Food Safety

Wageningen University
Master Postgraduate Wageningen

Course description
Qualification

Master of Science

Field of study

Health care, social services and care services

Course description

Food Safety with a focus on microbial, chemical, toxicological, legal, and immunological aspects of
food safety and food safety management. Specialisations in applied food safety and food safety law.

Study subjects

Other courses depending on specialisation: * Advanced Food Microbiology * Food Toxicology *

International and Comparative Food law * Chinese Food Law * Intellectual property rights * Food
related allergies and intolerances

Course objectives

Academic training in Food Safety with a focus on microbial, chemical, toxicological, immunological,
legal and economical aspects of food safety as well as food safety management.

ECTS credits

120

Duration

24 months
full-time

Language of instruction

English

Instruction modes

Accreditation

NVAO

About the institution

Department

Wageningen University

Information about the

institution

Studying at Wageningen University guarantees you premium quality education and an international
quality benchmark on your curriculum vitae. Wageningen University has an excellent international
reputation. Study programmes and research are followed by students from over 100 countries.
Through partnerships with numerous Dutch and international companies and governments,
Wageningen University has become the largest university in Europe and one of the best universities
worldwide in the field of Life Sciences.

Services for international

students

Admission
Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree in the food or health sciences or related fields. For Food Safety law specialisation
: A Legal degree on Bachelor level is accepted.

Language requirements

IELTS overall band

IELTS speaking
TOEFL paper based
TOEFL computer based
TOEFL internet based

Other requirements

grade average Minimum gpa of 7.0

knowledge minimum Grade Point Average of at least 70%; good skills in mathematics and/or
statistics; basic computer skills.

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language test Applicants must provide recent evidence of their spoken and written command of
English.
Professional experience
required

Duration

24 months
full-time

Application deadlines

Tuition fees

Start date

EU/EEA
Students

Non-EU/EEA
students

1 Sep 2015
1 Sep 2016
1 Sep 2017

1 Aug 2015
1 Aug 2016
1 Aug 2017

1 May 2015
1 May 2016
1 May 2017

Year

EU/EEA

Non-EU/EEA

2015 (FT)
1951
15800
In short, the following rules apply:

Institutional
14300

The "EU/EEA rate" is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
The "non-EU/EEA rate" is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
The "institutional rate" is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor's or master's
degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a
lower level.
Note that FT, PT and D stand for "full-time", "part-time" and "dual", respectively.

Make sure you contact your institution to find out what rate applies to you. The rates listed here are
estimates.
Scholarships

Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP), StuNed Scholarships, Libertas Support Fund, Colfuturo,
Joint Japan/World bank graduate scholarship, WUF, Anne van den Ban Fund
For more scholarships, visit: www.grantfinder.nl

Course website

More information about the course

Contact
Contact information for the
study programme

Bianca van Dam

Study adviser
bianca.vandam@wur.nl
Martina Starovicova
Study adviser
martina.starovicova@wur.nl
Ralf Hartemink
Programme director
food.science@wur.nl

Contact information for the

institution

study info
study@wur.nl

Telephone number

+31 (0) 317-489111

Course website

More information about the course

Institution website

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