36 monthsProgramme duration
35,520 AUDTuition Fee/year
01 Mar, 2023Application Deadline
Feb, JulStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Food Science
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
RMIT's clinical and experiential research projects contribute to the growth and development of food sciences in Australia.
Under expert supervision, you will develop your skills and join researchers already active in:
The School of Science is renowned for our technical expertise and understanding of the commercial realities and needs of different industry sectors. We partner with industry leaders and work collaboratively with experts from other disciplines, shaping a range of solutions to world problems.
In the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia assessment, food sciences at RMIT was ranked as world class.
Under expert supervision, you will develop your skills and join researchers already active in:
- application of nanotechnology to food products
- bioprocessing
- biosensors, food microbiology and safety
- encapsulation of micronutrients, enzymes, probiotics and essential fatty acids
- emerging technologies for improving cheese flavor
- food, nutrition and health (nutrigenomics, proteomics, metabolomics, nutritional immunology)
- functionality of dietary fibre from agricultural byproducts and native foods
- gut microflora, probiotics, prebiotics and health
- non-thermal technologies for added value
- structure-function relationships of dairy proteins for food products.
The School of Science is renowned for our technical expertise and understanding of the commercial realities and needs of different industry sectors. We partner with industry leaders and work collaboratively with experts from other disciplines, shaping a range of solutions to world problems.
In the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia assessment, food sciences at RMIT was ranked as world class.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Food Science
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
RMIT's clinical and experiential research projects contribute to the growth and development of food sciences in Australia.
Under expert supervision, you will develop your skills and join researchers already active in:
The School of Science is renowned for our technical expertise and understanding of the commercial realities and needs of different industry sectors. We partner with industry leaders and work collaboratively with experts from other disciplines, shaping a range of solutions to world problems.
In the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia assessment, food sciences at RMIT was ranked as world class.
Under expert supervision, you will develop your skills and join researchers already active in:
- application of nanotechnology to food products
- bioprocessing
- biosensors, food microbiology and safety
- encapsulation of micronutrients, enzymes, probiotics and essential fatty acids
- emerging technologies for improving cheese flavor
- food, nutrition and health (nutrigenomics, proteomics, metabolomics, nutritional immunology)
- functionality of dietary fibre from agricultural byproducts and native foods
- gut microflora, probiotics, prebiotics and health
- non-thermal technologies for added value
- structure-function relationships of dairy proteins for food products.
The School of Science is renowned for our technical expertise and understanding of the commercial realities and needs of different industry sectors. We partner with industry leaders and work collaboratively with experts from other disciplines, shaping a range of solutions to world problems.
In the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia assessment, food sciences at RMIT was ranked as world class.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
79+
58+
The minimum requirements for admission to a PhD program are:
- a bachelor degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant discipline awarded with honours. The degree should include a research component comprised of a thesis, other research projects or research methodology courses that constitute at least 25% of a full-time academic year (or part-time equivalent). The applicant must have achieved at least a distinction average in the final year; or
- a master degree that includes a research component comprised of at least 25% of a full-time academic year (or part-time equivalent) with an overall distinction average or a master degree without a research component with at least a high distinction average; or
- evidence of appropriate academic qualifications and/or experience that satisfies the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Training and Development or nominee that the applicant has developed knowledge of the field of study or cognate field and the potential for research sufficient to undertake the proposed program.
01 Mar 2023
3 Years
Feb
Jul
Tuition fees
International
35,520 AUD
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