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B.S. in Food Engineering

Honoring nature through transformation

The food industry is undergoing unimaginable changes: in the near future, scientists will be exploring new sources of protein and other nutrients and the reuse of byproducts will be the norm, as will 3-D printing of foods. Other forms of production, preservation, storage, and distribution will be required. At B.S. in Food Engineering, you will be a key part of this change making history in the food industry.

Career field

On graduating from B.S. in Food Engineering, you will be able to work in diverse areas of an organization, such as:

Fresh food preservation and processed food production
Innovation and development of beverages and food products
Quality assurance and production line supervision
Design of food safety systems
Administration, logistics and sales in food, beverage and additive processing companies, and in firms that design and build packaging and packing equipment and services
Food engineering consultancy
Research centers

Is this right for you?

If you are interested in the food industry, experimental engineering as a space for creativity and innovation, and would like to contribute to people’s wellbeing, B.S. in Food Engineering could be your path.

Competencies

Food Engineering

The three stages of the model

Choose your path

Exploration

You will open your competency file and add to it throughout your degree program.
You will learn the foundations of the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes.
You will participate in fundamental and exploration challenges from the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes, interacting with peers from different degree programs.
You will study general education courses, selecting them from a collection.
You will participate in a challenge that integrates all the competencies to be developed in this phase.

Focus

You will acquire the core competencies of your degree, in other words, those that distinguish it.
You will participate in more focused challenges to reinforce what you have learned and broaden your basic knowledge.
You will have the elements to decide whether to deepen your knowledge or diversify and, subsequently, build your specialization plan.
The Tec Weeks, challenges and overall university experiences will enrich your file.

Specialization

You have decided between diversifying or focusing deeply in your major, which you will achieve by choosing a concentration or a stay, to name a few of your options. The TEC Semester is a flexible time to start.
You will develop the competencies related to your specialization, increasingly connected to your passions, interests and plans.
You have decided between diversifying or focusing deeply in your major, which you will achieve by choosing a concentration or a stay, to name a few of your options. The TEC Semester is a flexible time to start.

How can you specialize?

Concentrations

Specialize in one of the different concentrations available at the campus of your choice, according to the profile you would like to develop.

Internships

Internships allow you to participate in the development of specific projects with companies, organizations, or research groups, in a context of total immersion related to a specialty field. They can be carried out locally, nationally or internationally.