MEN Qualified Registration: Resolution 00636 of January 24, 2019. Qualified registration expiration date January 24, 2026

PURPOSE

Train professionals capable of designing, implementing and managing quality management programs in food companies, studying and improving safety processes, being lead auditors and members of certifying teams and consultants in quality and food safety systems, being responsible for chains of food distribution and advisors for the implementation of food safety in the food industry and governmental and non-governmental programs.

TITLE TO ISSUEMAGISTER IN FOOD QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DURATION4 Semesters
MODALITYdeepening
METHODOLOGYFace-to-face
REG. QUALIFIED MENResolution 636 of January 24, 2019. Qualified registration expiration date January 24, 2026
SNIES107813
ACADEMIC CREDITS48
TOTAL REGISTRATION VALUE$38.258.000 + 1% Valor Estampilla Distrital Procultura
FRECUENCIA DE CLASES Y HORARIOS Encuentros quincenales los viernes (5-9pm) y sábados (8-12m/1-5pm)
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Addressed to

Bacteriologists, Food Engineers, Agricultural Engineers, Agroindustrial Engineers, Process Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Business Administrators, Veterinary Doctors, Microbiologists, Nutritionists and Dieticians, Chemists, Food Chemists, Pharmaceutical Chemists, Animal Husbandry and other related professions.

Competencies

  • Ability to generate new ideas and carry out the necessary actions for the continuous improvement of food quality management systems.
  • Design and implement audit, monitoring and control programs
  • Ability to execute, direct and control food quality management programs. Capacity for the design and execution of research projects, for the innovation and optimization of food quality management processes.
  • Ability to direct certification processes in Food Quality Management Systems.
  • Ability to generate new ideas and carry out the necessary actions for the continuous improvement of food quality management systems.

Occupational profile

The Master in Food Quality Management of the University of Sinú Sectional Cartagena will be able to perform as:

  • Coordinator of integrated food quality management systems in any organization of the country's agri-food chain, such as large companies, SMEs and small agri-food businesses, with an integrated vision from the territory to the national, regional and global levels.
  • Auditor of food production, handling and conservation in any organization of the agri-food chain.
  • Advisor and consultant in the area of certification in the field of quality management and food safety.
  • Public policy advisor for food safety and quality at the National Ministry of Health and Social Protection and other government structures, as well as consultant for the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Organization World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and/or consultant in public and private projects
  • Advisor in the contextualization of national public policies, in the face of the growing demands of international food trade regulations in the world of globalization and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
  • Director of training in food quality systems.
  • Consultant for management systems of current and emerging risks for food safety and quality, agricultural health in any organization of the food supply chain and risk communication strategies and alert systems for food safety and quality.
  • Advisor to regulatory entities, academia and industry for the application of advanced methodologies for continuous improvement and food safety.
  • Teacher at technical and university level in the area of food quality management.
  • Advisor facing the challenges of food sovereignty and security, regenerative development and climate change, food loss and waste prevention programs in any organization of the agri-food chain as part of national strategies for sustainable food production and consumption.

Proceso de Admisión

Send your documents to the email: secadmisions@unisinucartagena.edu.co

Applicants must submit the following documents as registration requirements.

  • Application for admission duly filled out with the photos pasted in the corresponding place
  • Photocopy of Diploma and Certificate of undergraduate degree
  • Undergraduate Transcripts
  • Copy of Identity document.
  • Three (3) passport size photos.
  • Resume With Supports.
  • Research proposal

      

      ** The CV must contain:

    • Support for academic and complementary training
    • Work experience certificates
    • Second Language Certification
    • Result of the Higher Education Quality Examinations or Saber PRO (Compulsory to graduates since 2003)

Interview

  • The date information for the interview will be sent with the confirmation of the acceptance of the Registration documents.
  • The Interview will be held virtually.
  • PROPUESTA INVESTIGATIVA
  • SELECTION PARAMETERS: SCALE 1-100
    – Resume 50%
    – Admission Interview 25%
    – Research Proposal 25%
    – TOTAL 100%

CURRICULUM

The master's degree in food quality management has a study plan of 18 module courses that add up to 48 credits distributed in 4 semesters, as described below:

I SEMESTER

CATALOG_NCRSE_IDCOURSEH. STATION CONTCREDITS
11001MGCAC108294STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT242
11002MGCAC108295ADVANCED STATISTICS242
11004MGCAC108300LEGISLATION AND FOOD REGULATIONS484
11003MGCAC108296FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY242
  TOTAL12010

II SEMESTER

CATALOG_NCRSE_IDCOURSEH. STATION CONTCREDITS
11006MGCAC108299MICROBIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY OF FOODS242
11007MGCAC108297FOOD CHEMISTRY242
11008MGCAC108301RESEARCH SEMINAR I242
11009MGCAC108303COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS I484
11005MGCAC108298TRACEABILITY AND FOOD PRESERVATION242
  TOTAL14412

III SEMESTER

CATALOG_NCRSE_IDCOURSEH. STATION CONTCREDITS
11012MGCAC108305ELECTIVE I 121
11011MGCAC108304INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO IMPROVE PROCESSES242
11010MGCAC108302FOOD PROCESSING 242
11013MGCAC108306RESEARCH SEMINAR II 242
11015MGCAC108309COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS II484
  TOTAL132.011.0

IV SEMESTER

CATALOG_NCRSE_IDCOURSEH. STATION CONTCREDITS
11014MGCAC108307FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY 242
11016MGCAC108308DESIGN AND AUDIT OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM484
11017MGCAC108310ELECTIVE II121
11019MGCAC108358MANAGEMENT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY AND COLLECTIVE RESTORATION484
11018MGCAC108311THESIS484
  TOTAL18015
  TOTAL PENSUM576.048.0

Elective I Options.

  • Good manufacturing practices.
  • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).
  • ISO standards.

Elective II Options.

  • Management and Business Development.
  • Innovation in the design of food chains and new products.
  • Research as a generator of new business ideas.

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