Professional MasterFood Hygiene
| Study location | Latvia, Jelgava |
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| Type | Master, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1,1 year (75 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | Professional Master (Professional Master in Food Hygiene) |
| Dormitory fee | €115 per month It requires to pay additional 60 EUR for Dormitory deposit. |
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| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree or the second level professional higher education in the following groups of study programmes: veterinary medicine, medicine, food technology, agriculture, biology or chemistry. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Latvian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. We accept only officially translated documents You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English English requirements: IELTS score 6.0, TOEFL score 547, TOEFL-iBT score 76. |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
Academic profile
The study programme is aimed to educate highly qualified and creative specialists – Professional Masters with specialization in food hygiene with competence to work in the establishments of food chain as well as in the state services. The Master study programme provides proficiency on safety and harmlessness of food chain, quality criteria of foodstuffs, knowledge on elaboration and maintenance of safety systems of the food establishments, as well as ability for scientific research on food safety. The programme is completed with the elaboration and defense of the Master thesis.
Career opportunities
The graduates work in all kind of establishments of food chain. Master`s degree entitles graduates to continue studies in a respective doctoral programme in the universities in Latvia or abroad.