Advanced Food Materials Science (FOOD7000)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Agriculture Food Sustainablty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
2L (+regular consultation)
Recommended prerequisite
Students are expected to have a background in chemistry, food science, food engineering principles
Assessment methods
In-Semester Examination
Video
End of Semester Examination
Course enquiries
Doctor Alberto Baldelli (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Students may also contact the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability Student Administration team for general enquiries via agriculture@enquire.uq.edu.au.
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Advanced knowledge and understanding of food materials systems; relation between property-process-structure-performance of foods; glassy and crystalline state of foods; phase transitions; gel structures; interfacial properties; nanostructures and nanotechnology for foods; micro- and nano-encapsulation technologies and stability and delivery of nutrients; sensory and rheology/tribology relationships; food product design based on materials properties; food material characterising techniques.
