Postgraduate Diploma in Food Systems Technologies and Natural Resources

Why Choose This Degree?

This postgraduate programme offers an integrated view of modern food systems, combining scientific knowledge, technological innovation, and sustainability. Here you will:

• Learn to design intelligent production systems based on soil, water, biodiversity, and nutrients;
• Explore new, more efficient food production models aligned with the principles of Industry 4.0;
• Discover solutions for waste reduction, by-product valorization, and the promotion of diets based on new foods;
• Develop skills applied to food safety and environmental preservation.

It is the ideal training for those who want to work in (or deepen their expertise in) a sector with high employability and ongoing transformation.

Course Structure

The programme lasts one academic year (2 semesters) and corresponds to 30 ECTS credits:

• 12 ECTS in compulsory course units
• 18 ECTS in elective course units, allowing you to tailor the programme to your interests and profile

It also includes weekly seminars with guest experts from academia and the production sector, covering topics such as cultivation, harvesting, processing, packaging, marketing, consumption, and waste valorization.

Format: in-person classes held mostly in the evening. Some units may be offered during daytime hours or online, coordinated with other master’s programmes at NOVA FCT.