GENERAL PRESENTATION
Quality and safety are daily concerns
for food industry and healthcare professionnals.
That's why the University of science and technology of Lille
and the Institut
Pasteur de Lille (IPL) have joined forces to create this
specialised course.
This is a one-year course,
which can be attended for students after 2 years of university
training. (cf university pathway
in France).
The studies take place in Villeneuve
d'Ascq, at the CERTIA
(Institut Pasteur de Lille), and at the University of sciences
(IUT 'A'). Courses are given by teachers and researchers-teachers
of the USTL,
and professionals (IPL and industry staff).
There are two options:
-
Safety and Quality
in food supply (SQAL).
-
Safety and Quality
in medical care management (SQPS).
The program is organized in different
Teaching Units, which are subdivided in several modules. Graduation
is completed to the average of 10/20, and at least 8/20 in
each teaching unit.
This course combines theory as
well as two projects and one training period ( 14 weeks either
in France or abroad), enabling you to enter professional life,
for example:
For the food industry:
Food industry, food supply, catering, sanitary services, laboratories...
For healthcare:
Hospitals, clinics, elderly homes, sanitary services, consulting...
European Prospect
The Teaching Units are validated
by the European Credits Transfer System (ECTS). One semester
is validated by 30 ECTS and one year by 60 ECTS, which allows
the mobility of students within the European Union.
The university works in cooperation
with 10 european countries : there are 24 partner
universities in the field of dietetics and nutrition.
Therefore it is possible for students to carry out with their
training period in one of these universities.
Moreover, in the course several
European modules are offered, which allow students to improve
their practice of foreign languages, and encourage them to
work in European Union countries.
The first of these European modules
is "the
effect of consumer perception on new food product development"
(M1), and it was set up in 2003.
The second european module is
"Food safety risk assessment : scientist and consumer"
(M2). It is currently under development, and will be ready
in 2004.
The third module is planned
to be ready in a short term. Its title is "management
of care waste", and concerns the medical care
management option.
