Introduction
The Advanced Professional Technical Courses (CTeSP) are a training offered in the scope of Polytechnic higher education with 120 ECTS and the duration of four curricular semesters. These study cycles have components of general and scientific training, technical training and work-based training, which are carried out through an internship at the end of the course, and aim to establish a bridge between the academic and business worlds. They hold a Level 5 Vocational Higher Diploma from the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning and allow students direct access to undergraduate degrees through a special competition held at the institution.
The technical superior course of Gastronomy, Tourism and Welfare, is taught by the Viseu Higher School of Agriculture, the Superior School of Technology and Management of Viseu, the School of Education of Viseu and the School of Health of Viseu, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu.
The professional superior technical course of Gastronomy, Tourism and Welfare is given in the facilities of the Superior School of Agriculture of Viseu of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu.
More information about the course and application process available here.
Study plan
| Curriculum unit | Contact hours | ECTS |
| Food Hygiene and Safety | 60 | 5 |
| Sustainable Food Production | 75 | 6 |
| Food Composition | 60 | 5 |
| Portuguese and European Gastronomy | 60 | 5 |
| Tourism | 60 | 5 |
| Foreign Language | 45 | 4 |
| Asian and African Gastronomy | 60 | 5 |
| Food Processing and Conservation | 65 | 5 |
| Application of Cold in the Food Processing Chain | 60 | 5 |
| Food and Health | 60 | 5 |
| Entrepreneurship and Gastronomic Tourism | 60 | 5 |
| Therapeutic Techniques and Welfare | 60 | 5 |
| Curriculum unit | Contact hours | ECTS |
| Collective Nutrition | 60 | 5 |
| Food Production Management | 60 | 5 |
| New Trends in Gastronomy | 60 | 5 |
| Wine and Winemaking Routes | 60 | 5 |
| Thermal Waters and Health Promotion | 60 | 5 |
| Degustation and Sensory Analysis | 60 | 5 |
| Traineeship | – | 30 |
More information
Study plan :
Despatch n.º 5647/2018
T416
4 semesters
120
Registration No: R / Cr 19/2018
Date of registration: 07-06-2018
