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

Bachelor of Science and Business - BSc&Bus3925 - Science and Business
Bachelor of Science - BSc3970 - Science
Bachelor of Science (International) - BSc(International)3987 - Science (International)

Specialisation Structure
72 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 72 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

Students must take 30 UOC of the following courses.

BABS1201
6 UOC
Molecules, Cells and Genes
FOOD1120
6 UOC
Introduction to Food Science

Level 2 Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

CHEM2921
6 UOC
Food Chemistry
FOOD2320
6 UOC
Food Microbiology
MICR2011
6 UOC
Microbiology 1

Level 3 Core Courses

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

FOOD3010
6 UOC
Food Preservation

Discipline Electives

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

FOOD3020
6 UOC
Food Science and Technology Laboratory
FOOD3030
6 UOC
Food Safety and Quality Assurance
FOOD3220
6 UOC
Nutrition
FOOD4110
6 UOC
Advanced Food Chemistry

Recommended Elective

This course is not required but recommended as a good complementary course for this major:MATH1041 Statistics for Life and Social Sciences (6 UOC)

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Honours

For information about Honours in Food Science see the Food Science Honours program (3065) or contact the School of Chemical Engineering.

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