BScFood Science and Technology
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Undergraduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc (Bachelor of Technological Sciences) |
| Course code | 6121FX007 |
| Tuition fee | €3,727 per year *KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time Payable within 2 weeks from the application submission by transferring it to the KTU bank account. Non-refundable. Bank details will be provided during application. |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) • a senior high school diploma with a good average grade (min. CGPA >60 %), The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. The documents must be legalised (Apostille)by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: International Studies Office You will also need Police Clearance Certificate (non-criminal record) from all countries you have lived before arriving to Lithuania for more than 6 months. We recommend to take Police Clearance Certificate not earlier than 1 month before departure. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: IELTS ≥5.5, TOEFL ≥75, CEFR ≥B2, IESOL B2, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or another equivalent standardised admission test. If your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your degree certificate or transcript, or noted in confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in the English language, an additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, an online examination may be organized by KTU. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Maximum gap after high / secondary school or later studies cannot be more than 3 years. |
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Overview
Providing people with quality, safe and healthy food daily is one of the most important global challenges that food scientists and technologists are facing today. By studying bachelor’s in Food Science and Technology at KTU, you will gain the interdisciplinary competencies and skills necessary for the future food technologist in the fields of food chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, technology and engineering. Also, you will integrate speciality knowledge with the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and economics.
This is one of a few bachelor’s study programmes in Lithuania in the field of food technology, and the only one which has been awarded the international EQAS-Food Label quality mark. KTU is the only university in the Baltic States that offers studies on international level accredited with this quality mark.
• Access to the food technology labs, which are provided with pilot-scale technological lines used to model and perform various technological processes
• The students gain practical skills while working together with experienced food technologists, being involved in real-life problem solving
• The graduates of this programme are valued by the employers for their unique mix of skills and knowledge in food technologies, food engineering, food chemistry, and microbiology
A junction between exact and life sciences
The food science is closely related to mathematics, microbiology, food chemistry, and engineering sciences. The knowledge in all these fields is necessary to a specialist for an effective performance of everyday functions of the food technologist.
Famous food technologists are invited to the studies
In this study programme, the theoretical knowledge is supplemented with practical skills which the future specialists develop with the help of experienced food technologists. Through the joint work with them in the laboratories, future food technologists can check themselves and try their first ideas in the practice.
Good knowledge of the overall food chain
Working in a company, the food technologist participates in various activities related to food production, safety and quality, distribution and consumption, therefore, is able to integrate speciality knowledge with nutrition, business, and management basics.
The graduates find jobs easily in food business companies
Food industry is one of the most important and largest economic sectors in Lithuania. The employers value the graduates of this programme due to their knowledge of food technologies, food engineering, food chemistry, and microbiology, as well as practical skills. The majority of potential employers are the graduates of this programme themselves.
Modern laboratories of food chemistry, microbiology, and food technology are used in the process of studies
The laboratories of food technologies are provided with pilot – scale technological lines which can be used to model and perform various technological processes. The students of this programme will develop their practical skills in these laboratories through the work with famous food technologists.