MSc Food Chemistry at University of Münster

Accredited Master of Science in Food Chemistry, started in winter semester 2008/09 and offered at full capacity of about 25 places since 2010/11. The curriculum conforms to the NRW regulation for state-certified food chemists (APVOLChem NRW), so graduates can enter the third examination section of the state examination in official food and consumer-goods monitoring.

Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy (Fachbereich Chemie)  |  Department: Institute of Food Chemistry (Institut fuer Lebensmittelchemie)  |  Duration: 2 years (4 semesters), 120 ECTS credits  |  Intake: Winter semester only; about 25 places  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory modules: special food chemistry; molecular nutrition and biosciences; toxicology and environmental analysis; food law and quality management; chemistry of consumer goods and cosmetics; structure elucidation and analytical coupling techniques; project module; Master's thesis. An elective additional-competence module can be an internship in industry, an authority or a research institution at home or abroad, or a subject-related supplement.

Career pathways

Access to the third section of the state examination to become a state-certified food chemist (staatlich geprueft Lebensmittelchemiker/in) in official food and consumer-goods monitoring.

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