Gastronomy and Health

 

Admission requirements for the MSc Programme in Gastronomy and Health

 

Max. student intake: 30

 

Applicants holding a BSc in Food Science who have followed the Food, Health and Nutrition subject-specific course package from LIFE are qualified for direct admission to the MSc programme in Gastronomy and Health.

 

Other bachelors from University of Copenhagen or from other national or international universities and university colleges are qualified for admission if their examination includes:

 

· A minimum of 120 ECTS within the area of natural science including:

· 7,5 ECTS in Biochemistry (including laboratory work) equivalent in content to the LIFE course Biokemi 1 (LKEB10077)

· 7,5 ECTS in Physiology equivalent in content to the Faculty of Science course Menneskets fysiologi

· 7,5 ECTS in Statistics equivalent in content to the LIFE course Statistisk Dataanalyse 1 (LMAB10069)

· 7,5 ECTS in Food Chemistry equivalent in content to the LIFE course Fødevarekemi (LLEA10273)

 

 

Selection criteria from 2012

If the number of qualified applicants exceeds 30, they will be ranked according to the following selection criteria:

1. Total ECTS in biochemistry, food chemistry, physiology and statistics multiplied by the grade point average
2. Total ECTS within the area of food technology. If the number of qualified applicants exceeds the max. student intake, the applicants will be prioritized according to the grade point average of the courses within this subject-area

 

 

*NB! All ECTS points from the bachelor project of applicants with a professional bachelor degree in Sundhed og ernæring from Ankerhus, Aarhus, Haderslev or Metropol will count

as points within the area of natural science. The same applies to 60 % of the practical training.

 

 Deadlines for applications:

BSc applicants from LIFE	1 November 2012 for admission 1 February 2013* and 1 April 2012 for admission 3 September 2012
EU/EEA/Swiss applicants	1 April 2012 for admission 3 September 2012
Non-EU/EEA applicants	1 January 2013 for admission 1 September 2013