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Sicurezza alimentare

University of Padua
Italy, Padua
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science Italy, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università, 16 - 35020 Legnaro (Padua)
Tuition fee €2,739 per year

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Application fee €30 one-time

This fee is non-refundable.

Deposit €205 one-time

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Overview

Students improve their knowledge in basic sciences such as physics, mathematics, biostatistics, chemistry and biochemistry. Regarding animals and plants, students deepen several issues on zoology, anatomy and physiology of livestock animals as well as in the fields of agronomy and economic principles applied to agricultural and food disciplines. Students develop specific skills in evaluating the chemical, microbiological and quality of foods, the potential presence of xenobiotics in foods and the techniques of food processing. They also study pathologies of animals that are transmissible to humans through foods of animal origin and the risk analysis. Students know the procedure of certification for process and product, the HACCP procedures and their application as well as the regulations of the food market and the legislation in force. They deepen issues of hygiene and safety in the environments of food’s production, retail and supplying also through guided tours and internships in food enterprises and in laboratories of foods analysis.

Career opportunities

Graduates will be involved in the technical, hygienic and economic management of the agri-food enterprises as well as in the supply chain and in the quality control management. They will be experienced in hygiene procedures applied to food and beverage production as well as in training and upgrading of the food operators, with particular regard to good hygiene practices and knowledge and application of the food legislation. Graduates will be able to employ their skills as counseling activity on technical-productive, hygienic-sanitary and regulatory issues in the companies that support with their services the agri-food sector, catering and large-scale trade. They can be engaged as a technical operator in public and private laboratories aimed to food analysis and counseling. Graduates will be able to carry out technical management activities for the qualitative, quantitative, and hygienic-health improvement of the primary productions and for the animal welfare in livestock’s companies.

Apply now! Academic year 2025/26
Application deadline
2 Feb 2025, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Oct 2025
Apply now! Academic year 2025/26
Application deadline
2 Feb 2025, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Oct 2025