Food Microbiology and Quality Assurance
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
FOSC 3018
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
165602
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
To advance knowledge on isolation and characterisation of food poisoning, food spoilage and food fermentation microorganisms, and to investigate food-borne disease outbreaks and describe recalls on food.
Quality systems (ISO 9000 series), Testing and Calibration Laboratories (ISO 17025); Characterisation of Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial food pathogens; Rapid detection methods of food pathogens; Analysis of microbial growth (predictive modelling) for shelf-life determination of food products; Food recalls; Quantitative
Microbiological Risk Assessment of foods; Foodborne disease outbreaks; Yeasts, moulds and bacteria involved in food fermentations and food spoilage; Production and microbial analysis of fermented foods.
Nil
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
FOSC 2006 | Food Safety and Regulation |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Practical | 3 hours x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Examination, Learning log/Journal, Project, Report
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.