GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    FOOD, ETHICS AND THE LAW
  • Qualification awarded:
    Master (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    60,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Law
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Distance
MANAGEMENT:

  • Plana Casado, Mª Jose

  • de Lecuona Ramirez, Itziar

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

- Graduates and diploma holders in scientific and technological disciplines, such as Veterinary, Food Science and Technology, Gastronomy, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Agronomist Engineering.
- Professionals with a background in the social sciences who wish to work in the field of food and gastronomy; (particularly political scientists and journalists who need specialist knowledge in these areas).

- Graduates in law with general training who wish to specialise in European legislation on food and acquire multidisciplinary knowledge to develop a global understanding of the current food system.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Companies and research centres operating in the field of food production and innovation require staff qualified in scientific disciplines (chemistry, food science and technology, and agricultural engineering, among others) with the skills and responsibility to oversee compliance with legal provisions on the development and commercialization of new products. Similarly, research professionals regularly face a debate over the suitability and use of industrial and creative techniques, and EU policy on research evaluation which includes the assessment of the ethical and social repercussions of technology among the assessment criteria for research projects. In addition to scientific knowledge, professionals in nutrition must have good multidisciplinary knowledge and professional skills in order to ensure the success and acceptability of their innovations. The master's degree in Law and Ethics for Food Research offers specialized training in this field and the multidisciplinary skills to acquire the necessary professional competences.

Therefore, this training enables students to:
- To acquire knowledge and skills for the application of law in the field of nutrition and gastronomy, in a global market.
- To gain the competence for critical reflection on the ethical and legal aspects of agri-food and gastronomic research and the operation of the food chain.
- To acquire an overview of the legal, political and institutional situation in which European food security policies are developed, by analysing specific public policies.
- To acquire knowledge and skills for research based on European research funding policy, in order to become a professional capable of outlining proposals and managing European projects in the fields of nutrition, gastronomy and public health.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 1.850,00 €
    • 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:
    5/1/2019
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    10/4/2019
  • Classes begin:
    10/7/2019
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