Qualification awarded (in original language)

"Mestrado em Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar". Title of "Mestre".

Level of qualification

2nd Cycle of Studies. EQF level 7. ISCED 2011 level 7.

Admission requirements

The holders of the licenciado degree or legal equivalent, the holders of a foreign academic degree and the holders of a relevant academic, scientific or professional curriculum vitae may apply to the 2nd cycle of studies, as stated in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.

Recognition of prior learning

Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.
Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.

Qualification requirements and regulations

4 Semesters (2 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 120 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. It includes a scientific dissertation, a project work or a professional traineeship which will be concluded with a final report comprising 48 credits.
The holders of this qualification may apply to the Order of Engineers. The professional title of Engineer is awarded by this institution, according to its internal rules.

Profile of the programme

The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional specialized skills in the study areas of Food Quality and Safety: Food Industries, Engineering and Similar Techniques. Food Quality and Safety: Food Industries, Engineering and Similar Techniques.

Key learning outcomes

The degree of "mestre" (master) in Food Quality and Safety, is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the knowledge obtained in the first cycle, in order to develop and apply that knowledge to original situations often in the context of research;
b) apply their knowledge and understanding and problem solving capacities to new and unfamiliar situations in wide multidisciplinary situations, although related to their area of studies;
c) integrate knowledge, deal with complex matters, develop solutions or put forward opinions on situations of limited or incomplete information, including reflecting upon the implications and ethical and social responsibilities that result from both those solutions and opinions or indeed that condition them;
d) communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and reasoning that underly them, both to experts and non-experts, clearly and unambiguously;
e) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from self-oriented or autonomous lifelong learning.

To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.

Occupational profiles of graduates

The degree of "mestre" (master) in Food Quality and Safety belongs to the education and training area of Technologies. Graduates are specialized to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.

Access to further studies

The degree of "mestre" allows to proceed to 3rd cycle studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.

Graduation requirements

Access and entrance into the cycle of studies leading to the master degree
Academic degrees and higher education diplomas - Decreto-Lei n. 74/2006, de 24 de Março, Artigo 17ª

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.esa.ipb.pt.
Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.

Mode of study

Full-time, Full-time.

Programme director

Maria Leticia Miranda Fernandes (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Biology and Biochemistry	BIB	6.0	0.0
Engineering and Similar Techniques	EST	12.0	0.0
Food industries	FIN	96.0	0.0
Mathematics and statistics	MAS	6.0	0.0
Total		120.0	0.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	6369-785-1101-00-23	Analysis and Control of Biological Hazards	BIB	6.0
1	1	Semestral	6369-785-1102-00-23	Analysis and control of chemical hazards	FIN	6.0
1	1	Semestral	6369-785-1103-00-23	Good Practices in Food Industry	FIN	6.0
1	1	Semestral	6369-785-1104-00-23	Experimental Design and Multivariate Analysis	MAS	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6369-785-1105-00-23	Advanced Analytical Techniques	EST	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6369-785-1201-00-24	Sensory Analysis	FIN	3.0
1	2	Semestral	6369-785-1202-00-23	Food authenticity and certification schemes	FIN	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6369-785-1203-00-23	Product Development and Innovation	FIN	6.0
1	1	Semestral	6369-785-1204-00-23	Food Safety and Public Health Management	FIN	6.0
1	2	Semestral	6369-785-1205-00-23	Legislation for Licensing Agro-Food Activities	FIN	3.0
1	2	Semestral	6369-785-1206-00-23	Traceability and Safety	EST	6.0
2	-	Annual	6369-785-2001-00-24	Final Project/Dissertation	FIN	48.0
2	1	Semestral	6369-785-2101-00-24	Seminar	FIN	6.0
2	1	Semestral	6369-785-2102-00-24	UC Free IPB	---	6.0

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