Study Plan - Food Industry Engineering

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Food Industry Engineering

First Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LEX0113
FOREIGN LANGUAGE I
48
48
6
DIG0013
DIGITAL CULTURE
48
48
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN NATURAL SCIENCES
48
48
6
MAT1013
COLLEGE MATH
48
48
6
QUI1013
CHEMISTRY
48
48
6
QUI1023
CHEMISTRY LAB
48
0
3
LQI1013
BALANCE OF MATTER AND ENERGY I
48
48
6
Total
336
288
39

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Second Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
MAT1033
LINEAR ALGEBRA
MAT1013
64
32
6
LIM2063
THERMODYNAMICS
48
48
6
QUI2093
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
QUI1013
0
0
6
QUI2103
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB
QUI1023
0
0
3
MAT1023
CALCULUS I
MAT1013
64
32
6
LEX0123
FOREIGN LANGUAGE II
LEX0113
48
48
6
ESP0013
ACADEMIC REASONING
DIG0013
48
48
6
Total
272
208
39

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Third Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LEX0133
FOREIGN LANGUAGE III
LEX0123
48
48
6
ESP0023
ACADEMIC WRITING
ESP0013
48
48
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN MATH
48
48
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
48
48
6
MAT2013
CALCULUS II
MAT1013
64
32
6
LQI2013
MATTER AND ENERGY BALANCE II
LQI1013
48
48
6
LQI2043
IN SILICO MODELING OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES
MAT1023 MAT1033
48
48
6
Total
352
320
42

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Fourth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
FIS1033
PHYSICS
48
48
6
FIS1043
PHYSICS LAB
48
0
3
MAT2033
ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MAT1023
64
32
6
LNM2043
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
QUI1023
48
48
6
LNM2053
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LAB
QUI1023
48
0
3
LNA2033
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I
LQI2013 MAT1033
48
48
6
LNA2013
FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
QUI1013
0
0
6
LNA2023
FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
QUI1013
0
0
2
Total
304
176
38

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Fifth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LNA3013
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
48
48
6
LNA3023
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LAB
48
0
3
LCN3013
BIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY
48
48
6
LNA3033
FOOD CHEMISTRY
QUI1013
48
48
6
LNA3053
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES I
0
96
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN ARTS
48
48
6
GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVE IN HUMANITIES
48
48
6
Total
288
336
39

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Sixth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LNA3063
FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
QUI1013
48
48
6
LNA3073
FOOD ANALYSIS LAB
QUI1023
32
0
2
LNA3083
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF FOOD
LQI1023
48
48
6
LNA3093
FOOD CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB
LNA3033
0
0
2
MAT2073
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
MAT1013
64
32
6
LQI3073
HEAT TRANSFER UNIT OPERATIONS
LQI2013 MAT1023
48
48
6
LIN3023
BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
QUI2033
64
32
6
Total
304
208
34

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Seventh Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
TSI3013
SELECT TOPICS
48
48
6
TSI4013
PERSPECTIVES OF THE DISCIPLINE
48
48
6
LNA4013
FOOD QUALITY ATTRIBUTES AND LEGISLATION
LNA2013
64
32
6
LNA4023
FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
LNA3033
48
48
6
LNA4033
FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES LAB
LNA3093
32
0
2
LNA4043
FOOD ENGINEERING I
LQUI3073
48
48
6
LNA4053
FOOD ENGINEERING LAB
LQI3073
32
0
2
LNA4063
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES II
LNA3053
0
96
6
Total
320
320
40

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Eighth Term

Matter Code
Course List
Sequence
Hours With Teacher
Hours Independent
Credits (Units)
LNA4073
FOOD ENGINEERING II
LQI3073 LNA4043
64
32
6
LNA4083
DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS
LNA3033
64
32
6
LNA4093
FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
LNA3013 LNA4023
48
48
6
TSI4023
VANGUARD TOPICS
48
48
6
LQI4063
PROCESSING PLANT DESIGN
LQI3073 LNA4043
64
32
6
Total
288
192
30

Hours With Teacher : Horas Docente
Hours Independent: Horas independiente

Total Study Plan Credits
Hours With Teacher 2464
Hours Independent 2048
Credits (Units) 301

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Objective

Train professionals in Food Industry Engineering capable of optimizing production processes and design safe, nutritious and quality food products, using technological tools and virtual environments, applying scientific and technological foundations to process, preserve and control food risks in a global context.

Graduate profile

The Food Industry Engineering’s teaching learning process is based on competencies to integrate knowledge, skills and attitudes that train ethical professionals who can meet the food industry engineering needs and requirements of the population, in a global world.

  • Establish projects based on risk analysis and process planning to effectively meet deadlines and tasks, exercising collaborative and inclusive leadership.
  • Relate data on raw materials and food products to establish industrialization methods, carrying out appropriate experimentation and staying up to date in their profession.
  • Summarize the design process in food engineering through experimentation, using technological tools and scientific bases, proposing solutions with less environmental and socioeconomic impact.

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