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Foods and Meals for a Sustainable Future

  • Number of credits 7.5 credits
  • Level Master’s level
  • Study form Also available online
  • Starting Spring Term 2025

About the course

Are you interested in sustainable eating habits and creating a better future for our planet? Join our Foods and Meals for a Sustainable Future course and become a change agent in the food sector! This exciting and interactive course is designed to provide you with a broad understanding of sustainable consumption and production while exploring the role of food, nutrition, and culinary science in transforming the food system.

Through this course, you'll learn how to analyze and evaluate consumer issues related to food choices, develop problem-solving skills, and propose innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. You'll also gain insights into plant-based diets and their role in creating a more resilient and just food system.
Join us and gain valuable skills and knowledge to become a leader in the food industry and make a difference in our world. Apply now!

Application and eligibility

Foods and Meals for a Sustainable Future, 7.5 credits

Det finns inga tidigare terminer för kursen Spring Term 2025 Visa tillfällen för efterkommande termin

Starts

25 March 2025

Ends

8 June 2025

Study location

Varied

Language

English

Type of studies

Mixed, 50%, Distance

Number of mandatory meetings

No mandatory meetings.

Number of other meetings

None

Required Knowledge

90 ECTS in Food Nutrition and Culinary Sciences, including 15 credit thesis, or equivalent. English for basic eligibility for higher education.

Entry requirements

Selection

Academic credits

Application code

UMU-28105

Application

Application deadline was 15 October 2024. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. Submit a late application at Universityadmissions.se.

Application and tuition fees

As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.

Application fee

SEK 900

Tuition fee, first instalment

SEK 17,850

Total fee

SEK 17,850

Starts

25 March 2025

Ends

8 June 2025

Study location

Umeå

Language

English

Type of studies

Mixed, 50%

Required Knowledge

90 ECTS in Food Nutrition and Culinary Sciences, including 15 credit thesis, or equivalent. English for basic eligibility for higher education.

Entry requirements

Selection

Academic credits

Application code

UMU-28103

Application

Application deadline was 15 October 2024. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. Submit a late application at Universityadmissions.se.

Application and tuition fees

As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.

Application fee

SEK 900

Tuition fee, first instalment

SEK 17,850

Total fee

SEK 17,850

Starts

25 March 2025

Ends

8 June 2025

Study location

Varied

Language

English

Type of studies

Mixed, 50%, Distance

Number of mandatory meetings

No mandatory meetings.

Number of other meetings

None

Required Knowledge

90 ECTS in Food Nutrition and Culinary Sciences, including 15 credit thesis, or equivalent. English for basic eligibility for higher education.

Entry requirements

Selection

Academic credits

Application code

UMU-F2811

Application

Application deadline was 15 August 2024. The application period is closed.

Application and tuition fees

As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.

Application fee

SEK 900

Tuition fee, first instalment

SEK 17,850

Total fee

SEK 17,850

Starts

25 March 2025

Ends

8 June 2025

Study location

Umeå

Language

English

Type of studies

Mixed, 50%

Required Knowledge

90 ECTS in Food Nutrition and Culinary Sciences, including 15 credit thesis, or equivalent. English for basic eligibility for higher education.

Entry requirements

Selection

Academic credits

Application code

UMU-F2810

Application

Application deadline was 15 August 2024. The application period is closed.

Application and tuition fees

As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.

Application fee

SEK 900

Tuition fee, first instalment

SEK 17,850

Total fee

SEK 17,850

Contact us

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Contactperson for the course is:
Armando F J Perez Cueto Eulert