Inter-University Master's Degree in Nutrition and Metabolism - 20th edition
- Duration
- 60 ECTS
- Places available
- 60
- Type
- Face-to-face
- Language of instruction
- Spanish (91%) and English (9%). Master’s Thesis in English, Spanish or Catalan.
- Timetable
Generally, afternoons from Monday to Friday.
- Course date
- 25/09/2025 - 10/09/2026
- Academic coordinator
- Dra. Anna Arola Arnal
- URV Faculty
- Faculty of Chemistry (URV)
- Fees
- 1308€
(for students from the UE, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Andorra*, or resident in Spain, price for academic year 2025-26).
Rest of students: €2,913.
*Students with degrees from non-EU countries will be charged an academic tax of €218.15 the first time they enrol only.
Student Office
(+34) 977 77 99 44
master(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat
The official Master's in Nutrition and Metabolism is taught jointly between the Rovira i Virgili University and the Universitat de Barcelona, with academic collaboration from the Universitat de les Illes Balears. Additionally, hospitals, research groups, and the food industry are highly involved in the master’s programme.
The master's programme responds to the growing awareness of the importance of the relationship between diet, nutrition, and health, with specialists in the latest advancements in functional foods, clinical nutrition, and research in all areas of nutrition.
This approach gives place to three specialities to choose from:
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Clinical Nutrition: Training of professionals specialized in the relationship between diet and health. In-depth study of artificial nutrition and the main pathologies, intolerances, and allergies related to food, focusing on prevention and nutritional management.
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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Training of professionals specialized in healthy nutritional profiles who design and formulate new foods and nutraceuticals. In-depth study of food composition, bioactive components, and familiarization with legislation and food safety.
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Research: Introduction to the necessary tools to participate in research in basic, clinical, or applied nutrition within multidisciplinary research groups. This speciality helps graduates to start a doctoral programme.
Watch the recording of the informative session (in Spanish).
For academic year 2025-26, there are no places available for Clinical Nutrition specialisation.
Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Universitat de Barcelona, leading universities in nutrition.
Participating universities
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (coordinating university)
- Universitat de Barcelona
Collaborating Institutions
- Universitat de les Illes Balears