Food Science and Technology

Basic Information

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

The Degree in Food Science and Technology will train professionals capable of:

In the field of management and quality control of processes and products: establish quality control procedures and manuals; implement and manage quality systems; analyze food, raw materials, ingredients, additives and issue the corresponding reports; evaluate and improve the quality of analytical methods applied to food control.
In the field of development and innovation of processes and products: design and develop new processes and products to meet the needs of the market in the different aspects involved; evaluate the degree of acceptability of these products in the market; establish your production costs; assess the environmental risks of new production processes.
In the field of food safety: assess the hygienic-sanitary and toxicological risk of a process, food, ingredient, packaging, etc.; identify the possible causes of food deterioration and establish traceability mechanisms.
In the field of food processing: identify the problems associated with the different foods and their processing, which includes an in-depth knowledge of the raw materials, the interactions between components, the different technological processes (both production and packaging, storage, transport and distribution of the products), as well as the transformations that the products may undergo during said processes; manage processing from an environmental point of view; establish process control tools.
In the field of collective catering: manage collective catering services; propose appropriate feeding programs for the different groups; ensure the quality and food safety of managed foods; provide adequate training to the personnel involved.
In the field of community nutrition and public health: intervene in health promotion activities, at an individual and collective level, contributing to the nutritional education of the population; promote the rational consumption of food according to healthy guidelines and develop epidemiological studies.
In the field of marketing, communication and marketing: advising on advertising and marketing tasks, as well as on the labeling and presentation of food products; know the most innovative technical aspects of each product related to its composition, functionality, processing, etc.
In the field of legal, scientific and technical advice: in addition to knowing all of the above, you must be able to study and interpret administrative reports and files in relation to a product, in order to be able to reasonably answer the question that arises; know the current legislation; defend before the administration the need to modify regulations relating to any product.
In the teaching and research fields, common to all university graduates: provide knowledge and teaching-learning methodologies at different levels; collect and analyze existing information; design experiments; analyze and interpret data; identify problems; propose solutions, etc.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

Graduates in Food Science and Technology will be able to supervise food processes, as well as control the facilities where food is handled and stored. They can also perform functions in various areas such as quality control, environment and health. Among the main sectors of labor insertion, it is worth highlighting:

food industries
Food analysis and quality control laboratories
Research centers
Hospitals
Public function (Ministries). Inspectors of quality, hygiene and food handling.

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2009-10.

The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

Favorable report third modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

According to the White Book of the Degree in Food Science and Technology, three large blocks of professional profiles can be clearly distinguished for graduates in the field of food:

Block I: Technological

Professional profiles that bring together as a priority core those specific skills most related to food science and technology:

Management and quality control of processes and products
Development and innovation of processes and products
Food safety
Food processing

Block II: Nutritional

Professional profiles that bring together as a priority core those specific skills most related to health sciences:

collective restoration
Community nutrition and public health
Clinical nutrition

Block II: Mixed

Professional profiles that present a mixed character that responds to the two fields, technological and nutritional:

Sales, communication and marketing
Legal, scientific and technical advice

Recommended Income Profile

On recommended income profile, there is no restriction other than that established by law (PAU). On the other hand, given the multidisciplinary nature of the Degree in Food Science and Technology, it is complex to design a specific and ideal entry profile. However, according to the objectives of the training program and the study plan of the degree, it can be established that the recommended entry profile would be, from an academic point of view, that of students with a good background in the fundamentals of experimental sciences. (mathematics, physics, biology and chemistry, mainly). On the other hand, it would be desirable for the student of this degree to possess a series of characteristics and skills, such as:

Interest in food preparation and preservation processes
Quality Motivation
Interest in individual nutritional health and in communities
Capacity for teamwork
Capacity for action and initiative
Ease of communication
Ease for languages, it being advisable that they access the degree with an acceptable level of at least one language

Objectives

The general objective of the Degree in Food Science and Technology is to train professionals with the necessary knowledge in basic subjects (such as biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc.) that allow them to study the nature of food, the causes of their deterioration, the fundamental principles of their processing and their improvement for public consumption, all aimed at the design and selection of the best methods of conservation, transformation, packaging, distribution and use, so as to guarantee food of high sensory quality, safe, nutritious, healthy, adapted to new consumption habits and in accordance with current legislation. All this must also be done, taking into account the maximum use of the resources currently existing on earth and seeking new ones from waste or underused sources or until now not used and with the minimum generation of pollutants, that is, respecting the environment.

