA3: semester S5 is dedicated to the harmonization of the knowledge levels of the student-engineers, taking into account the diversity of their backgrounds before their integration into the GBA program; semester S6 is dedicated to the deepening of the field of scientific knowledge specific to biological engineering and agri-food.
  • GBA4: the two semesters (S7 and S8) are devoted to the core courses in biological engineering and agri-food.
  • GBA5: three courses oriented towards the professions targeted by the training are offered within the school: Technological Innovation and Industrial Optimization (ITOI), Quality Safety Environment (QSE) and Production Management (PROD). This5th year can be done in alternation (professionalization contract). Depending on the professional project, the5th year can be done in a university abroad, in a speciality of the Biological and Food Engineering field of the POLYTECH network, in a Master 2 in Bioproductions (Master 2 IBIS) of the University of Montpellier (2 places/year), in the TropiFONS major of the ESIROI engineering school (Reunion Island) (2 places/year)
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Select a program

Biological and Food Engineering 3rd year - Copy

The Biological and Food Engineering specialization trains generalist engineers (5 years of higher education) for jobs in the agri-food and biotechnology sectors, who are aware of sustainable development and able to adapt to different corporate cultures.

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  • Optional

    • PROJECT-INTERNSHIP REPEATERS

  • Basic Sciences Biochemistry/Physical Chemistry

    10 credits
    • Solution chemistry and electrochemistry

      2.5 credits
    • Proteins and enzymes

      2 credits
    • Biochemistry: basics and experimentation

      2.5 credits
    • Spectrometry and chromatography

      2 credits
    • Carbohydrates and lipids

      1 credits
  • SHS. Project LV.1

    5 credits
    • Consumer research project

      1 credits
    • Economic environment of companies

      2 credits
    • English

      2 credits
    • TOEIC 3A preparation

  • Engineering Sciences 1

    10 credits
    • Stastistics/ Metrology

      1.5 credits
    • Computer Passport

      1 credits
    • Computer Passport Benchmark

    • Fluid mechanics and rheology

      3.5 credits
    • Basic Math and Physics and Transfer Phenomena

      4 credits
  • Basic Sciences Biology

    5 credits
    • Microbiology

      3.5 credits
    • Biology: basics/molecular biology/biotechnology

      1.5 credits
  • Optional

    • PROJECT-INTERNSHIP REPEATERS

  • Internship

    • Internship

  • Engineering Sciences 2

    8 credits
    • Applied thermodynamics

      3.5 credits
    • Algorithm - programming

      1.5 credits
    • Modeling - Database

      1.5 credits
    • Numerical analysis

      1.5 credits
  • Biological Engineering

    7 credits
    • Reactor calculation

      3 credits
    • Biological kinetics

      4 credits
  • Nutrition and Applied Physical Chemistry

    6 credits
    • Physico-chemical control in the lab

      2 credits
    • Physiology and metabolism in human nutrition

      4 credits
  • SHS. Projects LV.2

    9 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 6

      • German

      • French

      • Spanish

      • Italian

      • Arabic

      • Chinese

    • TOEIC 3A preparation

    • Organization and operation of companies

      2 credits
    • Project management exp/com

      2.25 credits
    • Library project

      0.75 credits
    • The company and the law

      1 credits
    • Discovery of the engineer's job

    • English

      1 credits

Biological and Food Engineering 4th year - Copy

The Biological and Food Engineering specialization trains generalist engineers (bac+5) for jobs in the food industry and biotechnologies, who are aware of sustainable development and able to adapt to different corporate cultures.

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  • Optional

    • PROJECT-INTERNSHIP REPEATERS

  • Organic & Food matrices.

