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Food Packaging Design (FOOD90032)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
| Availability | July - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject provides an overview of food packaging design and primary packaging which has important roles in consumer-led product development, marketing and product placement. It combines knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines necessary for this highly competitive and innovative area of the food industry. Topics covered will include food packaging law, brand identity and breakthrough packaging ideas. A combination of lectures and manufacturer (within Melbourne and surrounds) visits will provide students with demonstrable knowledge of food packaging applications, packaging materials, interactions between packaging and the environment, packaging design concepts and flexible packaging materials. Some of the materials will be taught by industry experts.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will
- To be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the interdisciplinary field of packaging design
- To develop the cognitive, technical and creative skills necessary to underpin understanding of recent innovations in packaging design
- To investigate and apply innovative approaches to the contemporary, interdisciplinary management of commercial food systems
- To demonstrate a critical understanding of environmental, economic, social and ethical factors related to packaging design with the cognitive, technical and creative skills necessary to communicate the information to a specialist and non-specialist audience
Generic skills
Students in this unit should:
- Develop an ability to derive, interpret and analyse technical or economic information from primary and other sources toward optimal solutions in packaging design, materials and processes
- Enhance capacity for creativity and innovative thinking, through the application of skills and knowledge
- Develop ability to solve problems in applied industry situations
- Further advance oral and written communication skills to allow informed dialogue, written solutions to problems and presenting findings to industry, government, peers and the community
- Better understand social and cultural diversity and environmental implications in making decisions regarding packaging design and materials
- Further enhance capacity to manage small design projects with particular attention to planning, time management and team development skills
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Presentation - competitive analysis of an innovative food package 5-minute oral presentation with PowerPoint slides
| Last day of teaching period | 20% |
Written Assignment - competitive analysis of an innovative food package
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 20% |
Written Assignment - Design brief and design proposal for an innovative food package
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 20% |
Examination
| 6 Weeks after the end of teaching | 40% |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Hafiz Suleria Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours of lectures and 8 hours of field and practical work Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 July 2022 to 22 July 2022 Last self-enrol date 15 July 2022 Census date 29 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 August 2022 Assessment period ends 2 September 2022 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Please note that this subject is delivered in an intensive mode over five days during the semester break. There will be some pre-reading required for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Food Science Course Master of Food and Packaging Innovation - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 November 2023