Programme
The programme will
be organised in a modular format and candidates will be required to
undertake six
compulsory modules and to select four modules from the
optional modules listing.
The ten modules will be
followed by a semester of a
Professional
Competence module
organised by
partner institution(s) in cooperation with companies and/or research
laboratories.
Additionally, the
programme will require the students to work on a
scientific project in one of the partner institutions or in an
approved workplace and to submit a thesis.
Part of the
MSc course can be completed in one of the associated partner
institution in the Third-Country:
- The
Tufts University - Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of
Nutrition Science and Policy – the USA
- The National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (NIPH) - Mexico
- The Michurinsk State Agrarian University – Russian Federation
- The National Dairy Research Institute in Karnal - India
- Northwest A&F University (A&F) - China
Category A grant
holders can spend a learning/training/ research/fieldwork period of
a maximum of one trimester (i.e. 3 months or the equivalent of 15
ECTS) in these Third-Countries, under the direct supervision of the
partner/associated member concerned and only if this country is
different from the student's country of origin; periods in excess of
this duration or spent in the students country of origin may not be
covered by the EMMC grant;
Category B grant
holders can spend a minimum of two months and up to half of their
masters course studies in these Third-Countries, under the direct
supervision of the partner/associated member concerned; periods in
excess of this duration may not be covered by the EMMC grant.
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