Advanced Food Materials Science (FOOD7000)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2023
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
Quizzes
Literature Review
Course enquiries
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 | Course Profile |
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.
