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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Master of Science - MSc8037 - Food Science

Specialisation Structure
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC.

Advanced Disciplinary Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

FOOD8450
6 UOC
Advanced Food Engineering
FOOD9100
6 UOC
Advanced Processing Technologies
FOOD9102
6 UOC
Sensory Analysis of Foods
FOOD9103
6 UOC
Advanced Food Microbiology

Research Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

CEIC9951
6 UOC
Advanced Research Thesis A
CEIC9952
6 UOC
Advanced Research Thesis B
CEIC9953
6 UOC
Advanced Research Thesis C

Disciplinary Knowledge Courses

Students must take at least 24 UOC of the following courses.

CEIC6711
6 UOC
Complex Fluids Microstructure and Rheology
CEIC6712
6 UOC
Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering
CEIC6789
6 UOC
Data-driven Decision Making in Chemical Engineering and Food Science
FOOD8010
6 UOC
Food Preservation
FOOD8020
6 UOC
Food Science and Technology Laboratory
FOOD8030
6 UOC
Food Safety and Quality Assurance
FOOD8110
6 UOC
Advanced Food Chemistry
FOOD8220
6 UOC
Nutrition
FOOD8320
6 UOC
Food Microbiology
FOOD8403
6 UOC
Advanced and Applied Nutrition
FOOD8801
6 UOC
Unit Operations in Food Processing

Electives

Students complete 24 UOC of electives.
Students may choose any courses for which they are eligible to enrol, as electives, including any of the courses listed.
Suggested electives that would count as additional Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge courses include:

GSOE9712
6 UOC
Engineering Statistics and Experiment Design
GSOE9510
6 UOC
Ethics and Leadership in Engineering
GSOE9830
6 UOC
Economic Decision Analysis in Engineering

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