Main MSc Course: Food Science and Technology and Human Nutrition

MSc Direction in Food Science and Technology and Human Nutrition: 

Food Bioprocesses and Biorefineries

Organisation: 

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition,

Agricultural University of Athens

Duration: 18 months

Contact: 

Dr A. Koutinas (akoutinas@aua.gr)

Dr S. Papanikolaou (spapanik@aua.gr)

Scope: 

To provide knowledge and expertise in bioprocesses and biorefinery development with special emphasis given to integration opportunities in the food industry sector. Graduates will be trained in state of the art bioprocess- and biorefinery-based value chains following an interdisciplinary approach combining academic expertise in chemistry and analysis of renewable resources, biotechnology, food science and technology and biochemical engineering.

Modules:

• Design and analysis of experiments

• Food chemisty (optional)
  

• Food engineering (optional)
  

• Food microbiology (optional)
  

• Treatment of food industry wastes

• Industrial (white) biotechnology

• Enzyme and microbial processes in foods
  

• Valorisation of renewable resources
  

• Design of bioprocesses and biorefineries
  

• Bioprocess and biorefinery engineering
  

• Computational bioprocess optimisation