The Graduate Certificate in Food Science and Technology will develop theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to meet the many global challenges associated with feeding the world, maintaining our environment, biosecurity concerns, and competition for limited resources.

Students will be able to explain and demonstrate advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in food science and technology.

You will analyse critically, evaluate and transform information within the discipline, analyse, generate and transmit solutions to complex problems and be able to communicate with professional and non-professionals audiences.

For students who enrolled prior to 2014 in the Graduate Certificate of Food Studies please refer to the program requirements, rules and course list for the Graduate Certificate of Food Studies.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Graduate Certificate in Food Science and Technology.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

• Master of Food Science and Technology

To complete the Graduate Certificate in Food Science and Technology

To fulfil the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Food Science and Technology, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.