Career Options
Occupational fields
The food industry is one of the largest employers in Germany. The beverage sector plays a insignificant role in this and employs thousands of people in breweries, mineral water companies, fruit juice companies, distilleries and wineries. Graduates of the Master's degree program in Beverage Technology can use their qualifications to take up management positions in all areas of the beverage industry, e.g. as laboratory managers, quality and product managers, production managers or technical managers.
Typical areas of responsibility are:
- Product development
- process optimization
- quality control
- Food safety
- Technical consulting
- Research and development
Graduates are also qualified to work in control and monitoring authorities or to take over the management of units in the relevant specialist departments of ministries. They also have the skills to work scientifically in the field of analytics and process engineering and to complete a doctorate.
Doctorate
After successfully completing a Master's degree, doctoral studies are possible.
Information on doctoral studies