24 monthsProgramme duration
56,600 AUDTuition Fee/year
Feb, JulStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Food Science
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Adelaide University’s Master of Science specialising in Global Food and Nutrition Science will build on your food and nutrition knowledge and advance your skills in examining production and consumption.
Study the fundamentals of food and nutrition and discover solutions to combat global hunger and food poverty. Discover new food processing methods and innovations that will ensure global food security.
Cover a range of topics like sensory food science, global food and agricultural markets and food microbiology. Define and analyse challenges within a guided research project, using established scientific methodologies to provide new insights.
Emphasise sustainable food production practices and equitable access to food. Promote global healthy eating habits and public health nutrition. Graduate equipped to revolutionise your perspective on global food and nutrition.
Study the fundamentals of food and nutrition and discover solutions to combat global hunger and food poverty. Discover new food processing methods and innovations that will ensure global food security.
Cover a range of topics like sensory food science, global food and agricultural markets and food microbiology. Define and analyse challenges within a guided research project, using established scientific methodologies to provide new insights.
Emphasise sustainable food production practices and equitable access to food. Promote global healthy eating habits and public health nutrition. Graduate equipped to revolutionise your perspective on global food and nutrition.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Food Science
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Adelaide University’s Master of Science specialising in Global Food and Nutrition Science will build on your food and nutrition knowledge and advance your skills in examining production and consumption.
Study the fundamentals of food and nutrition and discover solutions to combat global hunger and food poverty. Discover new food processing methods and innovations that will ensure global food security.
Cover a range of topics like sensory food science, global food and agricultural markets and food microbiology. Define and analyse challenges within a guided research project, using established scientific methodologies to provide new insights.
Emphasise sustainable food production practices and equitable access to food. Promote global healthy eating habits and public health nutrition. Graduate equipped to revolutionise your perspective on global food and nutrition.
Study the fundamentals of food and nutrition and discover solutions to combat global hunger and food poverty. Discover new food processing methods and innovations that will ensure global food security.
Cover a range of topics like sensory food science, global food and agricultural markets and food microbiology. Define and analyse challenges within a guided research project, using established scientific methodologies to provide new insights.
Emphasise sustainable food production practices and equitable access to food. Promote global healthy eating habits and public health nutrition. Graduate equipped to revolutionise your perspective on global food and nutrition.
Admission Requirements
79+
6.5+
64+
176+
Admission criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
Aligned disciplines for each specialisation include:
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
- A completed bachelor (AQF level 7) or bachelor honours (AQF level 8) degree in a discipline aligned with the selected specialisation from a recognised higher education institution; OR
- A completed graduate certificate (AQF level 8) or higher from a nested program or discipline aligned with the selected specialisation from a recognised higher education institution.
Aligned disciplines for each specialisation include:
- Biotechnology - genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology or related;
- Environment and Conservation - ecology, environmental chemistry and biology (or related), earth science;
- Global Food and Nutrition Science - food and nutrition;
- Medical Radiation Physics - science (physics), engineering;
- Sustainable Georesources - earth science, geology, geophysics, environmental geoscience, mineral geoscience.
2 Years
Feb
Jul
Tuition fees
Domestic
44,700 AUD
International
56,600 AUD
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