Food Science

Overview
This course specializes in scientific study of food. Topics covered including study of food made of animals, plants, or other products.

Learning Overview
• Research on food ingredients

• Learning of food nutrition, taste, preservation period, and food processing feasibility.

• Research on developing food products with higher, more beneficial and stable nutritional value, through microbiological, biochemical, genetic engineering, and technical researches, to have a diversified food products

• Course outline: biostatistics, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry, food microbiology, food analysis, food processing, food safety and hygiene, quality control, product development, food regulations, and nutrition study.

Job prospects
• Food scientists, researchers, and food safety examiners.  Employment:  Ministry of Health, MARDI, PORIM, LKIM, and LKM etc.

• Food R & D, quality inspection and control, microbiologist, food product marketing, administration and related careers. Employment: Food product companies, food production factories.

Local universities and institutions which offer this course
National institution(s)

• UKM
Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Nutrition (Honours) - Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains Dengan Kepujian (Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan)
Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Management (Honours) - Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Kepujian (Sains Makanan dan Pegurusan Perniagaan)

• UPM
Bachelor of Food Science and Technology - Bacelor Sains dan Teknologi Makanan
Bachelor of Food Research - Bacelor Sains Pengajian Makanan

• UMT
Bachelor of Food Science in Food Service and Nutrition - Sarjana Muda Sains Makanan (Perkhidmatan Makanan dan Pemakanan)

• UMS
Bachelor of Food Science in Food Science and Nutrition (Honours) - Sarjana Muda Sains Makananan dengan Kepujian (Sains Makananan dan Pemakanan)

Private Institution(s)

• INTI International Education Group

Admission Credits Requirements.
Please refer to "National College Careers Advisory Service" for course admission credits on http://www.quansheng.org/