A 3-year bachelor's programme, taught in German, in Zurich.

PriceCHF 2,190/ semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w… ≈ €2,384
Next dateApply by
LanguageGerman⁠Requires C1 level
Duration3 years⁠

✓ 7 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

45 modules published

Across 2 years of study.

Where will you be?

6 semesters, one by one

Each block is what the institution publishes for that semester.

Year 1
6 modules24 ECTS
Semester 2Not stated
Year 2
Year 2Not stated
Year 3
24 modules
Semester 6Not stated
StudyYear known, semester not
How does study run?

5 lines through 3 years

One line per theme. Hollow stop: the semester isn't stated. Our classification by module titles.

What are all the subjects?

All 45 modules

Year 1 · 6 modules · all required · 24 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· autumn_semester3
· autumn_semester6
· autumn_semester4
· autumn_semester4
· autumn_semester3
· autumn_semester4

Source: vvz.ethz.ch, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 24 modules · 71 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective6
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective recommended3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective recommended3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective recommended3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective recommended3
· autumn_semesterElective recommended3
· autumn_semesterElective recommended4
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective recommended2
· autumn_semesterElective recommended3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective4
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterElective recommended3
· autumn_semesterElective2
· autumn_semesterElective3

Source: vvz.ethz.ch, checked 31 Oct 2026

Modules · 15 modules · 38 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterRequired5
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterRequired1
· autumn_semesterRequired1
· autumn_semesterRequired4
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterRequired3
· autumn_semesterElective3
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterRequired2
· autumn_semesterRequired3

Source: vvz.ethz.ch, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelCh bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Credits180 ECTS⁠
Study modeNot found on official pages
DeliveryNot found on official pages
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More maths and foundations than 3 of 3 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeBachelor Food Science and Nutrition ETH Zürich45
Bachelor Human Medicine ETH Zürich41
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More maths and foundations, less projects and labs

Share here against the average of 3 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Maths and foundations
45% here
33% typical
Business and management
12% here
0% typical
Society, ethics and law
8% here
3% typical

Less here than typical

Projects and labs
8% here
21% typical

About the same as typical: languages and communication, research methods, data and computing, specialist subjects.

What is only here?

26 modules not found at 3 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Maths and foundations

8
  • Biological and Bio-Inspired Materials
  • Mathematics IV: Statistics
  • General Biology I
  • Fundamentals of Microscopy and Plant Biology
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Selected Topics of Physical Chemistry
  • Food Materials Science
  • Experimental Food Microbiology

Specialist subjects

6
  • World Food System
  • Food Analysis IIDoes not take place this semester.
  • Introduction to Toxicology
  • Food Process Engineering II
  • Food, Habits and Health
  • Physiology

Business and management

5
  • Project Management
  • Economics
  • Corporate Sustainability
  • Strategic Supply Chain Management
  • Accounting for Managers

Society, ethics and law

3
  • Environmental Ethics (University of Zurich)No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH as an incoming student. UZH Module Code: 07SMEEE266
  • Startups and Law Particularly suitable for students of D-ITET, D-MAVT.
  • International Environmental Politics

Projects and labs

3
  • Excursions II
  • Food Technology Laboratory
  • Food Process Engineering Laboratory

Data and computing

1
  • Informatics
Where you'll study

Studying in Zurich

What is the campus like?
City size100,000 to 500,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 440,935 in 2025
Distance to the centre≈ 0.6 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingHelp finding a room, no rooms of its ownInferred
FacilitiesGymInferred, Library⁠, Music rooms⁠
FoodCafeteria (Hönggerberg campus)⁠, Cafeteria (Zentrum campus)⁠
SupportCareer service⁠, Counselling⁠, Disability support⁠, Student clubsInferred, Student union⁠

The rest of what we hold on ETH Zürich is on its page.

What it costs

At least CHF 4,530 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ CHF 4,530 first year · 2026/27 · specific applicants · our sum

Tuition 2026/27 · 2 semestersCHF 4,380
Application feeCHF 150

Not published: living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (2)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
Tuitionch, li · or residence in CH/LI when the entrance qualification was obtained; EU/EFTA wit…2026/27CHF 730 / semester
≈ €795
TuitionOther foreign · note: students who do not meet the group 1 criteria2026/27CHF 2,190 / semester
≈ €2,384
What changes the price?

3 things that move it

−CHF 12,000

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP)

Grant

Giorgio Pegoraro Scholarship

Grant

Nizzola Excellence Scholarship

Is that expensive?

Among 4 similar programmes, in euros / semester

This programme €2,384

Costs more than 0 of 3 similar programmes. Too few programmes to name a typical price (we need 5).

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 4, cheapest first
How to start

Apply by 31 Mar 2027

Dates that differ by citizenship are marked for your group.

When does it happen?
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Every date (6 dates)
Mar 2027
  • Application deadline
  • Language certificate
  • Application deadline
  • Language certificate
Sep 2027
  • Programme starts
Oct 2027
  • Entrance exam registration
Is my language good enough?
German requirementC1 CEFR minimum
What are the steps?
  1. 1
    Check you qualifyUnknown
  2. 2
    Prove your languageStage: Application · CEFR from: C1 · Language: German⁠
  3. 3
    Admission testsUnknown
  4. 4
    How they chooseUnknown
  5. 5
    Where you applyUnknown
  6. 6
    DocumentsUnknown
  7. 7
    Deadline31 Mar 2027 · Application · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · Start date: 1 Dec 2026 · 2027/28⁠
    +4 more
    • 31 Mar 2027 · Language certificate · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · 2027/28⁠
    • 15 Oct 2027 · Entrance exam registration · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · Start date: 15 Sep 2027 · 2027/28⁠
    • 31 Mar 2027 · Application · Term: Autumn semester · Without entrance exam · Start date: 1 Dec 2026 · 2027/28⁠
    • 31 Mar 2027 · Language certificate · Term: Autumn semester · Without entrance exam · 2027/28⁠
  8. 8
    StartDate: 20 Sep 2027 · Term: Autumn semester · 2027/28⁠
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

3 of 3 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, Switzerland

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 1 more.

This programmeBachelor Food Science and Nutrition ETH ZürichSimilarBachelor Pharmaceutical Sciences ETH ZürichSimilarBachelor Human Medicine ETH Zürich
PriceCHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27
Duration3 years3 years3 years
LanguageGermanGermanGerman
Next date1 Dec 20261 Dec 20261 Dec 2026

3 of 3 publish a next date.

ETH Zürich · ZurichSwitzerland

Bachelor Health Sciences and Technology

CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w… ≈ €2,384

42% projects and labs · 20% free electives

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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor Food Science and Nutrition is a bachelor's programme in health and medicine at ETH Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. It takes 3 years. It carries 180 ECTS credits. Teaching is in German.

The institution publishes 45 modules, of which 16 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are maths and foundations (45%), business and management (12%) and free electives (9%).

How much does Bachelor Food Science and Nutrition cost?

CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w…. In euros that is ≈ €2,384.

When is the next deadline or start?

1 Dec 2026 (Apply by).

What language is it taught in?

German (Requires C1 level).

How long does it take?

3 years.

Where is it?

ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Everything we hold

All 12 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Dates · 1 with values
StartDate: 20 Sep 2027 · Term: Autumn semester · 2027/28⁠
Admission · 1 with values
Language requirementStage: Application · CEFR from: C1 · Language: German⁠
Programme · 5 with values · 2 without
Credits180 ECTS⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
Duration3 years⁠
Language of instructionGerman⁠
LevelCh bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
LocationZurich, SwitzerlandInferred
Study modeNot found on official pages

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