ChSE 3060 Food Science

3060 BSc in Food Science and Technology

This program offers two specialisations or plans namely: Food Science and Technology Plan (FOODE13060) and Food Science and Nutrition Plan (FOODD13060).
Below is the new program structure for new enrolment (Year 1) commencing 2008. All enrolment prior to 2008 still follow the old program structure.

Program Structure- Food Science and Technology Plan (FOODE13060)

Year 1

S1	Course	UOC	S2	Course	UOC
BABS1201	Molecules, Cells and Genes	6	FOOD1130	The Food industry	6
FOOD1120	Introduction to Food Science	6	MATH1041	Stats for Life & Soc Sciences	6
MATH1031	Maths for Life Sciences	6	CHEM1021	Fundamentals of Chem 1B	6
CHEM1011	Fundamentals of Chem 1A	6	or CHEM1041	Higher Chemistry 1D	6
or CHEM1031	Higher Chemistry 1C	6	PHYS1111	Fundamentals of Physics	6

Year 2

S1	Course	UOC	S2	Course	UOC
BIOC2181	Fundamentals of Biochemistry	6	FOOD1230	Food Choice	6
MICR2011	Microbiology 1A	6	BIOC2291	Fundamentals of Molecular Biology	6
FOOD1360	Food Processing Principles	6	CHEM2921	Food Chemistry 1	6
GENXXXX	General Education	6	GENXXXX	General Education	6

Year 3

S1	Course	UOC	S2	Course	UOC
INDC2003	Industrial Chemistry Laboratory 1	6	FOOD1390	Product Design and Development	6
FOOD3220	Nutrition	6	FOOD2330	Quality Assurance and Control	6
FOOD1370	Food Preservation	6	FOOD2340	Food Safety	6
FOOD2320	Food Microbiology	6	FOOD1380	Unit Operations in Food Processes	6

Year 4

Stream A- Option1	Course	UOC	Stream A -Option 2	Course	UOC
FOOD5400	Industry Liaison	6	FOOD5400	Industry Liaison	6
FOOD1490	Advanced Food Chemistry	6	FOOD1490	Advanced Food Chemistry	6
FOOD1400	Project	12	FOOD1480	Minor Project	6
Electives		24	Electives		30
Note: FOOD1400 to be taken over 2 semesters. During Stages 3 and 4 of the program, excursions are made to various food industries. Detailed reports of some of these visits may be required.

Stream B- Industry Module Program		UOC
FOOD5400	Industry Liaison	6
FOOD5410	Industry Practicum	24
Electives		18

Elective Courses List

Elective	Course	UOC	Elective	Course	UOC
BIOT3011	Biotechnology A	6	INFS1603	Business Data Management	6
BIOT3021	Biotechnology B	6	MARK1012	Marketing Fundamentals	6
BIOT3071	Commercial Biotech	6	ECON1101	Microeconomics 1	6
FOOD2350	Forensic Food Science	6	ECON1102	Macroeconomics 1	6
FOOD2360	Food Toxicology	6	PHPH2101	Physiology 1A	6
FOOD2480	Advanced Food Microbiology	6	PHPH2201	Physiology 1B	6
FOOD2500	Food Diagnostics	6	FOOD4450	Advanced Food Processing	6
FOOD3440	Advanced Nutrition	6
Or such other electives as approved by the Head of School. Note that not all electives will run every year.

Program Structure -Food Science and Nutrition Plan (FOODD13060)

Year 1

S1	Course	UOC	S2	Course	UOC
BABS1201	Molecules, Cells and Genes	6	FOOD1130	The Food industry	6
FOOD1120	Introduction to Food Science	6	MATH1041	Stats for Life & Soc Sciences	6
MATH1031	Maths for Life Sciences	6	CHEM1021	Fundamentals of Chem 1B	6
CHEM1011	Fundamentals of Chem 1A	6	or CHEM1041	Higher Chemistry 1D	6
or CHEM1031	Higher Chemistry 1C	6	PHYS1111	Fundamentals of Physics	6

Year 2

S1	Course	UOC	S2	Course	UOC
BIOC2181	Fundamentals of Biochemistry	6	FOOD1230	Food Choice	6
MICR2011	Microbiology 1A	6	BIOC2291	Fundamentals of Molecular Biology	6
PHPH2101	Physiology 1A	6	CHEM2921	Food Chemistry 1	6
PHPH2201	Physiology 1B	6	GENXXXX	General Education	6

Year 3

S1	Course	UOC	S2	Course	UOC
INDC2003	Industrial Chemistry Laboratory 1	6	FOOD1390	Product Design and Development	6
FOOD3220	Nutrition	6	FOOD2330	Quality Assurance and Control	6
FOOD1370	Food Preservation	6	FOOD2340	Food Safety	6
FOOD2320	Food Microbiology	6	FOOD3440	Advanced Nutrition	6

Year 4

Stream A- Option1	Course	UOC	Stream A -Option 2	Course	UOC
FOOD5400	Industry Liaison	6	FOOD5400	Industry Liaison	6
FOOD1490	Advanced Food Chemistry	6	FOOD1490	Advanced Food Chemistry	6
FOOD1400	Project	12	FOOD1480	Minor Project	6
GENXXX	General Education	6	GENXXX	General Education	6
Electives		18	Electives		12
Note: FOOD1400 to be taken over 2 semesters. During Stages 3 and 4 of the program, excursions are made to various food industries. Detailed reports of some of these visits may be required.

Stream B- Industry Module Program		UOC
FOOD5400	Industry Liaison	6
FOOD5410	Industry Practicum	24
GENXXXX	General Education	6
Electives		12

Students undertaking the Food Science and Nutrition Plan will follow the Food Science and Technology plan with substitutions:

* PHPH2101 Physiology 1A replaces FOOD1360 Food Processing Principles in year 2
* PHPH2201 Physiology 1B replaces 6UOC of General Education courses in year 2
* FOOD3440 Advanced Nutrition replaces FOOD1380 Unit Operations in Food Processes in year 3
* 6UOC of General Education replaces one of the electives in year 4

During Stages 3 and 4 of the program, excursions are made to various food industries. Detailed reports of some of these visits may be required.