In Estonia, where big amounts of food are being produced and processed, specialists of this discipline are always needed. The graduates with more ambitious intentions will have all the knowledge to start their own biotechnology enterprise. Like in all the chemistry disciplines, the foundation of the curriculum in biotechnology and food technology lies in the main chemistry courses - general, inorganic, physical, organic and biochemistry. The special courses include microbiology, biotechnology, molecular and cellular biology, nutritional studies, foundations of food processing, and many others. Besides Estonian, Tallinn Technical University offers the basic courses in bio- and food technology also in Russian during the first two years of study.
Several courses are also available in English.