Master in New Food Thinking
Pollentia, Italy
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
22 Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 16,500 / per course
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Your Gateway into Food Creativity, Art, and Curation
This course is designed to ignite inspiration and spark curiosity, nurturing the minds to revolutionize the gastronomic sector. Our innovative curriculum combines critical thinking and creativity, equipping graduates to excel in diverse gastronomic environments. Whether it’s food companies, gourmet venues, restaurants, or organizations, our graduates find their niche using their creative abilities and originality.
Expanding Your Gastronomic Horizons through Global Food Encounters
Our master’s program ensures a holistic learning experience that goes beyond the confines of a classroom. Engage in immersive study trips intertwined with the curriculum to gain first-hand experience of the world’s diverse food cultures. These experiences offer profound insight and foster an authentic comprehension of global gastronomy, enhancing the depth of your gastronomic innovation.
Sculpting Unique and Enlightening Food Experiences
Our students are guided to weave the narratives of food experiences, seamlessly blending scientific knowledge about metabolism, health, novel food concepts, and ethics. This distinctive approach equips our students to curate wholesome food experiences, amplifying the conversation around food in society.
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Scholarships and Funding
Italian Students
| Number of fee exemptions | Fee exemption amount in Euros | Income (ISEE) and property (ISPE) for submitting the scholarship application in Euros | |
| ISEE (income) | ISPE (property) | ||
| 1 | € 15.500 (total fee exemption) plus student housing and lunch at the Academic Tables | ≤ 26.306 | ≤ 57.188 |
| 3 | 10.000 | ≤ 36.600 | ≤ 76.200 |
| 5 | 5.000 | ≤ 42.800 | ≤ 78.000 |
Non-Italian Students
| Who can apply for the scholarship | Number of fee exemptions | Fee exemption amount in Euros | Income (ISEE) and property (ISPE) for submitting the scholarship application in Euros | |
| ISEE (income) | ISPE (property) | |||
| Non-Italian citizens from low income countries or lower middle income or upper middle-income countries according to the World Bank | 5 | € 15.500 (total fee exemption) plus student housing and lunch at the Academic Tables | ≤ 26.306 | ≤ 57.188 |
| All non-Italian citizens | 5 | 10.000 | ≤ 36.600 | ≤ 76.200 |
| All non-Italian citizens | 2 | 5.000 | ≤ 42.800 | ≤ 78.000 |
Students can apply if:
- they have applied during the first or second admission session (March or May 2024)
- have been admitted to the first year of the Degree Course for the 2024/2025 a.y. with a minimum admission score of 70/100
- their ISEE (income)/ISPE (property) amounts do not exceed the limits indicated in the table
Scholarship Application Deadline: May 21, 2024
Since 2004, more than 260 students from 40 countries have benefitted from the scholarships offered by the University of Gastronomic Sciences.
Over the years UNISG has invested over 9.5 million euros in scholarships, an effort that underlines the university’s commitment to placing the values of Merit and the Right to Education before geographical origin, social extraction, and economic possibilities of the students.
Businesses, organizations, and foundations have contributed over €3 million to the fund, investing in the education of a new generation of Gastronomes who can play an active, leading role in the local development of their home countries and bring about cultural and political change through food.
Curriculum
Channel Your Creativity through Food
Venture into the captivating universe of food design with our program. We provide you with an environment that enables a deep understanding of conceptual food design, opening avenues for creative and artistic exploration. As you harness food as a central medium for artistic expression, you’ll understand the vital role of performance art and sensorial experiences.
Our interdisciplinary approach includes subjects such as:
- Curation of Food Issues and Cultural Policy
- Curation, Novel Foods, and Ethics
- Haptic Taste and Ecological Aesthetics
- Parasitic Ontology: Food and Philosophy
- Social Economy and Power Relations
- Food Publishing
- Creative Food Writing
- Food Design + Food Design Research Studio
- The Art of Foraging
Understanding Food Beyond Its Taste
Our comprehensive curriculum offers a profound understanding of food narratives, combining aspects of food photography and publishing with cultural and political elements of food. The course equips you with the tools to express thought-provoking food narratives in the world of food media.
Program Outcome
Ignite Innovation. Lead the Change.
Our graduates, fortified with comprehensive abilities in event management, creative writing, and art curation, have embarked on rewarding careers as event coordinators, creative content creators, and art curators in the food industry.