Health, Agriculture - Food

M1 Nutrition and Food Science

  • ECTS

    60 credits

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Training Structure

    School of Pharmacy

  • Language(s) of Instruction

    French

Overview

Master's Degree (Year 1) in Nutrition and Food Science

This first year of the interdisciplinary core curriculum covers the fields of nutrition and food science. This interdisciplinary approach leads to a wide variety of career paths.

At the end of this first year, students will choose their track for the second year of the master's program (SSA, NI, or NCA).

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Objectives

1st YEAR (COMMON CURRICULUM)

Basic concepts in the relevant fields (nutrition, food, law, and business); developing students' personal potential; introducing them to research...

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Organization

Internships, supervised projects

Optional short (10 ECTS) or long (15 ECTS) internship at a public or private research laboratory

Required Supervised Project: The purpose of the TER (Study and Research Project) is to analyze a scientific article and write a research proposal related to that article.

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Program

Semester 1

Required Courses
- Food and Safety: Basic Concepts (5 ECTS)
- General Nutrition (5 ECTS)
- The Agri-Food Industry: Operations and Regulations (5 ECTS)

Elective Courses
- Project Management (research, professional, personal) (5 ECTS) - Foods for Specific Purposes (5 ECTS) - Water and Food (5 ECTS)
- Language Course (5 ECTS) - Elective Course (5 ECTS)

Semester 2

Required Courses
- English (5 ECTS)
- Developing a TER Research Project (5 ECTS)

Elective Courses
- Micronutrients and Dietary Supplements (5 ECTS) *
- Food Security for Populations (5 ECTS) **
- Food Analysis—Tools for Research (15 ECTS)
- Short Internship (10 ECTS) - Long Internship (15 ECTS)
- Elective Course (5 ECTS)

* Prerequisites for the NCA–M2 Track
** Prerequisites for the NI Track – M2

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  • Main UEs

    15 credits

    • Food and Safety: Basic Concepts

      5 credits

    • Agri-food company

      5 credits

    • General Nutrition

      5 credits

  • Elective Courses - Semester 1

    15 credits

    • Choose 3 out of 5

      • Project Management

        5 credits

      • Water and Food

        5 credits

      • Foods for Specific Purposes

        5 credits

        • CC Specialty Foods

        • CT Specialty Foods

      • SELECT Language

        5 credits

        • Choose 1 of 4

          • English, Semester 1

            5 credits

          • Spanish, Semester 1

            5 credits

          • Italian, Semester 1

            5 credits

          • German, Semester 1

            5 credits

      • Free EU

  • Required Course Units (S2)

    10 credits

    • Supervised Research Project (TER)

      5 credits

      • TER Oral Exam

      • TER report

    • English

      5 credits

  • Elective Course Units - Semester 2

    20 credits

    • Choose 1 of 3

      • Long Course + Elective Course

        20 credits

        • Long-term internship (462 hours)

          15 credits

          • Long-Term Internship Report

          • Long-term oral internship

        • EUs to Choose From

          5 credits

          • Choose 1 or 2 out of 3

            • Free

              5 credits

            • Food Security for Populations

              5 credits

            • Micronutrients and Dietary Supplements

              5 credits

              • CT Micronutrients

              • CC Micronutrients

      • Short Course + Elective Courses

        20 credits

        • Choice of UEs

          10 credits

          • Choose 2 or 3 out of 3

            • Free

              5 credits

            • Food Security for Populations

              5 credits

            • Micronutrients and Dietary Supplements

              5 credits

              • CT Micronutrients

              • CC Micronutrients

        • Short-term internship (308 hours)

          10 credits

          • Short Oral Internship

          • Short-Term Internship Report

      • Course Unit: Research Tools, Food Analysis + Elective Course Units

        20 credits

        • EU Tools for Food Research and Analysis

          15 credits

        • EUs to Choose From

          5 credits

          • Choose 1 or 2 out of 3

            • Free

              5 credits

            • Food Security for Populations

              5 credits

            • Micronutrients and Dietary Supplements

              5 credits

              • CT Micronutrients

              • CC Micronutrients

Admission

Admission Requirements

Applications are submitted online:

Apply

MASTER 1: If you are already a student at UM or another university, you can apply through the “Mon Master”platform at https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/

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Target Audience

Bachelor's degree in the sciences, nutrition, food studies, sociology.

Bachelor's degree (L3) in healthcare (medicine, pharmacy) or the agri-food industry (engineering school).

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Mandatory Prerequisites

A maximum of three years of undergraduate study required for admission to the first year

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And then

Continuing Education

2nd YEAR OF THE NSA MASTER'S PROGRAM: 3 TRACKS

- Food Safety (SSA)
- International Nutrition (NI)
- Nutrition and Dietary Supplements (NCA)

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