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Staatsexamen Lebensmittelchemie (Food Chemistry) at University of Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal, Germany

Programme overview

State-examination programme for food chemists, who study the composition, quality and safety of food, cosmetics and consumer goods, how ingredients and additives react during storage, preparation and processing, and the biological effects of food constituents.

Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Analytical methods for food constituents and contaminants, biochemistry and nutritional physiology, toxicology, microbiology and cell biology.

Career pathways

Work in the chemical investigation offices of the federal states, ministries and enforcement authorities, and in the food industry, importers and trade.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Interest in scientific questions. No NC. Enrolment deadlines 15 October (winter semester) and 15 April (summer semester).

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)

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