Objectives and competences
Basic information
| Type | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Medicine Training and Research Section (Clínic) |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Mode of delivery | Semipresencial |
| Credits | 120 |
| Number of places available | 40 |
| Length of course | 2 academic years |
| Approximate price per credit | 27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2022-2023 |
| Coordination | RAMON ESTRUCH RIBA |
| crosell15@ub.edu | |
| Course details | Indicators |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| Open enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | Yes |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
| Bridging courses | No |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
The sections on innovation and entrepreneurship add value to the qualification in topics relating to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the potential for economic growth associated with new innovations. Innovation and entrepreneurship are of utmost importance to develop new business initiatives in the sector of healthy food and nutrition, which has a broad market and increasing demand. Thus, students will learn about the processes of identifying business opportunities, creating business models and plans, and drawing up a business project.
Competences
- Capacity to evaluate and develop quality research, according to the design of clinical trials and the potential of the study variables in professional practice.
- Capacity to design and draw up a clinical-biological research project.
- Ability to write and present scientific studies.
- Capacity to design actions so that research results can be used in the clinical context.
- Capacity to work in interdisciplinary teams, collaborate with other researchers, act independently and with initiative, and interact with and advise other medical specialists.
- Capacity to identify potential technological advances, and learn the procedures and mechanisms required to transfer these advances to medicine, dietetics and companies.
Specific competences
- Capacity to explore knowledge of physiopathological advances in the treatment of diseases and healthy ageing.
- Understanding of advances in the effects of different diets, foods and nutrients, as well as other factors that are essential to health, for application in clinical practice.
- Understanding of the latest knowledge on diseases related with eating disorders (anorexia and obesity), and the relationship between nutrition, vascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease and cancer; and the ability to use appropriate methods to prevent or treat these diseases.
- Understanding of advances in personalised diets relating to various health issues (diseases that require special diets, age, food intolerances and allergies); geographic and social factors (country of origin and religion); vascular risk factors (phenotypic factors) and genetic polymorphisms (genotypic characteristics).
- Understanding of the effects (healthy or harmful) of foods depending on their composition, source (organic foods), storage, processing and preparation (cooking techniques). Understanding of microbiological and parasitological analysis of foods and the role of intestinal microflora, and the capacity to use them in professional practice.
- Understanding of advances related to bioethical and legal aspects of food, markets and the food economy.
- Capacity to design new foods (technology for analysing foods and industrial development) and assessment of their use in practice.
- Capacity to draw up a business plan for developing new products, services or companies.
- Understanding of the statistical analysis of nutritional studies, case-control studies, cohorts, intervention, meta-analysis and systematic reviews.
- Understanding of public health, ecology and sustainability. Knowledge of how to recognise the main population factors related to health, disease, dietary patterns, foods and nutrients.
- Understanding of the relationship between the population and the environment in which we live (ecology), and of the maintenance of biological systems in the environment over time.
- Capacity to use ICT methods in relation to nutrition, chronic diseases and ageing, and in relationships between individuals.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
Candidates must hold a diploma, a pre-EHEA degree or a bachelor's degree, and have prior knowledge of medicine and nutrition. Those who hold a diploma, pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, biology, psychology, veterinary science or nutrition and dietetics do not need to meet any additional requirements. Applicants who have a background in food technology or other pre-EHEA degrees such as engineering, chemistry or economics cannot validate the subject of human nutrition and physiology, which provides the required clinical knowledge.Access requirements and conditions
In accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/29 October 2007, students must hold one of the following qualifications to access university master's degree courses:- An official Spanish degree.
- A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
- A qualification from outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, the qualification should be recognized as equivalent to an official Spanish degree. If it is not recognized, the University of Barcelona shall verify that it corresponds to a level of education that is equivalent to official Spanish degrees and that it authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.
Official degrees granting direct access:
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Medicine
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Pharmacy
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Nursing
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science
- Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology
- Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Science
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Psychology
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Chemistry
- Pre-EHEA degree or bachelor's degree in Economics
Pre-enrolment
Calendar
- First period: 10 February − 30 May 2022.- Second period (if places remain available): 1 June - 31 August 2022.
Notes:
- Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
- Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
Required documentation
- Pre-enrolment application
- Photocopy of degree certificate or equivalent qualification. In case of admission, foreign degrees that require so should be translated and authenticated through diplomatic channels before completing the enrolment
- Other specific documentation related to the selection criteria (in Catalan)
Selection criteria
In addition to the official degrees that grant direct access to the course, the following aspects shall be considered:- Previous skills and knowledge acquired, assessed on the basis of the curriculum vitae and certificates stating the average grade on the academic record (20%), courses, conferences and publications (20%) in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, chronic diseases and ageing (total: 40%).
- Proof of at least one year's clinical practice or higher research in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, chronic diseases and ageing (25%).
- Knowledge of English: level B1, First Certificate in English from the University of Cambridge, minimum score of 80 on TOEFL, or a higher level certificate (25%).
- Interview to assess the candidate's attitude (10%).
Notification
The Coordination Committee will evaluate each application and select students on the basis of the established admission criteria. Successful candidates will be notified from 15 September.Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- Grants and financial aid (in Catalan)
- Economic information (in Catalan)
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Compulsory | 54 |
| Optional | 36 |
| Compulsory placements | 15 |
| Compulsory final project | 15 |
| TOTAL | 120 |
List of subjects
Previous years
Placements
Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 750 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
Institutional information
Career opportunities
What can you work on ?
1. Healthcare- Training in nutrition, disease and ageing to complement healthcare work.
- Work in departments specialised in nutrition in clinical practice, in primary and hospital care.
- Consultations on obesity and nutrition.
- Development of personalised diets.
2. Research area
- Research in nutrition, chronic diseases and ageing.
- Incorporation of new techniques for assessing the effects of foods on health and diseases.
- Entry into a doctoral programme to prepare a doctoral thesis.
3. Industry
- Advice and consultancy services for agrifood companies.
- Research and development of new healthy foods.
- Creation of new companies in the food sector.