Bachelor of Science (Food Science and Technology) for 2013

At a glance

Major study areas  
2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Graduates of the course are critical thinkers with skills and techniques related to the processing of agricultural raw materials, and will have a working knowledge of broad areas of application of food science and technology in industry. The course also enhances the need to understand the importance of food to human nutrition and wellbeing.

Graduates from this program are very much in demand in food industries due in part to their scientific understanding of the technical aspects

of food, beginning with harvesting and preparation

and ending with consumption.

Why study Bachelor of Science (Food Science and Technology)?

The Bachelor of Science (Food Science and Technology) is your opportunity to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of future generations. The course focuses firstly on helping you develop a greater understanding of the fate of agricultural raw materials, and secondly on the technology of food such as preservation, processing, packaging and distribution to ensure that food is safe, nutritious, and wholesome.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

3 years full-time
6 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Fee information not presently available.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Note: Fees for courses offered in Malaysia and South Africa will differ from those shown here.

Intakes

First Semester (March), Second Semester (July)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Malaysia: full-time, part-time

Note: attendances for courses offered in Malaysia and South Africa will differ from those shown here.

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Course code: 3530

CRICOS code:

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Email: info@monash.edu.my
Telephone: (03) 56360600 or (03) 56376025
Mailing address:
Monash University Malaysia
School of Arts and Sciences
2 Jalan Kolej Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

3 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Fee information not presently available.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Note: Fees for courses offered in Malaysia and South Africa will differ from those shown here.

Intakes

First Semester (March), Second Semester (July)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Malaysia: full-time

Note: attendances for courses offered in Malaysia and South Africa will differ from those shown here.

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Course code: 3530

CRICOS code:

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

Malaysia Student Enquiries

Telephone: +60 3 5514 6000
Email: info@monash.edu.my

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

Equivalent Australian Year 12

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4 - one of biology, chemistry, mathematical methods (CAS), physics, geography, psychology or specialist mathematics and a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

One of biology (any), chemistry (any), geography (any), mathematics SL, further mathematics SL, mathematics HL, physics (any)

or psychology (any), and a score of at least 4

in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B

SL or 4 in English B HL.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applicants for the Malaysia campus should apply directly to the campus. More information can be found by visiting the campus website

Semester two (July)

Applicants for the Malaysia campus should apply directly to the campus. More information can be found by visiting the campus website

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

Equivalent Australian Year 12

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4 - one of biology, chemistry, mathematical methods (CAS), physics, geography, psychology or specialist mathematics and a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English

International subject prerequisites

Yr 12 or equivalent

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

One of biology (any), chemistry (any), geography (any), mathematics SL, further mathematics SL, mathematics HL, physics (any)

or psychology (any), and a score of at least 4

in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B

SL or 4 in English B HL.

English requirements for international students

IELTS 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Qualification Malaysia
A Level GCE (Click on the Undergraduate Qualifications Database link above for details on how the A-Level score is calculated.) 8

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Applicants for the Malaysia campus should apply directly to the campus. More information can be found by visiting the campus website

Semester two (July)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Applicants for the Malaysia campus should apply directly to the campus. More information can be found by visiting the campus website

Major study areas

This tightly structured course provides a solid scientific foundation in the biological and the physical sciences together with knowledge of the scope of food science and its relationship with nutrition and food technology, food composition and processing and formulation of agricultural raw materials into safe and nutritious food products.

At stage one and two, students gain the necessary scientific knowledge and skills appropriate to food science and technology including biology, chemistry, food biochemistry, microbiology, food microbiology, recombinant DNA technology, instrumental analysis, data handling and analysis.

At level three, the program covers core discipline areas including human nutrition, food preservation, functional foods, food and industrial microbiology and laboratory and workplace management.