Master's degree in Behavioral Science, with a focus on Food and Nutrition 24 months Postgraduate Programme By Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG) |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Food Science

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Lines of research and application of knowledge
  • Research in eating behavior and nutrition. 
  • Behavioral research. 
  • Research into basic behavioral processes. 
 
General objective.  To train researchers, teachers and professionals of excellence in the various research areas of the sciences of eating behavior; to promote multidisciplinary research on eating behavior, relating basic research in psychology with research developed in physiology, genetics, nutrition and food anthropology; and to train masters of science capable of linking their training with the educational, scientific, technical and organizational needs of our country.
 
Specific objectives.  In which the student:
  • It will analyze advanced knowledge about different scientific perspectives that study eating behavior.
  • It will develop experimental designs in accordance with the methodological bases of research in behavioral eating sciences.
  • You will use statistical tools for the analysis of data derived from your research work.
  • You will gain skills that will allow you to promote the application of knowledge of eating behavior in the academic, professional and social fields.
  • It will contribute, through the training of high-level human resources, to the development of teaching activities, basic and applied research and dissemination of Biological and Social Sciences.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Food Science

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Lines of research and application of knowledge
  • Research in eating behavior and nutrition. 
  • Behavioral research. 
  • Research into basic behavioral processes. 
 
General objective.  To train researchers, teachers and professionals of excellence in the various research areas of the sciences of eating behavior; to promote multidisciplinary research on eating behavior, relating basic research in psychology with research developed in physiology, genetics, nutrition and food anthropology; and to train masters of science capable of linking their training with the educational, scientific, technical and organizational needs of our country.
 
Specific objectives.  In which the student:
  • It will analyze advanced knowledge about different scientific perspectives that study eating behavior.
  • It will develop experimental designs in accordance with the methodological bases of research in behavioral eating sciences.
  • You will use statistical tools for the analysis of data derived from your research work.
  • You will gain skills that will allow you to promote the application of knowledge of eating behavior in the academic, professional and social fields.
  • It will contribute, through the training of high-level human resources, to the development of teaching activities, basic and applied research and dissemination of Biological and Social Sciences.

Admission Requirements

In addition to those required by applicable university regulations, the following are required: 
  • Bachelor's degree or graduation certificate, preferably in a related discipline, such as psychology, medicine, veterinary medicine, or nutrition.
  • Demonstrate a minimum average of eighty with an original bachelor's degree certificate or equivalent document of previous studies, as applicable.
  • Accreditation of reading and comprehension of the English language. 
  • Letter of intent explaining the reasons for taking the program.
  • Take the entrance exam, which consists of an evaluation of quantitative, qualitative, and analytical skills.
  • Cover the fees corresponding to the selection process.
  • Those additional ones established by the call for applications. 

2 Years
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