Objectives

The general objectives of the Master of Science and Engineering in Innovation and Management in Food Industry at JUNIA ISA is to give students:

• A general understanding of constraints (technical, human, organisational) of an industrial production and its interactions
• Analyse the stakes of a food industry and its link with the company’s strategy
• Apply the theoretical knowledge in practical and real situation, in a food industry environment
• A global vision of how a food industry works and understand the connections between the different departments of a company (Quality, R&D, production, Maintenance…)
• A technical approach and methodology of food products formulation and characterization
• A comprehensive understanding of food products properties (ingredients composition and interactions, regulations, nutrition, sensory evaluation…)
• Experience managing projects in an international context as part of a multicultural team

Our Master of Science and Engineering in Innovation and Management in Food Industry is built on project-based learning, active teaching methods and learning-by-doing. All along the 2 years, the students will benefit from the active learning approach of the programme: field trips, site visits & study tours, group projects supervised by professionals from the industry, practicals in Innovation learning centers, flipped classrooms & serious games.

With our hands-on approach and piecemeal training options, students gain real world experience and the power to decide how to build their own expertise.

Semester-long team projects are an integral part of the curriculum. One day a week is dedicated to group projects in collaboration with a professional expert, partner company, or research institute and supervised by a professor.

Students spend 40% of the program immersed in real professional experience: lectures given by professionals from the sector, site visits, and 2 compulsory internship periods are included in the programme. These internships, carried out either in France or abroad, in a company or a laboratory, expose students to the reality of working in the field and on research and prepare them for entry into the global workforce.

Careers

This Master of Science and Engineering in Innovation and Management in Food Industry leads to job opportunities in the food industry (factories or headquarters): in production, food quality and safety, R&D, Nutrition and health, and more.

With solid technical and managerial skills, JUNIA ISA graduates are prepared for the reality of the professional world even before they get their diploma, which is why 90% of JUNIA ISA alumni are employed within 6 months of graduating.

Our more than 26,000 alumni work around the world, for some of the biggest names in environmental management, or join and create their own start-ups, thanks to the entrepreneurship cultivated at JUNIA ISA.

Courses Included

Master 1: Biochemistry, Microbiology/ Quality Management/ HACCP/ Unit Operations/ Food Chain/ Bioprocess /Production Management / Ingredients / Nutrition / Sensory evaluation / Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Characterization of Food Products / Food Technology or Food Formulation Project

Master 2

Major Management in Food Industry: Product process interactions / Environmental impact of processes / Food safety management systems / Industry 4.0 / Corporate Social Responsibility concepts / Eco-design and LCA / Quality culture and human factor / industrial project

Major R&D: Product formulation / R&D Tools / Formulation project / Marketing and innovation / Impacts of processes on the nutritional quality of food products / Project management / Nutrition and food sociology / Nutritional needs of specific groups of population / Nutrition strategies in food companies / Nutritional audit methodology (industrial project)

What is the admission process for this program?

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Life Sciences (Agriculture, Food Science, Biology, or related field)
• English B2 level certified by an official test (IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL IBT or FIRST), except students from countries where English is an official language
• French is NOT required for admission to English-taught programs, but is highly recommended

You must bring your own computer when you arrive at JUNIA as we do not have computers to borrow.