东莞理工学院食品与营养专业硕士（专业代码：095500）为全日制专业学位硕士，立足东莞及粤港澳大湾区食品与大健康产业发展需求，着力培养应用型、复合型、创新型高层次食品与营养工程技术人才。 本专业紧扣食品与营养领域的行业需求，以培育兼具专业素养与工程实践能力的卓越食品营养工程师为核心目标，要求学生熟练掌握食品营养、食品加工、分子营养、食品智能装备等理论、实务方法与行业政策法规知识，通晓工程伦理规范与学术科研规范，具备食品研发、品质调控、智能运维、项目策划、技术攻关及实践研究能力，可胜任食品企业、健康机构、科研院所、政府监管部门及医疗机构的产业发展与专业技术服务工作。
专业开设食品营养与健康、食品加工工程两大特色培养方向，精准贴合行业前沿与区域产业需求。采用全日制两年学制，课程体系涵盖食品机械工程、食品营养学、食品加工技术原理与应用等核心内容。
本专业培养高层次应用型食品与营养工程人才，毕业生可在食品企业、科研院所、政府部门及医疗机构从事食品研发、品质管控、智能装备运维、营养健康服务、产业规划与技术管理。
Master of Food and Nutrition (Program Code: 095500) at Dongguan University of Technology is a full-time professional master’s program. Rooted in the development needs of the food and big health industry in Dongguan and the Greater Bay Area, the program aims to cultivate application-oriented, interdisciplinary and innovative high-level engineering talents in food and nutrition. Focusing on professional demands in the food and nutrition sector, the program targets the training of outstanding food and nutrition engineers with solid professional literacy and strong engineering practical competence. Students are required to master theories, practical methodologies, industrial policies and regulations covering food nutrition, food processing, molecular nutrition and intelligent food equipment. They will be well versed in engineering ethics and academic norms, and equipped with capabilities in food research and development, quality regulation, intelligent operation and maintenance, project planning, technological breakthrough and practical research. Graduates are competent for industrial development and professional technical services in food enterprises, health institutions, research institutes, government regulatory authorities and medical institutions. It offers two specialized tracks: Food Nutrition and Health and Food Processing Engineering, closely aligning with industrial frontiers and regional industrial demands. Adopting a 2-year full-time study mode, the curriculum covers core courses including Food Mechanical Engineering, Modern Food Nutrition, and Principles and Applications of Food Processing Technology. The program cultivates high-level applied engineering talents in food and nutrition. Graduates can pursue careers in food enterprises, research institutes, government departments and medical institutions, engaging in food R&D, quality control, intelligent equipment operation and maintenance, nutrition and health services, as well as industrial planning and technical management.