Learning Outcomes

HAB1	Apply computer, mathematical and statistical tools and processes in the field of food science and technology
HAB2	Evaluates the suitability of the main industrial operations used for the manufacture and preservation of food products
HAB3	It uses the most important techniques for food analysis in order to evaluate the quality and safety of food, at the physical-chemical and microbiological level.
HAB4	Control the multiple variables that affect the processes (obtaining, conservation, distribution, etc.) and products in the food sector and apply them optimally.
HAB5	Develops new processes and products in the food sector according to sustainability criteria
HAB6	Manages by-products, waste and effluents generated in the food chain according to sustainability criteria
HAB7	Evaluate food risks that may occur during a process or in a product
HAB8	Evaluates and manages information related to food quality and safety
HAB9	Implements quality systems in the control of processes and products in the food industry
HAB10	Applies legislation and aspects of environmental and economic sustainability in the marketing of food products
HAB11	Identify the factors that influence nutrition and apply them in the evaluation of nutritional status
HAB12	Design dietary surveys, interpret results, and establish healthy eating guidelines

Knowledge

CON1	Understand the basic principles of physics related to food science and technology
CON2	Understand the basic principles of chemistry related to food science and technology
CON3	Understand the fundamental principles of mathematics related to food science and technology
CON4	Understand the fundamental concepts of biochemistry involved in food science and technology
CON5	Learn about democratic values, equality, equity, and tolerance of the diversity of societies, as well as the ethical and deontological aspects related to food science and technology.
CON6	Handles office software, databases and other useful programs in the field of food science and technology
CON7	Understand the fundamental concepts of biology with implications for food science and technology
CON8	Learn the fundamental concepts of physiology and its implications for food science and technology.
CON9	Learn about the different types of microorganisms related to food and their involvement in production, preservation, and spoilage.
CON10	Learn the fundamental concepts of useful statistics in food science and technology.
CON11	Know the composition and quality of foods to ensure their safety and nutritional value
CON12	Learn about the reactivity of the organic functional groups of food components and their involvement in the biological processes they perform.
CON13	Know the physical-chemical properties of foods and relate them to their transformation processes.
CON14	Learn the most important classical and instrumental analysis techniques and relate them to food quality and safety control.
CON15	Learn the basic operations and technologies used in the Food Industry for the production, processing, and storage (preservation) of food products.
CON16	Learn about plant and animal raw material production systems and sustainable strategies
CON17	Learn about the toxicology of food toxins, their relationship with quality, and their effects on consumer health.
CON18	Know the sensory properties of foods and analyze them to evaluate their quality, acceptance and formulation.
CON19	Learn basic concepts about business, business management, and marketing related to the food sector.
CON20	Identify the dangerous agents in the different food sectors and establish General Hygiene Plans to prevent and control them.
CON21	Know the changes that occur in raw materials and processed foods and relate them to the manufacturing and storage process.
CON22	Learn about the types of food packaging, as well as strategies for managing waste and effluents produced in the food industry.
CON23	Learn about the biotechnological tools used in the food industry
CON24	Learn about health-related aspects in multicultural societies and the distribution and causes of food-related diseases.
CON25	Learn the basic principles of nutrition and how they relate to establishing personalized and healthy diets.
CON26	Learn about quality standards and aspects related to quality management and environmental management used in the food industry.
CON27	Learn about bioeconomy and sustainability strategies in the food chain
CON28	Learn about the main challenges facing humanity and the social, economic, and environmental impact that any current decision or action can have on the sustainability of the planet.
CON29	Learn how a company, organization, or institution in the food science and technology sector actually works.

Skills

Competences

COM1	Collect information from different sources, analyze and make a critical judgment in the field related to food science and technology.
COM2	Apply knowledge to practice in real and simulated situations in the field of food science and technology
COM3	Solve problems by providing effective and creative solutions to situations related to food science and technology
COM4	Ability to make decisions autonomously and proactively in areas related to food science and technology
COM5	Work efficiently as a team in areas related to food science and technology
COM6	Ability to develop professional activity with a critical vision and an active commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability, with respect for human rights and democratic institutions
COM7	Identify your own training needs to learn independently
COM8	Knows how to communicate clearly and precisely varied information, orally and in writing, in the field of food science and technology
COM9	Oral and written communication skills in a foreign language
COM10	Publicly defends the Final Degree Project carried out in the field of food science and technology
COM11	Make decisions to autonomously and proactively select activities that complement their training in different contexts, based on their particular needs and interests.

