Master in Food science

The tuition fee is 3,918 USD per year.

Food Science is offered as a master's program under the name Food Engineering in Kraków, taught in English over three semesters — one year and five months — with yearly tuition of 3400 EUR. Graduates of the program gain knowledge and skills spanning food engineering, food technology, and nutrition, preparing them for engineering and managerial positions within the food industry. The curriculum introduces the principles of market operation and the basics of marketing products and services connected to food production planning and management, along with the formal and legal issues that apply within this segment of economic activity. Students develop habits of lifelong learning and are trained to use specialist language relevant to their field of study. The program also prepares graduates to take on research challenges, giving the degree both an applied and an academic dimension. On completion, graduates are equipped to work across the full range of food industry production plants, including those focused on preparing functional additives for food, as well as industrial units responsible for designing and constructing equipment used in food industry plants. The program additionally provides a grounding in law and economics sufficient for graduates who want to start their own business in the sector. Kraków, Poland's second-largest city, is a major academic center with a long history of technical and life-science education, offering students access to a broad research and industry environment. Food engineering as a discipline typically combines chemistry, process engineering, and nutrition science, training graduates for roles in food product development, quality assurance, production management, and regulatory affairs across food manufacturing companies.