B.S. in Food Engineering
Honoring nature through transformation
Career field
On graduating from B.S. in Food Engineering, you will be able to work in diverse areas of an organization, such as:
- Fresh food preservation and processed food production
- Innovation and development of beverages and food products
- Quality assurance and production line supervision
- Design of food safety systems
- Administration, logistics and sales in food, beverage and additive processing companies, and in firms that design and build packaging and packing equipment and services
- Food engineering consultancy
- Research centers
Is this right for you?
If you are interested in the food industry, experimental engineering as a space for creativity and innovation, and would like to contribute to people’s wellbeing, B.S. in Food Engineering could be your path.
The B.S. in Food Engineering program aims to train internationally competent professionals, that know how to apply and integrate science and technology to solve the problems of the food industry, that design food and beverages-with an emphasis in healthy products-, that develop, optimize and manage sustainable process and and safety systems for conservation and transformation of food, and that respect and that they respect and apply the norms and guidelines related to the food industry. The graduates of this program are characterized by their entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, by their leadership and by their ethical behavior.
Competencies
- Develop foods that will contribute to the treatment and prevention of chronic-degenerative diseases and obesity, respecting consumers’ culture and the regulations in effect.
- Assess the efficiency of food preservation and transformation processes based on the principles of sustainability.
- Evaluate the safety of food preservation and transformation processes, in accordance with current national and international standards.
- Design foods for an individual according to dietary restrictions or needs related to special requirements or genetic factors.
Entry profile
Tecnológico de Monterrey is looking for a new generation of students that have finished their high school studies and are talented, enthusiastic individuals, who are committed to the development of their environment and the wellbeing of society; people who have the potential to study an undergraduate program and become leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit, humanistic sense and competitive on an international stage.
Entry requirements: High school or equivalent.
The three stages of the model
Choose your path
Exploration
- You will open your competency file and add to it throughout your degree program.
- You will learn the foundations of the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes.
- You will participate in fundamental and exploration challenges from the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes, interacting with peers from different degree programs.
- You will study general education courses, selecting them from a collection.
- You will participate in a challenge that integrates all the competencies to be developed in this phase.
Focus
- You will acquire the core competencies of your degree, in other words, those that distinguish it.
- You will participate in more focused challenges to reinforce what you have learned and broaden your basic knowledge.
- You will have the elements to decide whether to deepen your knowledge or diversify and, subsequently, build your specialization plan.
- The Tec Weeks, challenges and overall university experiences will enrich your file.
Specialization
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You have decided between diversifying or focusing deeply in your major, which you will achieve by choosing a concentration or a stay, to name a few of your options. The TEC Semester is a flexible time to start.
- You will develop the competencies related to your specialization, increasingly connected to your passions, interests and plans.
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You have decided between diversifying or focusing deeply in your major, which you will achieve by choosing a concentration or a stay, to name a few of your options. The TEC Semester is a flexible time to start.
How can you specialize?
Concentrations
Specialize in one of the different concentrations available at the campus of your choice, according to the profile you would like to develop.
Internships
Internships allow you to participate in the development of specific projects with companies, organizations, or research groups, in a context of total immersion related to a specialty field. They can be carried out locally, nationally or internationally.
International experiences
Experience life outside Mexico to broaden your horizons and delve into the topics of your interest.
Courses or blocks
Choose the education units that best adapt to your objectives, enabling you to specialize in your specific interests.
Concentrations
Disciplinary
Delve into your field of study
- Bioentrepreneurship and Circular Economy
- Chemical and Biotechnological Product Design
- Innovation in Food Development
- Open Innovation and Technology Transfer
- Operational Evolution for Industry
- Systems and Technologies 4.0
Transversal
Delve into other fields of study
- Conscious Business
- Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Tools
- Design, Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Families, Sustainability and Transcendence
- Entrepreneurship in Action
- Financial Vision for Decision-Making
- Government and Public Transformation
- Mexican Culture
- Quality of Life and Well-Being
- Social Innovation
*These concentraciones are not the definitive offer and their availability varies by campus.
General education course
Area exploration courses
Introductory block (CHALLENGE)
Area exploration block (CHALLENGE)
Exploration topic (CHALLENGE)
Track integrating block (CHALLENGE)
TEC Semester
Multidisciplinary professional elective (CHALLENGE)
Final integrating block (CHALLENGE)
Related programs
IAG - B.S. in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering
IBT - B.S. in Biotechnology Engineering
Focus
Specialization
Disciplinary course
Disciplinary block (CHALLENGE)
Integrating disciplinary block (CHALLENGE)
