University Master's Degree in Fermented Beverages - 12nd edition
Academic information
Specialties
The Master's Degree includes two possible specialisations:
- Advances in oenological research: The research track aims to train students to be researchers in the field of oenology and food biotechnology, with the competencies and skills necessary to prepare a doctoral thesis or join an R&D department working in the sector.
- Science and technology of beer: The beer brewing track aims to train professionals from different fields (biotechnologists, oenologists, engineers, etc.) in the process of brewing different types of beer on both industrial and artisanal scale. This track receives the collaboration and support of the Centro di Eccellenza per la Ricerca sulla Birra (CERB) in Perugia, Italy, as well as several Spanish brewers, including large firms and microbreweries, which offer work placements and technical visits for students.
External practices
External Practicals is a compulsory subject which accounts for 9 ECTS credits.
How is the internship?
The internship may be in a brewery (for the beer brewing track) or in a research laboratory at the URV, a research centre, or an oenology or biotechnology company that carries out R&D (for the research track).
You can suggest a place for the work placement yourself, or choose one that matches your professional interests from those offered by the tutor of the master's degree.
The aim of the internship is to enable you to put into practice the knowledge you have acquired in your academic training, thus preparing you for professional practice and facilitating your transition into work.
At the end of the internship, you must submit a written report describing all the work done.
Master's degree final project
Guide to the Master’s Thesis subject of Faculty of Oenology.
Access to the Master's degree final project repository.
Mobility
Optional.
Check the list of mobility agreements.
