Food science is an interdisciplinary field, and draws on a broad scientific foundation. These studies develop your understanding of the underpinning sciences. They also provide an introduction to the key areas of scientific communication and practice and the scientific techniques and processes that have and will lead to advances in food science.

In these studies you will learn about the physical, biological, and chemical aspects of food and its composition, beginning with harvesting, followed by preparation and ending with consumption. You will develop an understanding of the fate of agricultural raw materials as they are processed and formulated before being presented to the consumer.

Food technology is the application of food science to the processing of biological materials into food products. You will develop your understanding of the technology of food including product development, preservation, processing, packaging and distribution to ensure high quality, safe and nutritionally valuable food and food products.

The internship provides a minimum of eight-weeks industrial placement in which you will have the opportunity to integrate the various strands of your learning in a real work place.

This will enable you to further develop your knowledge of food science and technology or to select units from across the university in which you are eligible to enrol.