GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    FOOD SCIENCE, OBESITY & HEALTH
  • Qualification awarded:
    Curs Superior Universitari (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    6,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:
  • Lamuela Raventós, Rosa

  • Rubiralta Alcañiz, Màrius

  • Loew , Camila

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

U.S. university students who arrange study abroad periods through intermediaries like IES Abroad.

- In exceptional circumstances, places may be filled by national and international students who have proof of a high level of English.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To gain an understanding of the science of nutrients and how they cause and prevent diet-related diseases, and to evaluate their impact on human health. - To develop eating habits that are conducive to maintaining a good state of health based on scientific principles.
- To implement dietary practices that promote a good state of health grounded in scientific evidence.- To identify the most appropriate diet for maintaining a good state of health.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 850,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Classes begin:
    9/16/2024
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    FACULTAT DE FILOLOGIA I COMUNICACIÓ
  • Address:
    Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 586 Pati de Lletres
    08007 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    fil-secretaria@ub.edu
  • Webpage:
    http://www.ub.edu/filologiacomunicacio
  • Telephone:
    93 4035558
  • Observations:
    Josep Carner Building (Tel. 93 403 55 87). Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES