FoodTech
Outcome (diploma or credits): Master of Science (ITMO University)
Duration: 2 years, 120 credits
Language: English
Application Deadline: 09 August 2021
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree in the field of Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Food Science & Technology or related fields with excellent/good grades; CV & motivation letter; upper-intermediate level of English*
Tuition Fee: 251,000 rubles per year for Russian students; 271,000 rubles per year for international students
Career Options
Multi-skilled nutritionists; fitness trainers with a background in sport nutrition; nutrition experts at various health facilities; food service workers; experts in valeology (health and wellness); sports tourism specialists; specialists in Olympic and professional sports, etc.
Program description
The FoodTech program offers multiple specializations, including Products for Active Aging and Sports Nutrition conducted entirely in English.
The specialization is based on modern principles of nutrition science and covers the issues of preserving, maintaining, and developing human body resources to adapt to the internal and external environmental conditions. Its main focus lies on the connection between nutrition and lifestyle – essential elements of high-quality modern life.
Students will learn
- science-based nutrition for different population groups;
- how to implement means and methods of ergogenic dietetics;
- to define a personalized nutrition strategy for achieving various goals, including the ones associated with different sports and fitness;
- to differentiate basic nutrients and biologically active substances for the production of food with specified properties;
- methods for developing enteral nutrition depending on the needs of a target group.
Content of the Program
1 Semester (28 ECTS):
- Elective disciplines (1 of 3):
Creative Technologies
OR High Tech Business Creation
OR Thinking (Conceptual Analysis of Trends in Science Today), 4 ECTS
- Foreign Language for Professional Activity, 2 ECTS
- Elective disciplines (1 of 3):
Negotiations, Influence and Conflict Management
OR Emotional Intelligence
OR International Research Management Essentials, 4 ECTS
- Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 3 ECTS
- Applied FoodTech, 3 ECTS
- Data Processing and Analysis, 3 ECTS
- Research Work, 9 ECTS
2 Semester (32 ECTS):
- Foreign Language for Professional Activity, 2 ECTS
- Applied Artificial Intelligence 3 ECTS
- R&D Project Management, 3 ECTS
- Food Chemistry, 6 ECTS
- Food Microbiology, 3 ECTS
- Research-based Design of Diets for Active Aging, 6 ECTS
- Research Work 9 ECTS
3 Semester (30 ECTS):
- Food Engineering & Technology, 6 ECTS
- Biologically Active and Ergogenic Substances for Healthy Longevity and Sports Nutrition, 3 ECTS
- Human Microbiota and Healthy Aging, 3 ECTS
- Ergogenics of Enteral Nutrition, 3 ECTS
- Sports Nutrition Diets, 3 ECTS
- Research Internship, 6 ECTS
- Tech Internship, 6 ECTS
4 Semester (30 ECTS):
- Tech Internship, 15 ECTS
- Senior Internship, 9 ECTS
- Thesis Preparation and Defense, 6 ECTS
*The applicants are required to pass an entrance examination successfully.
List of entrance examination questions
How to apply?
To apply, please fill in the application form and follow our step-by-step application guide for more details.
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Program review
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Contact
- Dr. Mikhail Kurushkin, kurushkin@itmo.ru, +7 (931) 278-97-00
- ITMO International Admission Office, international@itmo.ru