    7 credits
    • Visit of companies

      1 credits
    • Design

      4.5 credits
    • Characterization

      1.5 credits
  • Microbiological quality

    5 credits
    • Control of microbiological quality

      5 credits
  • Human and Social Sciences and Languages

    7 credits
    • TOEIC 4A preparation

    • Project management

      2 credits
    • Professional integration

      2 credits
    • English

      1 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 6

      • Chinese

        2 credits
      • Arabic

        2 credits
      • Spanish

        2 credits
      • Italian

        2 credits
      • German

        2 credits
      • French

        2 credits
  • Organic and Food Processes.

    11 credits
    • Food technologies

      5.5 credits
    • Bioprocess Engineering1

      2 credits
    • Stab. Transformed processes

      3.5 credits
  • Optional

    • PROJECT-INTERNSHIP REPEATERS

  • Nutrition and Health

    5 credits
    • Nutrition Project

      1 credits
    • Physiology and metabolism in health nutrition

      4 credits
  • Human and Social Sciences & Languages

    3 credits
    • Business Management

      1 credits
    • English

      2 credits
    • TOEIC 4A preparation

  • Stage A4

    5 credits
    • Course followed

      5 credits
    • Valuation course

  • Separation/Formulation

    12 credits
    • Separation

      4 credits
    • Formulation

      5 credits
    • Integrated projects follow-up

    • Integrated projects experimental part

      3 credits
  • Industrial Bioengineering

    5 credits
    • Experimental project

      2 credits
    • Applied Biotechnology

      1 credits
    • Process Engineering 2

      2 credits

Biological and Food Engineering 5th year - Copy

The Biological and Food Engineering specialization trains generalist engineers (bac+5) for jobs in the food industry and biotechnologies, who are aware of sustainable development and able to adapt to different corporate cultures.

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  • Optional

    • PROJECT/INTERNSHIP FAC. EII Semester 9

  • Social Sciences and Humanities and Languages

    8 credits
    • Enterprise Information Systems

      1 credits
    • Sustainable Innovation & Responsible Entrepreneurship

      1.5 credits
    • Communication

      1.75 credits
    • Labour Law

      1 credits
    • TOEIC 5A preparation

    • Digital Documents: Management Tools and Legislation

      1 credits
    • OHS Quality Management

      1.75 credits
  • Packaging and Eco Concep.

    4 credits
    • Packaging & Eco-Emballage

      2 credits
    • Packaging and Ecodesign

      2 credits
  • Choice of 2 out of 3

    • PFE - PFE CP

      10 credits
      • Your choice: 1 of 2

        • Professional Module CP2

          10 credits
        • PFE end of studies project

          10 credits
      • Optional

        • Conf, visits to companies and exhibitions

    • Quality, Safety, Environment

      8 credits
      • Quality management QSE

        4 credits
      • Prevention and management of QHSE operational risks

        4 credits
      • Circular Economy

    • Innovation Technol. & Indus. Optimization

      8 credits
      • Opti des Performs indus1

        3 credits
      • Technological innovations

        4 credits
      • Industrial Performance Optimization 2

        1 credits
  • Optional

    • STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

      2 credits
    • PROJECT/INTERNSHIP FAC. STIA Semester 10

  • Your choice: 1 of 2

    • INTERNSHIP CONTRACTS PRO

      30 credits
      • MP3 - Final year internship

        30 credits
    • STAGE

      30 credits
      • End of studies internship

        30 credits

And then

Professional integration

Targeted trades

  • Research and Development (R&D) Engineer
  • Production Engineer
  • Quality-Safety-Environment (QSE) Engineer
  • Sales and technical engineer
  • Supply Chain Engineer
  • Marketing Engineer

The GBA engineer has access to a variety of functions, the main ones being in line with the options offered in the final year:

  • R&D - Marketing (30%),
  • Quality / safety / environment (30%),
  • Production - Methods - Maintenance (31%),
  • Purchasing, logistics (9%).

 

Sectors of activity

  • agri-food sector,
  • pharmaceutical and cosmetic sector,
  • as well as all sectors assessing risks (Health, Safety, Environment) in close connection with sustainable development.
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