Bachelor of Food technology and Nutrition

Have you ever wondered what it takes to create, manufacture and market your own innovative food brand? Do you want to make an impact on your community’s health and help inform people about nutrition?  Then this Bachelor of Science program, with two majors in Food Technology and Nutrition, is for you. Learn what it takes to be at the forefront of the future of food and help design the food of the future!

Students will learn the innovative processes that turn raw materials into food products, and how scientists are able to improve both the taste and nutrition of final commodities.

Foundational courses in chemistry and microbiology will root you firmly into the food tech and nutrition industries, along with courses in food processing and human nourishment.

Depending on your main interest, you can choose one or two majors. The nutrition major will cover human health, nutrients and sustenance, whereas the food technology major will focus on manufacturing, both traditional and futuristic, sensory evaluation of food, product development and quality assurance. Both majors will have their own, separate, final year project.

Graduates in this program will be fully prepared to enter the dynamic and broad food tech and nutrition industries, including having the skills to venture forth as an entrepreneur and build their own brand and business.