Master’s students must complete a minimum of 12 credits, and doctoral students must complete a minimum of 12 credits, if they hold a Master’s degree, in courses chosen from the program’s Areas of Concentration and Related Domains.
Courses from the area of concentration must account for at least 50% of the total required credits. One credit unit corresponds to 15 hours of lectures or at least 30 hours of practical classes.
Concentration Area:
1st Semester
| Code | Course | Credit | Hours | |
| BIO 600 | Analytical Methods in Biology | 6 (2-4) | 90 | |
| BQI 601 | Biochemical Methods | 4 (4-0) | 45 | |
| MBI 610 | Microbial Physiology | 4 (4-0) | 60 | |
| MBI 630 | Food Microbiology | 3 (3-0) | 45 | |
| MBI 631 | Food Microbiology Laboratory | 3 (0-6) | 90 | |
| MBI 640 | Industrial Microbiology | 3 (3-0) | 45 | |
| QUI 634 | Chemistry of Natural Products | 4 (4-0) | 45 | |
| QUI 635 | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography | 4 (4-0) | 75 | |
| TAL 616 | Milk and Dairy Products Microbiology | 6 (2-4) | 90 | |
| TAL 620 | Food Engineering I | 5 (3-2) | 75 | |
| TAL 629 | Food Packaging | 4 (3-2) | 75 | |
| TAL 642 | Meat Science and Technology | 4 (4-0) | 60 | |
| TAL 652 | Conventional and Non-Conventional Technologies in Food Processing | 5 (5-0) | 75 | |
| TAL 662 | Food Quality Assurance | 4 (4-0) | 60 | |
| TAL 663 | Control of Bacterial Adhesion Processes in the Food Industry | 4 (4-0) | 60 | |
| TAL 668 | Sensory Analysis | 4 (2-2) | 60 | |
| TAL 690 | Research Methodology in Food | 7 (3-4) | 105 | |
| TAL 706 | Food Carbohydrates and Bioactive Compounds | 2 (2-0) | 30 | |
| TAL 708 | Chemistry and Technology of Food Emulsions and Gels | 6 (3-3) | 90 | |
| *TAL 790 | Special Topics in Food Science and Technology I | 1 (-) | 15 | |
| *TAL 791 | Special Topics in Food Science and Technology II | 2 (-) | 30 | |
| *TAL 792 | Special Topics in Food Science and Technology III | 3 (-) | 45 | |
| *TAL 794 | Special Problems 1 | 1 (-) | 15 | |
| *TAL 795 | Special Problems 2 | 2 (-) | 30 | |
| *TAL 796 | Special Problems 3 | 3 (-) | 45 | |
| TAL 797 | Seminar | – | – | |
| TAL 799 | Research | – | – | |
2nd Semester
| Code | Course | Credit | Hours |
| MBI 622 | Microorganism Genetics (Prokaryotes) | 6 (2-4) | 90 |
| MBI 730 | Advanced Food Microbiology | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| NUT 622 | Nutritional Quality of Proteins | 4 (2-4) | 60 |
| NUT 623 | Vitamins in Food | 4 (3-2) | 75 |
| TAL 601 | Food Biochemistry | 4 (3-1) | 60 |
| TAL 602 | Carbohydrates in Food | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| TAL 603 | Physicochemistry of Milk and Dairy Products | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| TAL 615 | Biochemical Engineering | 6 (2-4) | 90 |
| TAL 612 | Process Modeling and Simulation in the Food Industry | 4 (2-2) | 60 |
| TAL 617 | Immobilized Enzymes | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| TAL 621 | Operations Applied to Biomolecule Separation | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| TAL 641 | Milk Processing | 5 (2-3) | 75 |
| TAL 660 | Chemical and Physical Analysis of Food | 6 (2-4) | 90 |
| TAL 700 | Natural Pigments for Food | 5 (1-4) | 75 |
| TAL 733 | Food Toxicology | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| TAL 757 | Technology of Lactic Culture Production | 5 (1-4) | 75 |
| TAL 770 | Scientific Communication: Research Planning and Writing | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| *TAL 790 | Special Topics in Food Science and Technology I | 1 (-) | 15 |
| *TAL 791 | Special Topics in Food Science and Technology II | 2 (2-) | 30 |
| *TAL 792 | Special Topics in Food Science and Technology III | 3 (3-) | 45 |
| *TAL 794 | Special Problems 1 | 1 (-) | 15 |
| *TAL 795 | Special Problems 2 | 2 (-) | 30 |
| *TAL 796 | Special Problems 3 | 3 (-) | 45 |
| TAL 797 | Seminar | – | – |
| TAL 799 | Research | – | – |
Related Domain Area
1st Semester
| Code | Course | Credits | Hours |
| *BIO 610 | Cell Biology | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| BQI 600 | General Biochemistry | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| BQI 620 | Enzymology | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| *EST 620 | Applied Statistics | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| EST 630 | Statistical Methods I | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| EST 640 | Linear Models I | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| FIT 610 | Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Products | 3 (0-0) | 45 |
| INF 682 | Optimization I | 4 (0-0) | 60 |
| NUT 621 | Mineral Bioavailability | 4 (3-2) | 75 |
| QUI 750 | Equilibrium Thermodynamics | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| *TAL 776 | Teaching Internship I | 1 (0-1) | 15 |
| *TAL 777 | Teaching Internship II | 2 (0-2) | 30 |
| *TAL 778 | Teaching Internship III | 3 (0-3) | 45 |
Courses that can be offered in the first or second semester.
2nd Semester
| Code | Course | Credits | Hours |
| ADM 620 | Marketing | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| ADM 640 | Administration and Strategic Planning in Public Management | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| *BIO 610 | Cell Biology | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| BQI 630 | Cellular Biochemistry | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| BQI 645 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| BQI 700 | Structure and Functions of Macromolecules | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| ENG 671 | Storage and Processing of Plant Products | 3 (2-2) | 60 |
| *EST 620 | Applied Statistics | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| EST 641 | Linear Models II | 4 (3-2) | 75 |
| EST 746 | Multivariate Analysis | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| MBI 710 | Regulation of Microbial Metabolism | 3 (3-0) | 45 |
| QUI 633 | Physical Methods for Identification of Organic Compounds | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| QUI 752 | Physical-Chemistry of Colloidal Systems | 4 (4-0) | 60 |
| *TAL 776 | Teaching Internship I | 1 (0-1) | 15 |
| *TAL 777 | Teaching Internship II | 2 (0-2) | 30 |
| *TAL 778 | Teaching Internship III | 3 (0-3) | 45 |
* Courses that can be offered in the first or second semester.
The schedule of courses and their classrooms are available in the Academic Registry site. (Access: Classes schedule). Check the year and semester and then select TAL.
Consider only the codes of courses TAL 6XX or TAL 7XX.
The school calendar of graduate is available in the Academic Registry website. (Access: School calendar of graduate)