Program Overview

Introduction to the Agro-Industrial Technology Program

The Undergraduate Programme in Agro-Industrial Technology at NOVA FCT, established in 2022, combines science and innovation to address the challenges of the modern agro-industrial sector. Focused on digitalisation and technological advancement, the programme equips students to tackle climate and environmental challenges while promoting sustainability, innovation, and efficiency in the agro-industrial field.

Education Objectives

The programme is structured around fundamental scientific areas, including Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Mathematics, fostering professionals with expertise in agro-food technologies. It prepares students to implement technological solutions that enhance efficiency in food processing and support smarter, more sustainable agriculture.

Why Choose This Degree?

• Innovation and digitalisation: Training focused on the application of advanced technologies in the agro-industrial sector
• Market-oriented education: Curriculum aligned with the needs of companies in the agro-industrial field
• Valued professional profiles: Development of skills in sustainability, innovation, and cost reduction in agriculture

Career Opportunities

• Food Industries (Animal and Plant Products, Oils, and Olive Oils)
• Public and private agricultural companies, producer organisations, and other livestock farming associations
• Quality Control
• Industrial Planning and Projects
• Consultancy and Auditing; Marketing and Commercialisation Strategies
• Scientific Research and Teaching
• Public Administration, Central and Local

General Characterization

DGES Code

1173

Cycle

Bachelor (1st Cycle)

Degree

Licenciado

Access to Other Programs

Access to 2nd cycle

Coordinator

Fernando José Cebola Lidon

Opening Date

September

Vacancies

38

Fees

• Portuguese students: 697 euros/year
• Foreign students: 7000 euros/year

Schedule

Daytime

Teaching Language

Available soon

Degree Pre-requisites

• Duration: 3 years
• Credits: 180 ECTS

Scientific Areas and Credits

• Mandatory
  • Agro-Industrial Technology | TAI | 72 | 3
  • Engineering Sciences | CE | 15 | 0
  • Industrial Engineering | EI | 15 | 0
  • Robotics | R | 12 | 0
  • Biology | B | 6 | 0
  • Biochemistry | Bq | 6 | 0
  • Energy | E | 3 | 0
  • Environmental Engineering | EA | 3 | 0
  • Materials Engineering | EMt | 6 | 0
  • Informatics | I | 6 | 0
  • Physics | F | 6 | 0
  • Mathematics | M | 6 | 0
  • Chemistry | Q | 6 | 0
  • Social Sciences and Humanities | CHS | 3 | 3
  • Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0
  • Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 (a)
• TOTAL | 168 | 12 (a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCT, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of NOVA FCT.

Conditions of Admittance

• Specific exams: One of the following groups: 02 Biology and Geology + 16 Mathematics or 02 Biology and Geology + 07 Physics and Chemistry
• Admission formula: 50% of the final grade obtained in secondary school, 50% of the final grade of the specific(s) exam(s)
• Minimum grade of the specific(s) exam(s): 95
• Minimum grade of the application: 95

Evaluation Rules

• The evaluation of all UC is continuous for all the components that integrate it, and it must be completed by the last day of the school term of the academic semester.
• The continuous evaluation of a UC must include a minimum of two elements in the set of evaluation components, on dates adequately spaced throughout the period of classes.
• All UC with a theoretical-practical evaluation component must provide, in addition, a form of evaluation of this component by exam, to be carried out after the period of classes (Examination of Appeal).
• All requirements and conditions related to the evaluation of the UC, namely the minimum weights and classifications, if any, of each component, as well as the Frequency conditions, are defined a priori and, mandatorily, published in the Discipline Form.
• For each UC, combinations of three evaluation components are allowed: (i) Theoretical-practical evaluation; (ii) Laboratory or project evaluation; (iii) Summative assessment.

Structure

1.ş Semester

• Code | Name | ECTS
• 13189 | Biology | 6.0
• 13188 | Soil Genesis and Conservation | 6.0
• 10344 | Informatics for Science and Engineering | 6.0
• 7382 | Mathematics I | 6.0
• 10429 | Chemistry C | 6.0

2.ş Semester

• Code | Name | ECTS
• 7321 | General Biochemistry B | 6.0
• 10352 | Soft Skills for Science and Technology | 3.0
• 13192 | Stress Factors in Agroindustry | 3.0
• 12292 | Physics I G | 6.0
• 13190 | Introduction to Real Time Systems | 6.0
• 13191 | Technologies for Water Extraction and in Agro-industrial Uses | 6.0

3.ş Semester

• Code | Name | ECTS
• 13193 | Analysis and Computational Treatment in the Agroindustry | 3.0
• 13196 | Automation in the Food Industry | 6.0
• 12612 | Climate and Climate Change | 3.0
• 13197 | Geomatics | 3.0
• 13198 | Nutrients, Contaminants and Toxic Compounds in Food | 3.0
• 13194 | Principles of Nutrition and Food | 3.0
• 13195 | Agroindustrial Technologies I | 9.0

4.ş Semester

• Code | Name | ECTS
• 13199 | Sustainable Use of Additives in the Food Industry | 3.0
• 13201 | Energy Fundamentals and Applications for Industry | 3.0
• 13202 | Agri-Food Systems | 6.0
• 12512 | Society, Sustainability and Digital Transformation | 3.0
• 13204 | Fermentation and Conservation Technology | 3.0
• 13200 | Agroindustrial Technologies II | 6.0
• 13203 | Efficient Use of Water in the Agro-industry | 6.0

5.ş Semester

• Code | Name | ECTS
• 13206 | Agroindustry and Sustainability | 3.0
• 10670 | Remote Sensing | 6.0
• 13212 | Geoenvironmental Engineering | 3.0
• 10420 | Quality Management | 6.0
• 13205 | Food Raw Materials and Innovation | 3.0
• 13207 | Post-Harvest Technology and Innovation | 3.0

6.ş Semester

• Code | Name | ECTS
• 12561 | Engineering Economics | 3.0
• 13209 | Introduction to Electronic Micro-Systems | 3.0
• 7492 | Materials for Energy Conversion and Conservation | 6.0
• 3733 | Production Planning and Control | 6.0
• 13208 | Food Security and Policy | 6.0

6.ş Semester - Opçăo 1

• Code | Name | ECTS
• Options
• 10579 | Economics | 3.0
• 10506 | Socio-Economics of Innovation | 3.0 The student must obtain 3.0 credits in this option.

6.ş Semester - Opçăo PIIC/PIPP

• Code | Name | ECTS
• Options
• 13210 | Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program | 3.0
• 13211 | Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program | 3.0 The student must obtain 3.0 credits in this option.