Overview

Key features

Students following the Dairy Science and Technology programme from Wageningen University and Research come from countries all around the world.

Career opportunities

The demand for employees in this field is currently higher than the number of graduates from the Dairy Science and Technology programme.

Many recent graduates found, for example, the following jobs:

Research in the industry or at research institutes
Process technology at innovation centres, innovative food companies or government agencies
At universities as PhD student

Of the previously graduated students, 50% works in the food industry, 35% in a university and 15% in a number of different fields.

As graduates progress in their careers, they usually advance to the management level.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Variability in milk composition throughout the chain

Milk composition and human health

Physical and chemical properties of milk components

Changes in composition during processing

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-06-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Food Science View 6 other Masters in Food Science in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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Other requirements

General requirements

The admission requirements are defined in such a way that the students should be able to successfully complete the master's programme Food Technology nominally within two years.

The criterion used for admission is

a WUR BSc degree in Food Technology, Biotechnology, or equivalent.

The norm for this equivalence is

An assessment of the student's expertise in the following topics:

Food Sciences (at least food chemistry, food engineering, food microbiology, and food physics)

Mathematics (linear algebra, calculus) applied to food technological problems

Basics in statistics

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Tuition Fee

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International

20600 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20600 EUR per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

2530 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2530 EUR per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Wageningen

700 - 800 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs for Wageningen

Funding

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