Handbook

The UNSW Bachelor of Science (Honours) Food Science program is a four-year professional degree designed to equip you for a career as a professional food scientist and nutritionist with expertise in food science and nutrition, helping you focus on the chemistry, biochemistry, health and nutrition aspects of food science. We provide you with a solid background in natural and applied sciences that will prepare you for acquiring knowledge and skills in a food science and nutrition specialisation. You will have the opportunity to apply yourself to the areas of food science, safety, nutrition and health, product design and enquiry projects, professional food practice, food systems management and conduct research towards your thesis project. 

The Food Science and Nutrition stream will build your knowledge of the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying metabolism, health and disease. We emphasise the links between food and health through hands-on laboratory courses and visits to several food industries to observe mass-scale production and the processes involved. Through this, you’ll understand how processes can be used to preserve nutrients in food and how nutrients can be added for food fortification, for example. The product design and development project offers an authentic design experience which integrates industry involvement, case studies, IP and product development. It’s a real-world opportunity for you to understand and apply the process from conception to development. 

The Food Science degree provides an opportunity to also do an optional minor in Humanitarian Science and Technology that focuses on applying the Food Science knowledge towards achieving the UN Sustainable development goals.