Master of Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Health (MAS)

Organisation:: ETH Zürich
City, country:: Zurich, Zurich area, Switzerland
Type:: Fulltime and parttime
Certificate:: MAS (Master of Advanced Studies)
Duration:: 2 Semester

Programme

Natural scientists are offered an advanced education that gives a broad overview on aspects of food and nutrition, their influence on health, and their potential for prevention of diseases.

MAS ETH NH graduates are trained to distinguish and understand problems of nutrition while continuing to work in the field of expertise. Depending on this field of expertise, jobs can be expected in nutrition research, nutrition teaching, nutrition journalism and different section of the food industry.

Prof. R. F. Hurrell & Dr. I. Egli
Programme Management

Job description and job opportunities

General: Nutrition research at university; nutrition teaching at different levels; nutrition journalism.
Public Health Area: Position in governmental or non-governmental organizations detecting and monitoring nutrition related health problems; designing and implementing health strategies; providing information related to nutrition and health.
Food Industry: Position in nutrition research or product development to design food with health benefit.
Pharmacy: Consulting customers on nutrition and nutrition related diseases.

Target group

Graduates with a master's degree or equivalent in natural science
Medical doctors and pharmacists

Emphases/Curriculum

Nutrition and Chronic Disease
Nutrition of different Population Groups
International Nutrition/ Food Fortification
Nutrition Case Studies
Epidemiology and Prevention
Nutrigenomics
Nutritional Aspects of Food Composition and Processing
Selected Topics in Physiology related to Nutrition
Nutrition in Sports
Research Methodology in Nutrition
Dietary Assessment
Theory and Practice of Nutritional Science
Nutrient Analysis of Foods
Physiology of Eating*
Gentechnology in Foods*
Food Fermentation Biotechnology*
Problems and Solutions in Food Microbiology*
Quality Assurance*
Immunology*
Fermented Milk Products*
The Food Chain: Links between Plant, Animal and Human Nutrition *
Food Law and Legislation*

*optional

Admission/Entrance requirements

Full-time:
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Part-time:
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Fees

CHF 11'160 for the complete programme

Admission requirements

Master of Science or an equivalent university degree
English: C1; German: A1

Programme duration

Full-time study during 2 semesters
Part-time study over 3 or 4 semesters

Languages and semester abroad

obligatory:: German, English

semester abroad:: not possible

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Organisation

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) is a leading provider of continuing education for specialists and executives with an academic background who work in the world of business, in the administration or at universities.

We offer a more in-depth and interdisciplinary range of continuing-education courses in our core fields of architecture, mathematics, engineering sciences, natural sciences and economic sciences, as well at the interface between technology, law, management and social sciences.