Minimum stay requirements

The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1º Course	48 ECTS	78 ECTS
Other courses	48 ECTS	78 ECTS

Part-time students:

COURSE	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM
1º Course	24 ECTS	47 ECTS
Other courses	24 ECTS	47 ECTS

Access and registration

Access

Access to the official teachings of Degree will require to be in possession of the bachelor's degree or equivalent and the passing of the test referred to in article 42 of the Organic Law 6/2001, of Universities, modified by Law 4/2007, of April 12, without prejudice to the other access mechanisms provided for by current regulations.

The number of places offered for new admissions are:

Móstoles Campus: 60 places (including transfer admission places)

Matriculation year

The enrollment process at the Rey Juan Carlos University is done through the Internet. You can carry out the procedures on the computers installed on campus or through any computer with network access. You can check the deadlines at registration , as well as the different requirements and necessary documents.

Validation with FP qualifications

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DEGREES

SUPERIOR TECHNICIAN IN DIETETICS

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN FOOD INDUSTRY

SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN ANALYSIS AND QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORY

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN PROCESSES AND QUALITY IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN VITIVINICULTURE

Training itinerary

ACCESS TO ALL UNIVERSITY TEACHING GUIDES

Old curriculum

New curriculum (starting in the 2025-2026 academic year)

Subject Unit

			SUBJECTS THAT IT IS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE PASSED PREVIOUSLY
COURSE	SEMESTER	COURSE	COURSE	SEMESTER	COURSE
2	1	Statistics	1	A	Maths
2	1	food chemistry	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Biology
2	1	Physico-chemical Prop.	1	1	Applied computing
			1	A	Maths
			1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Physics
2	1	Production mat. Cousins	1	1	Applied computing
			1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Biology
2	1	Analysis techniques	1	A	Physics
			1	A	Maths
			1	A	Chemicals
2	1	Foundations op. Basic	1	A	Physics
			1	A	Maths
			1	A	Chemicals
2	2	Microbiology	1	1	Applied computing
			1	A	Biology
			2	1	food chemistry
2	2	Bromatology	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Biology
			1	A	Chemicals
			2	1	food chemistry
			2	1	Analysis techniques
2	2	Physiology	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Biology
			2	1	food chemistry
2	2	processing operations	1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Maths
			1	A	Physics
			2	1	Foundations op. Basic
			2	1	Physico-chemical Prop.
3	1	Conservation operations	1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Maths
			1	A	Physics
			2	1	Foundations op. Basic
			2	1	Physico-chemical Prop.
			2	2	processing operations
3	1	chemical modification	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Chemicals
			2	1	food chemistry
			2	1	Physico-chemical Prop.
			2	2	Bromatology
3	1	Food technology I	1	A	Physics
			2	1	food chemistry
			2	1	Foundations op. Basic
			2	2	Bromatology
			2	2	processing operations
3	1	Toxicology	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Biology
			2	1	food chemistry
			2	2	Physiology
			2	2	Bromatology
3	1	Analysis and quality control	1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Maths
			2	1	food chemistry
			2	1	Analysis techniques
			2	2	Bromatology
3	1	Nutrition and diet	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Biology
			2	1	food chemistry
			2	2	Bromatology
			2	2	Physiology
3	2	Food Technology II	1	A	Maths
			1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Physics
			3	1	Toxicology
			3	1	Food technology I
3	2	food biotechnology	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Maths
			1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Physics
			2	2	Microbiology
			2	2	Bromatology
3	2	Economics and market techniques	1	1	Deontology
3	2	Economics and market techniques	1	A	Maths
3	2	Public health and epidemiology	1	A	Maths
			2	1	Statistics
			2	2	Microbiology
			2	2	Bromatology
			3	1	Nutrition and diet
			3	1	Toxicology
3	2	food hygiene	1	A	Biology
			2	2	Microbiology
			2	2	Bromatology
			2	2	Physiology
			3	1	Toxicology
			3	1	Analysis and quality control
4	1	Quality, standardization	1	1	Deontology
			1	A	Chemicals
			3	2	Food Technology II
			3	1	Analysis and quality control
4	1	Culture and food education	1	2	History
			2	2	Bromatology
			3	1	Nutrition and diet
			3	2	Public health and epidemiology
			3	2	food hygiene
4	1	Analytical control of food contamination	1	A	Chemicals
			1	A	Maths
			2	2	Bromatology
			2	1	Analysis techniques
			3	1	Analysis and quality control
			3	1	Toxicology
4	1	Technology and characterization of p.lacteos	1	2	Biochemistry
			1	A	Chemicals
			2	2	Bromatology
			2	1	Analysis techniques
			3	1	Analysis and quality control
			3	1	Food technology I

Material resources

Specific material means

External Internships

The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the Degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.

Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.

The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:

Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
Elaboration of the memory

Documentation:

Degree Training Project

For more information: External Internship Unit

Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024

Academic Recognition of Credits

Regulations for academic recognition of credits in undergraduate studies

Mobility programs

ERASMUS

The Erasmus program makes it easy for URJC students -both undergraduate and postgraduate- to study one or several semesters at one of the European universities with which the URJC has agreements.

These exchanges traditionally have an economic endowment thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

ERASMUS (intranet)

WORLD

The Munde program manages mobility with universities from countries not included in the Erasmus Program.

The possibility of obtaining a scholarship or economic endowment and its amount depends, in each case, on the agreements with the universities, countries or entities that sign it.

WORLD (intranet)

For more information:

URJC Mobility

SICK

SICUE is a national mobility program for GRADOS university students that allows them to carry out part of their studies at another Spanish university with guarantees of academic recognition, use and adaptation to their curricular profile.

SICUE Mobility

Student support programs

Orientation to future students. The University offers various orientation programs for future students: we carry out visits to high schools and secondary schools, we organize guided visits to the Campuses, we are present in the Classroom and, at the beginning of each course, we carry out welcome days to guide students new students.

academic tutorials. Each teacher carries out, within their teaching planning, academic tutorials on their subject.

Coordinator of the degree. It works to promote coherence and balance between the subjects and the workloads of the students.

mentoring program. The URJC has this program, peer tutoring, in which the students of the last years act as mentors with the first year students.

Students with disabilities. The Support Office for Persons with Disabilities offers guidance and assistance to students with special needs.

Scholarships . The Rey Juan Carlos University manages the main scholarships and annual grants, both its own and from other official bodies: Ministries, Community of Madrid, International Organizations and other entities. It also publishes and disseminates those scholarships and grants of interest to its students and graduates. Throughout the course, students receive information about them through the different communication channels established.

Job placement program. The Rey Juan Carlos University, through the External Internship Unit and the Graduates Office, organizes conferences, workshops and various actions aimed at supporting and guiding students in their job search, to improve their employability and promote job placement . The University has a Job Exchange -a platform available to companies and graduates- where institutions can carry out their selection processes.

Privacy Policy

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Academic Calendar

REGISTRATION

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TRAINING PROCESS

EVALUATION

Regulation on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes (in force from 1 September 2024)
Review and claim of the evaluation (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title VII)
Request for review and claim of the evaluation
Early call (Regulations on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes - Article 19)
Early call procedure
Compensation Court (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title X)

Validation, adaptation of studies, recognition of credits and homologation of foreign qualifications

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

Extinction of university degrees

VISITING STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

TEACHING COORDINATION

Regulations for Teaching Coordination Positions

COEXISTENCE REGIME

Coexistence Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University for the Development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on University Coexistence, approved by Agreement of March 30, 2023, of the Governing Council of the University

SCHOOL INSURANCE

School insurance

ASSOCIATIONS

Regulation of student associations

Quality guarantee

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

General information collection plan

Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:

- New students

- Teacher evaluation

- Student satisfaction

- Satisfaction of the graduates

- Labor insertion

- Causes of abandonment

- Career path:

Second year after graduation
Third year after graduation
Fourth year after graduation

- Degree of satisfaction:

Faculty with the campus and university
Teacher with degree
of the evaluators
Incoming student mobility program
Outgoing Student Mobility Program
Administration and services staff with the university

- External internships:

Student satisfaction
External tutor satisfaction
Evaluator satisfaction

Survey results:

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

Final report on the renewal of accreditation 2023

History

Final report renewal of accreditation 2017
Improvement plan 2017

Tracking

Special

Final Special Monitoring Report 2018

Professors and Researchers

2030 Agenda

Strategic plan

Admission

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