LGASTR

Gastronomic and wellness sciences, cultures and politics

Sede

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine

University “Sapienza” of Rome
Rome

Department

Experimental Medicine, University “Sapienza” of Rome

&
Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems, Viterbo

Language

Italian

Course length

3 years

Admission

selective entry test

Learning objectives

Graduates in this degree programs are expected to:

possess the basic knowledge for the critical analysis of gastronomic systems;
have a vast and articulated empirical knowledge of gastronomic systems through educational experiences, case studies and internships;
acquire the ability to critically process information related to gastronomic sciences, in order to contribute to the processes of knowledge, education and representation of social, economic and political development;
develop skills for critical analysis of the ways in which the multiple relationships existing between man and food develop, evolve and change through time and space.

Career opportunities

Assignments in companies, public institutions, NGOs and entrepreneurial or freelance activity in the following fields:

development of new products;
distribution formats and services intended to increase and/or enhance the gastronomic heritage;
evaluation of environmental sustainability;
social and economic enhancement of food production.

Further education

Master’s Degree courses and 2nd-level Professional Master programmes.

Further information about the course

Official website of the course (UNITUS)
The course is inter-university and lessons are held in Rome: Official website of the course(SAPIENZA)

Programme Coordinator

Head of the Course for University “Sapienza” of Rome:
Prof. Lorenzo M. Donini
lorenzomaria.donini@uniroma1.it

Head of the Course for UNITUS:
Prof.ssa Diana De Santi
desdiana@unitus.it

Tutoring contact person:
Prof. Marcello Fidaleo
fidaleom@unitus.it

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