ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
School of Pharmacy
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
Master's Degree in Nutrition and Food Science
This first year of interdisciplinary core curriculum covers the fields of nutrition and food science. This interdisciplinary approach ensures a wide variety of career profiles.
At the end of this first year, students will choose their Master 2 specialization (SSA, NI, or NCA).
Objectives
1st YEAR COMMON
Basic concepts in the relevant fields (nutrition, food, law, and business), developing students' personal potential, introducing them to research, etc.
Organization
Internships, supervised projects
Short (10 ECTS) or long (15 ECTS) optional internship in a public or private research laboratory
Mandatory Tutored Project: The TER (Study and Research Project) aims to analyze a scientific article and write a research project related to that article.
Program
Semester 1
Compulsory 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) - Free course (5 ECTS)
Semester 2
Compulsory courses
- English (5 ECTS)
- Construction of a TER research project (5 ECTS)
Elective courses
- Micronutrients and dietary supplements (5 ECTS) *
- Food security for populations (5 ECTS) **
- Food analysis - Research tools (15 ECTS)
- Short internship (10 ECTS) - Long internship (15 ECTS)
- Free EU (5 ECTS)
* Prerequisites for NCA –M2 program
** Prerequisites for NI Track –M2
Main ECTS credits
15 creditsFood and safety, basic concepts
5 creditsFood company
5 creditsGeneral Nutrition
5 credits
Elective Courses - Semester 1
15 creditsChoose 3 out of 5
Project management
5 creditsWater and food
5 creditsFoods for specific purposes
5 creditsCHOICE Languages
5 creditsChoose 1 out of 4
English semester 1
5 creditsSpanish semester 1
5 creditsItalian semester 1
5 creditsGerman semester 1
5 credits
Free EU
Compulsory ECTS credits S2
10 creditsSupervised research project (TER)
5 creditsEnglish
5 credits
Elective courses - Semester 2
20 creditsChoose 1 out of 3
Long EU Internship + EU of your choice
20 creditsLong internship 462 hours
15 creditsElective courses
5 creditsChoose 1 or 2 out of 3
Free
5 creditsFood security for populations
5 creditsMicronutrients and dietary supplements
5 credits
Short Internship + Elective Courses
20 creditsElective Units
10 creditsChoose 2 or 3 from 3
Free
5 creditsFood security for populations
5 creditsMicronutrients and dietary supplements
5 credits
Short internship 308 hours
10 credits
EU Tools for Research, Food Analysis + Elective EUs
20 creditsEU Tools for Research, Food Analysis
15 creditsElective courses
5 creditsChoose 1 or 2 out of 3
Free
5 creditsFood security for populations
5 creditsMicronutrients and dietary supplements
5 credits
Admission
Admission requirements
Applications must be submitted online:
Apply
MASTER 1: If you are already a student at UM or another university, you can apply via the "Mon Master"platform https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
Target audience
L3 science, nutrition, food, sociology.
Level L3 health professions (medicine, pharmacy) or agri-food (engineering school).
Mandatory prerequisites
Maximum of three years of undergraduate study completed for first-year applicants
And after
Continuing education
2nd YEAR OF THE NSA MASTER'S DEGREE: 3 COURSES
- Food Safety (SSA)
- International Nutrition (NI)
- Nutrition and Dietary Supplements (NCA)