Further Information
The subject of the autonomous and innovative Postgraduate Programme of Study of the Department of Food Technology of Athens Technological Educational Institute is Food Science and Technology, with two directions: Food Processing, Preservation and Innovation, and Food Quality Management.
The general purpose of the Programme is to equip the student with specialised knowledge of food science and technology, while applying them in the development of products and processes for the production of high quality, safe foods.
The holders of the Postgraduate Diploma shall have the necessary and high-level general and specific scientific technical knowledge, skills, and capacities, in order to be able, on his/her own, to design, program, organise, coordinate, manage, evaluate, control, and develop innovative operations related to the processing, storage, distribution and control of foods, by making use of, developing and pushing forward the relevant research and knowhow.
The subjects taught are the following:
- Food processing processes
- Food preservation methods
- Subjects on Food Microbiology
- Structure and Function of Food Ingredients
- Food Analysis
- Food Quality Management
Direction: Food Processing, Preservation and Innovation
- Advanced Food Processing Methods
- Microbiological and Chemical Food Safety
- Innovation and Development of Food Products
Special Food Processing Technologies
Food Physical chemistry
Research Methods and Skills
Direction: Food Quality Management
- Advanced Food Quality Management
- Advanced Statistics
- Advanced Food Safety
- Organoleptic Food Control
- Analysis and Assessment of Food Quality
- Research Methods and Skills
- Postgraduate Dissertation
Relation To Employment
Holders of qualifications that belong to this type may work either as self-employed or in positions of responsibility in companies and organizations in the private or in the public sector.
Transitions
Access to this type of qualification have those who hold a Bachelor Degree (level 6). The selection of graduate students is mainly based on the following criteria: the overall grade of the Bachelor Degree, the grades in undergraduate courses that are relevant with the subjects of the Master’s program, the performance in thesis, where is foreseen at the undergraduate level and any research activity of the candidate. The detailed application of the above mentioned criteria, the definition of additional criteria or the conducting of examinations and interviews, the results of which are taken into account in the selection, are determined by decision of the relevant Department.
Holders of such qualifications gain access to study programmes at the same level or at level 8.
Ways To Aquire
Qualifications of this type are acquired via formal education.