Master of Food and Packaging Innovation (MC-FOODPI) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Jenn Lacy-Nichols
Contact
Prospective students:
http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact
Currently enrolled students:
Course structure
- 87.5 points of core subjects co‐taught across Faculties and Schools
- 25 points of Internship subjects OR 25 points of Minor Project subjects
- 87.5 points from a selection of existing elective subjects which will provide skills for diverse career opportunities
Subject options
Core Subjects
The following seven 12.5 point subjects are core to this degree:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD90007 | Food Processing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90008 | Food Safety and Quality | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90030 | Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MKTG90008 | Consumer Behaviour |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FOOD90031 | Food Packaging Materials and Processes | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90037 | Managing for Value Creation |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FOOD90032 | Food Packaging Design | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students are required to complete 25 points of Internship subjects OR 25 points of Minor Project subjects
Internship Option
Students are required to enrol into an internship for a total of 25 points. It is recommended that the internship is completed across two semesters (FOOD90037 MFPI Internship Part 1 and FOOD90038 MFPI Internship Part 2). Students wishing to complete the internship across one semester (FOOD90036) will require approval from the subject coordinator and course coordinator.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD90036 | MFPI Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| FOOD90037 | MFPI Internship Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FOOD90038 | MFPI Internship Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Minor Project Option
Students are required to enrol into a research project for a total of 25 points. AGRI90070 Minor Research Project is just taken for one standard semester at 25 points. If you wish to study the minor project over an entire year you should enrol into AGRI90079 Minor Research Project Part 1 and AGRI90081 Minor Research Project Part 2 for a total of 25 points.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI90070 | Minor Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| 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 |
Elective Subjects
Students should select 87.5 points of electives from the following subjects (or other electives approved by the course coordinator).
Please note that you must be able to meet the prerequisites of any individual elective subject listed prior to enrolling in the subject.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI90090 | Leadership | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90028 | Sensory Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90123 | Procurement and Logistics | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90140 | Management Competencies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD90022 | Food Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90039 | Securing Sufficient and Healthy Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90040 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90121 | Decision Analysis and Project Management | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90023 | Food Microbiology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90077 | Value Chain Analysis |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MKTG90002 | Product Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90035 | Plant Food Products | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 September 2021