Master in Food technology and human nutrition

For Master in Food technology and human nutrition, applications for the Oct 2027 intake close on Jul 14, 2027, while the tuition fee is 3,400 EUR per year.

Food Technology and Human Nutrition is a master's program in Kraków, taught in English over one and a half years — three semesters — with yearly tuition of 3400 EUR. Graduates gain knowledge and skills across technical, technological, nutritional, and economic science, training as specialists in food processing, food preservation and storage, and food quality control. This prepares them for engineering positions in enterprises, companies, or institutions handling the processing, control, or distribution of food, as well as specialist roles in human nutrition. Students are trained to organize production, including machinery and equipment selection, and to perform economic analyses, alongside learning the principles of the food market and product marketing as they relate to food technology and human nutrition. The mandatory curriculum includes Applied Informatics, Applied Statistics, a Foreign Language, Design of Experiments and Data Analysis, Specialization Seminars, Nutrigenomics, Methods in Research, Packing, Storage and Transport of Food Products, New Trends in Food Processing, Global Politics in Human Nutrition, Food Law, Social Science courses, Basics of Entrepreneurship, Culture, Art and Tradition of the Region, and a Diploma Practice component. This broad mix of technical, scientific, and social-science coursework reflects a program designed to combine laboratory and analytical skills with the regulatory, economic, and cultural context in which food technology operates. Kraków is a major Polish academic center with an established base in agricultural and life-science education. Graduates of programs in this field typically move into roles in food product development, quality assurance, production management, and nutrition consultancy, or continue toward doctoral study in food science.