The graduate of the Master in Food Development and Innovation at Universidad de Las Américas is a professional with a holistic, systemic and innovative approach, which makes him a reference in the generation of new food proposals. They demonstrate a solid commitment to society through the development of foods that, beyond their nutritional characteristics, have as a specific function the improvement of health and the reduction of the risk of contracting or developing diseases.
The graduate of the Master’s Degree in Food Development and Innovation designs the combination of food components in a creative way to enhance their effects on the health of consumers in accordance with current regulations. They know and critically analyze the effect of food components at the genetic level to achieve a specific effect on the health and well-being of consumers. They are familiar with the procedures for the economic management of innovation and production projects through different concepts and theories. They develop plans through marketing and communication strategies to transmit the health benefits of food innovation. They apply new processing, preservation and packaging technologies to obtain innovative foods, ecological and higher quality foods.
The Master in Food Development and Innovation is expected to develop in their work, in a creative, proactive, innovative, responsible and ethical way, in the generation of food products with functional properties for the benefit of the health of society.
Program enrollment: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly.
Graduation rate: is calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.