Cookery and Food Production (future name: Food Sciences in Culinary Arts)
The degree in Cookery and Food Production provides skills for performing operational duties (know-how), while extending to the field of food production management (coordination skills), always taking into account the need for constant development and adaptation.
Career opportunities - Management, administration and organisation positions in food production units in restaurant services (traditional, collective, catering, industry), with technical skills in food production and preparation, food hygiene and safety, gastronomy, nutrition and production management.
Admission requirements - Admission to the Cookery and Food Production course can be obtained through five different routes:
- Through the National Higher Education Access Competition, in which candidates who have completed the 12th year of schooling will be required to take entrance exams in one of the following subjects:
In 2026/2027
18 Portuguese or 04 Economics
or
One of the following combinations:
02 Biology and Geology
04 Economics
or
02 Biology and Geology
07 Physics and Chemistry
or
04 Economics
07 Physics and Chemistry
or
02 Biology and Geology
18 Portuguese
or
07 Physics and Chemistry
18 Portuguese
Calculation of the application grade: 50% secondary education average + 50% entrance exam grade
Minimum marks: application grade – 95 points | entrance exam grade – 95 points
Courses with preferential access for 2026/2027 (30% of vacancies)
Codes:
H37 - Food Technologies and Safety
P71 - Food Processing and Quality Control Technician
R20 - Cookery/Pastry Technician
R58 - Food Processing and Quality Control Technician
R76 - Food Industry Technician
R95 - Pastry/Bakery Technician
S54 - Cookery/Pastry Techniques (Ordinance No. 57/2009)
S57 - Cookery/Pastry (Ordinance No. 846/2007)
S67 - Cookery/Pastry Technician
T10 - Food Quality Control Technician
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Through Special Regimes, which include candidates covered by Decree-Law No. 393-A/99 of 2 October, such as high-performance athletes, nationals of Portuguese-speaking African countries, and military personnel.
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Through Special Competitions, which cover candidates included under Decree-Law No. 393-B/99 of 2 October, holders of higher education degrees, and students from foreign higher education institutions.
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Through Higher Education Access for those over 23 years of age, under the conditions set out in Decree-Law No. 64/2006 of 21 March.
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Through the Special Higher Education Access Competition for Holders of Secondary-Level Dual Certification Courses and Specialised Artistic Courses.
