Master's Degree in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition

Academic year 2025-26

You can also consult this information for the academic year 2024-25.

Students need to pass at least 60 credits as follows to be awarded the degree:

  • 25 credits from all mandatory subjects on both specialisations (codes: 10269, 10271, 10273, 10274, 10275, 10276, 10277, 11255)
  • 12 credits from all elective subjects on the relevant specialisation (2A or 2B):
    • Codes for specialisation 2A: 10280, 10289, 11256
    • Codes for specialisation 2B: 10284, 10285, 10290, 11257
  • At least 8 elective credits either from subjects common to both specialisations or subjects on the specialisation students are not taking
  • 9 credits from the Practicum (code: 11263)
  • 6 credits from the Master's Thesis (code: 11264).
Please note
  • Students taking specialisation 2A will undertake their placement at a research laboratory, mainly at the UIB or an affiliated centre
  • Students taking specialisation 2B will undertake their placement (at least four weeks) at a collaborating company or centre in Majorca or another Spanish region, in accordance with the company/centre they are assigned. Students must bear in mind travel may be required
  • Elective subject Metabolic Integration and Personalised Nutrition (11258) is particularly recommended for graduates in Human Nutrition, Medicine, Veterinary Science and similar areas
  • Elective subject Training for Work in Experimentation on Animals (11262) has limited places (between four and six per year)
  • Shared subjects are available in accordance with the collaboration agreement signed with the Master's Programme in Nutrition and Metabolism at the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) and the University of Barcelona (UB) (Full collaboration protocol document).
First year
Name Type Credits Period
11264 - Master's Thesis Master's Thesis 6,0 Yearlong
11263 - Practicum External Academic Placements 9,0 2nd semester
10269 - Molecular Nutrition Mandatory 3,0 1st semester
10271 - Energy Homeostasis and Functional Foods Mandatory 3,0 1st semester
10273 - Design of Experimental Studies and Statistics Applied to Nutrigenomics Mandatory 3,0 1st semester
10274 - Financial Resources for R+D in Food Sciences Mandatory 2,0 1st semester
11255 - Bioactive and Functional Components of Food Mandatory 3,0 1st semester
10275 - Nutrition and Pathology Mandatory 3,0 2nd semester
10276 - Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition Mandatory 5,0 2nd semester
10277 - Methods and Techniques in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition Mandatory 3,0 2nd semester
11262 - Training for Work in Experimentation on Animals Elective 6,0 Yearlong
10287 - Circadian Control of Energy Intake Elective 2,0 1st semester
11258 - Metabolic Integration and Personalised Nutrition Elective 3,0 1st semester
11260 - Technological Aspects of Food Components Elective 3,0 1st semester
11261 - Bioinformatics Elective 3,0 2nd semester
11259 - Biomembranes and Lipids. Nutrition-related Fundamentals. Elective 3,0

 Development and Innovation in Nutrigenomics and Functional Nutrition (profile 2B)
  • Mallorca

Development and Innovation in Nutrigenomics and Functional Nutrition (profile 2B)
Name Credits Period
10285 - Innovation and Development Seminars 2,0 Yearlong
10290 - Food Enterprises and Marketing 3,0 1st semester
10284 - Functional Foods 3,0 2nd semester
11257 - Food-related Safety, Efficiency and Regulatory Aspects 4,0 2nd semester

 Research in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition (profile 2A)
  • Mallorca

Research in Nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition (profile 2A)
Name Credits Period
10280 - Research Seminars in Nutrigenomics 3,0 1st semester
10289 - Computational Data Handling in Nutritional Studies 3,0 2nd semester
11256 - Research Techniques in the Laboratory 6,0 2nd semester