Master in Safety Food (MSA)
18th Edition 25/27


The cycle of studies provides specialized scientific training, allowing a capacity for updated and efficient professional intervention. The holders of the degree of Master in Food Safety will be qualified to pursue professional activity in the area of production, processing, preservation and distribution of foodstuffs, with special emphasis on the area of food safety.

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Requirements

1.1. The Master's Degree in Food Safety (MSA) is open to candidates:
                           
a) Holders of a bachelor/master science degree, or legal equivalent, in the areas of Veterinary, Agricultural, Biological or Engineering sciences;

b) Holders of a foreign higher education degree on veterinary sciences, agriculture sciences or biological sciences, conferred following a 1st cycle of studies organised following the principles of the Bologna process by countries adhering to this process;

c) Holders of a foreign higher education degree, in the fields of veterinary, agricultural, biological or related sciences, recognised as meeting the objectives of the Master degree by the scientific committee of the study cycle;

d) The professionals of Food Production, Processing, Preservation, Distribution and Trading sectors with an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which demonstrates the ability to undertake the study program.

The legal equivalences are considered to be the degrees recognized under Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of 16 August, as well as degrees that have been recognized or considered equivalent under previous legislation. 

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Application Process information

The application is online (FenixEdu):

2.1  Application site:

1. If the applicant already has a FMV-ULisboa FenixEdu account or a Campus@Ulisboa account, with a student or ex-student record at FMV-ULisboa, access Fenix and login: https://fenix.fmv.ulisboa.pt/login

2. If the applicant does not have an account on FMV-ULisboa FenixEdu, one must be created at: https://fenix.fmv.ulisboa.pt/accountCreation

3. If the applicant has applied in previous years with local accounts or if the account password was forgotten, the applicant must recover their credentials on the link above in the “Credentials Recovery” section; 

4. If the applicant has a Campus account and a FMV student or ex-student record and needs to recover their password or username, the applicant must access the user webpage and on the Authentication menu must choose the option “Recover Access”: https://utilizadores.campus.ulisboa.pt/ULUsersApp/login


On the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine webpage ( menu ), with the submission of the following documents:

  a) Identification document (Citizen Card, Identification Card, Passport, Residence title/permit);
  b) Photocopy of the official document containing tax identification number (if applicable);
  c) Certificate of academic degree;
  d) Document proving the rating scale used in the country of origin (if applicable);
  e) Curriculum vitae

The document referred to in point (c), and in the case of certificates obtained in non-Community countries, shall be endorsed by the consular office or presented with the affixing of The Hague Apostille by the competent authority of the State from which the document originates and, when not Portuguese, English, French or Spanish, must be translated into one of these languages.

Applicants must also prove adequate language skills to attend the course (mastery of Portuguese).

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Application fee

The application fee of 100 € must be paid through the ATM/MB network using the payment reference generated by the online application platform. For students residing abroad, the application fee can be paid by bank transfer.

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Vacancies:

The number of vacancies assigned for the 2025/2027 Edition ranges between 15 (minimum) and 30 (maximum).

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Results publication

The results of the application will be announced in a list published in the Faculty's web page in:
Study > Master > Master in Food Safety.

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Tuition Fee

National or equivalent student: 1.250 €*
International student: 2.500 €**

6.1. Payment of the annual attendance fee (tuition fee) can be made in 6 instalments
          (*September 250€, November, January, March, May and July 200€)
          (**September 500€, November, January, March, May and July 400€);

6.2. Upon enrollment and registration, 20% of the total annual attendance fee (tuition fee) must be paid, plus the registration fee and school insurance.

6.3. Registration will only be considered as definite after the presentment of the original or certified copies of the documents proving the identification and qualifications considered in the application process.

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Informações complementares

The candidates may obtain further information in the Academic Services of the Faculty, according to the working schedule (9:00 am to 3:00 pm). Further information will be provided according to the defined calendar, published in the web page of the Faculty

Other information: please contact Master Science secretariat Mrs Maria Paula (msa@fmv.ulisboa.pt)

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