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Master of Food Science (439FS) // Course structure
About this course
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Prospective students:
http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact
Currently enrolled students:
Coordinator
Ken Ng
Course structure
A diverse range of elective subjects is offered enabling students to develop sufficient familiarity with knowledge areas relevant to their research thesis, supplementing existing academic qualifications and industrial experience.
The program comprises of 75 credit points of Core subjects, 25 credit points of Professional Toolbox subjects, a minimum of 25 credit points of Research Project and a minimum of 25 credit points of discipline electives.
Subject options
Core Subjects
Students must complete all of the following six subjects (75 credit points):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90022 | Food Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90007 | Food Processing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90085 | No longer available | ||
FOOD90023 | Food Microbiology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90008 | Food Safety and Quality | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90035 | Plant Food Products | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Professional Toolbox
Students must complete two (25 points) Professional Toolbox subjects, one subject (12.5 points) from Science Tools and one subject (12.5 points) from Business Tools.
Science Tools
Students must complete one of the following subjects (12.5 points) within the second year of study:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90075 | Research Methods For Life Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Business Tools
Students must complete one of the following subjects (12.5 points):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NRMT90018 | Human Resource Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
NRMT90021 | Project Management |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90013 | Financial Management for Agribusiness |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90076 | Industry Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Research Project
Students must complete a minimum of 25 points of the following:
- Students wishing to take a Minor or Major research project over one semester should enrol into AGRI90070 Minor Research Project or AGRI90072 Major Research Project.
- Students wishing to take a Minor esearch project over two semesters should enrol into AGRI90079 Minor Research Project Part 1 and AGRI90081 Minor Research Project Part 2.
- Students wishing to take a Major Research project over two semesters should enrol into or AGRI90080 Major Research Project Part 1 and AGRI90082 Major Research Project Part 2.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90079 | Minor Research Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90081 | Minor Research Project Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90070 | Minor Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AGRI90080 | Major Research Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AGRI90082 | Major Research Project Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AGRI90072 | Major Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Discipline Electives
Students must complete a minimum of two subjects (25 points) from the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90028 | Sensory Analysis and Practice | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90053 | No longer available | ||
FOOD90031 | Food Packaging Materials and Processes | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90025 | Health Aspects in Functional Foods | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
POPH90293 | No longer available | ||
FOOD90032 | Food Packaging Design | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90011 | Food Biotechnology | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other Electives
Students should choose the remainder of your subjects from the following list of electives:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NRMT90018 | Human Resource Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90077 | Value Chain Analysis |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness Management Economics |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90028 | Sensory Analysis and Practice | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90053 | No longer available |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90031 | Food Packaging Materials and Processes | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90025 | Health Aspects in Functional Foods | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90293 | No longer available |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90032 | Food Packaging Design | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90011 | Food Biotechnology | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020