3 years February, July and October
RM51,360 Malaysian student
RM60,480 International student 2026 fees per year
Accredited Internship
CAREER PATHS You’ ll find employment in national and multinational food companies in the following areas:
• food product / process development
• quality assurance and control
• sensory science and evaluation
• food laws and regulations
• food hygiene and safety
• food packaging
• food production
• flavour / food chemistry
• food microbiology
• natural products research
• scientific and regulatory affairs.
BACHELOR OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
KPT / JPT( R2 / 0721 / 6 / 0061) 06 / 29- MQA / SWA0794
Shape the future of food, nourish the world.
This is your opportunity to positively impact the health and wellbeing of future generations, while addressing one of the world’ s most pressing challenges: global food security.
Food science integrates biology, physics, and chemistry to understand the intricacies of food and its composition. From the harvesting and preparation to final consumption, every step plays a crucial role in ensuring the food is safe, nutritious and sustainable.
Complementing this, food technology applies scientific understanding and principles to the development, processing and preservation of raw materials into nutritious and innovative food products that feed the world. You’ ll study the principles of food, including preservation, processing, packaging, and distribution, and discover how technological innovations help maintain freshness, safety, nutrition and quality throughout the food supply chain.
You’ ll also engage with emerging topics such as sustainability, food innovations and global food security, preparing you to contribute to a more resilient and sustainable food system for the future. Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to the one-year honours program Bachelor of Science( Honours).
Our facilities
By learning in our exciting spaces that bring theory to life, you’ ll experience what it’ s like to work in the food processing industry. Our pilot food processing facility offers hands-on experience with equipment for hard ice cream and soft serve production, fruit juice pasteurisation, spray drying, and supercritical carbon dioxide extraction.
The laboratory also features specialised stations for activities such as dehydration, particle size reduction, food fermentation, and food packaging. You will apply scientific concepts, experiment with technology, and develop practical skills. Here, you’ ll not only learn the science behind food but also gain the skills to create, innovate, and shape its future.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the International Union of Food Science and Technology( IUFoST).
Areas of study
This course provides a solid scientific foundation in chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry and physical sciences, with knowledge of processing and formulation of agricultural raw materials into safe and nutritious food products.
You’ ll have the opportunity to study a broad range of topics, such as:
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Food microbiology
• Human nutrition
• Laboratory management
• Strategic food quality management
• Food product development and innovation
• Food processing, preservation and packaging
• Food chemistry
• Microbiology
• Food bioprocess technology
• Functional foods
• Statistics.
Course structure
The course develops through three themes of foundation sciences and scientific practice, food science and food technology that culminate in a food science internship. There will also be some elective study.
PART A. CORE FOUNDATION STUDIES Food science is an interdisciplinary field which draws on a broad scientific foundation. These studies develop your understanding of the core sciences and introduce key areas of scientific communication, laboratory practice, as well as the scientific techniques and processes that drive innovation in food science.
PART B. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE These studies give you the opportunity to integrate the various strands of your learning in a real workplace by completing a minimum of eight weeks of industrial placement.
PART C. ELECTIVE STUDIES
These studies will enable you to further develop your knowledge of food science and technology or to select units from across the university in which you are eligible to enrol.
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