Zootechnist is a professional with solid scientific background, prepared to work with management, research or assistance to different animal production systems, by adding value and optimizing the use of available resources and technologies that are socially, environmentally and economically adaptable.

The field of action of this professional has an important component of nutrition, handling and genetic improvement of both domestic and wild animals. However, Zootechnist’s attributions surpass the frontiers of rural properties, demanding knowledge about agribusiness dynamics, animal-based products processing and quality, as well as planning and managing public and private companies related to the sector. Their training additionally allows actions in education, research institutions, breeder associations and others.

FZEA offers a full-time Animal Science undergraduate program, lasting eight semesters at school, and one semester of supervised training. In the first four semesters, students attend basic courses (mathematics, physics, chemistry, anatomy, animal and plant physiology and microbiology) preparing them for both the following semesters of applied courses and the training period in the last semester. Mandatory or elective courses include several areas, providing solid education compatible with USP standards. The program prepares the future Zootechnist to meet the needs of both market and scientific and technological development.

Moreover, students become aware of social, economical, environmental scenarios in the country, thus becoming a prospective transformation agent in society. Students will also be able to complement their academic and professional background relying on scientific initiation scholarships offered by USP or funding agencies as well on international exchange and trainee programs. Depending on student’s social and economical background, USP also offers housing and alimentation support.

FZEA offers 40 annual seats for the undergraduate program in Animal Science.

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The Biosystem Engineer is a professional able to design systems focused on sustainable production by using innovative technologies in the agribusiness chain, contributing to food, material and energy production, focusing on economical and social development.

Biosystems Engineering is a new area of knowledge, created due to the technological evolution in farm production processes. There is a great field of action in Brazil because most of farming process and Animal Science technology is imported. As working field, areas of infrastructural engineering, control and automation, technology, planning, and management can be highlighted. Besides being tied to Agrarian Sciences, Biosystems Engineering approaches non­traditional knowledge to the area, while introducing contents related to modern resources in biosensors, electronics, automation and biofuels, among others, emphasizing entrepreneurship and technological innovations representing deep changes in the farm production environment.

The full-time Biosystems Engineering undergraduate program lasts ten semesters.

Mandatory or elective courses cover priority areas of the profession, providing solid education compatible with USP standards in undergraduate courses and preparing the new professional for demands of both market and scientific and technological development.

Moreover, students become aware of social, economical, environmental scenarios in the country, thus becoming a prospective transformation agent in society. Students will also be able to complement their academic and professional background relying on scientific initiation scholarships offered by USP or funding agencies as well on international exchange and trainee programs. Depending on student’s social and economical background, USP also offers housing and alimentation support.

FZEA offers 60 annual seats for the Biosystems Engineering undergraduate program.

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 Food Engineer is a professional who works at the food industry, developing projects, products and packaging, improving processes, performing food analysis and its quality control, and also managing production.

Education of Food Engineers comprises basic areas of science (mathematics, physics and chemistry) and engineering applied to the food industry (transport phenomena, unit operations, bioengineering, refrigeration, industrial facilities and designing), complemented by other aspects allowing safe application of engineering principles into the food industrialization field. Accordingly, their education must cover subjects defined as “Food Science”, namely: food chemistry, food biochemistry, food analysis, food microbiology, sensory analysis and technological subjects, including characteristics of raw materials.

The Food Engineering undergraduate program is offered in 10 semesters. Mandatory or elective courses entail priority areas of the profession, providing solid education, compatible with USP standards and preparing the new professional to meet the needs of both market and scientific and technological development.

Moreover, students become aware of social, economical, environmental scenarios in the country, thus becoming a prospective transformation agent in society. Students will also be able to complement their academic and professional background relying on scientific initiation scholarships offered by USP or funding agencies as well on international exchange and trainee programs.

Depending on student’s social and economical background, USP also offers housing and alimentation support.

FZEA offers 100 annual seats for the Food Engineering undergraduate course, being 50 seats for day-shift and 50 seats for evening-shift.

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The Veterinary graduated at FZEA will be high standard professional, particularly prepared to deal with health of production animal, management of sectors related to internal markets and exportation of animal-origin products, food safety and public health, animal well-being, and environmental sustainability.

 Besides its generalist background, the professional profile sought by FZEA Veterinary Medicine undergraduate program comprises three distinguishable emphases, namely: Herd Health and Food Safety, Environmental Sustainability and Animal Well-Being, and Agribusiness Management and International Trade. Those features are particular to FZEA identity as far as the interfaces between Animal Science, Food Engineering, and Biosystems Engineering are concerned. Such noteworthy focus was conceived in line with the meticulous analysis on the professional field regarding veterinary physicians in Brazil, bearing in mind future demand trends of global job marketplace, as widely referred by media. Accordingly, the increasing Brazilian keenness for global food provisioning was accounted for and such professional profile is an important feature to distinguish FZEA veterinary physicians from those graduated from several programs in the country.

The Veterinary Medicine program is offered in ten full-time semesters. Compulsory and elective courses comprise fundamental areas for such profession, this way providing a strong updated academic background compatible to USP undergraduate education standards as well as preparing future professionals to fulfill not only market demands but also scientific and technological development.

Moreover, students become aware of social, economical, environmental scenarios in the country, thus becoming a prospective transformation agent in society. Students will also be able to complement their academic and professional background relying on scientific initiation scholarships offered by USP or funding agencies as well on international exchange and trainee programs. Depending on student’s social and economical background, USP also offers housing and alimentation support.

FZEA offers 60 student enrollments for the Veterinary Medicine undergraduate program each year.

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