Food Hygiene

The food industry is in constant development: new products and production processes go hand in hand with the ever-increasing risks and dangers of the modern world. By specializing in Food Safety, you can play a role in contributing to improving public health.

Degree: Professional Master in Food Hygiene (Mg.cib.hyg.)
Credits: 75 ECTS
Duration of studies: full-time – 1,1 year (1 year 2 month)
Language of instruction: English
Tuition fee per year: 3000 EUR
Admission: once a year (Autumn semester)
Contact person: Dr.med.vet.  Anda Valdovska, Anda.Valdovska@llu.lv

The study programme is aimed to educate highly qualified and creative specialists – Professional Masters with specialization in food hygiene with competence to work in the establishments of food chain as well as in the state services. The Master study programme provides proficiency on safety and harmlessness of food chain, quality criteria of foodstuffs, knowledge on elaboration and maintenance of safety systems of the food establishments, as well as ability for scientific research on food safety. The programme is completed with the elaboration and defense of the Master thesis.

• Bachelor’s degree or the second level professional higher education in the following groups of study programmes: veterinary medicine, medicine, food technology, agriculture, biology or chemistry.
• English requirements: IELTS score 6.0, TOEFL score 547, TOEFL-iBT score 76.

The graduates work in all kind of establishments of food chain. Master`s degree entitles graduates to continue studies in a respective doctoral programme in the universities in Latvia or abroad.