GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    SENSORY SCIENCES IN FOOD
  • Qualification awarded:
    Master (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    60,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:
  • Riu Aumatell, Montserrat

  • Romero del Castillo Shelly, Roser

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Preferably, holders of any of the following qualifications (or similar):
- Culinary and Gastronomic Sciences.
- Food Science and Technology.
- Pharmacy.
- Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Agricultural Engineering.
- Food Engineering.
- Agri-Food Engineering.
- Agricultural Technical Engineering.
- Biology.
- Psychology.
- Biochemistry.

The Coordination Committee will determine whether qualifications issued outside of Spain are equivalent to Spanish qualifications, to determine whether applicants are eligible for admission to the programme.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The master's degree in Sensory Sciences intends to meet a growing demand for graduates specialized in the area of sensory sciences in a broad sense. There are currently no regulated studies that deal with the sensory quality of food (and other products such as drugs, cosmetics, clothes, etc.) in an integrated manner or how it is perceived by consumers.

Specific objectives:
- To train in sensory sciences in order to work or undertake research in companies and institutions that require experts in these fields.
- To acquire the tools and knowledge required to understand and implement sensory analysis in a range of fields (industry, gastronomy, research, etc.).
- To study human sensory perception systems, psychological aspects of perception, as well as hedonic and descriptive assessments of sensations.
- To acquire knowledge on all the experimental and data treatment methodologies for the objective description and evaluation of existing or the design of new products through the study of customer behaviour and perception.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 3.600,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    3/25/2019
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    9/15/2019
  • Classes begin:
    9/30/2019
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Campus de l'Alimentació Torribera
  • Address:
    Av. Prat de la Riba, 171
    08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    secretaria.campusalimentacio@ub.edu
  • Webpage:
    http://www.ub.edu/campusalimentacio/ca/index.html
  • Telephone:
    34 934 031 965
  • Observations:
    The course is an interuniversity master's degree that is taught on two campuses: UB Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences (Campus Torribera) and the UPC Barcelona School of Agricultural Engineering (ESAB) (Campus del Baix Llobregat). Monday to Friday, from 16 a.m. to 20 p.m.
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Secretaria d'estudiants i docència (Torribera)
  • Address:
    Av. Prat de la Riba, 171
    08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    secretaria.campusalimentacio@ub.edu
  • Telephone:
    934 031 966
  • Observations:
    Students must enrol at the Torribera Campus Secretary's Office.
    Opening hours:
    Mornings: Monday to Friday, from 9.30 a.m. to 13.30 p.m .
    Afternoons: Wednesday, from 4 to 6 p.m.