Campus
Offshore

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
OBNFH

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.5]
  • IELTS reading [6.5]
  • IELTS writing [6.5]
  • IELTS speaking [6.5]
  • IELTS listening [6.5]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

Aim

The program provides graduates with a practical and theoretical knowledge of all aspects of food science to be ready to make an immediate impact in the food industry, including food safety and the development of innovative and healthy foods; as well as undertake research into the areas of food and nutrition.

Content & Structure

The Hong Kong offering of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences will only have the Food Science stream available. Graduates of the Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences degree will have a solid basis in food sciences and will build on foundational knowledge biochemistry, physiology and nutrition. Graduates will have knowledge and skills in food quality and regulation, product development and food analysis, and molecular food microbiology. The program requires completion of 108 units of study. Students entering with associate degree qualifications will normally receive up to 54 units of credit and, to qualify for the award, must complete 54 units of the program. The schedule below reflects the credit gained on entry.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
TRIMESTER 1
Biochemistry BIOL 2014 4.5
Physiology BIOL 2035 4.5
Sensory and Consumer Evaluation of Foods FOSC 2004 4.5
Food Microbiology FOSC 2003 4.5
TRIMESTER 2
Lifespan Physiology BIOL 2052 4.5
Food Composition and Functions FOSC 2002 4.5
Food Quality and Regulation FOSC 3001 4.5
Food Processing and Manufacturing FOSC 3002 4.5
TRIMESTER 3
Product Development and Food Analysis FOSC 3009 4.5
Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals and Medicines FOSC 3013 4.5
Molecular Food Microbiology FOSC 3015 4.5
Capstone in Nutrition, Food Sciences FOSC 3016 4.5

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