Course level

Undergraduate

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
3 Practical or Laboratory hours

Incompatible

FOOD3016

Assessment methods

Assignments, practical books / exam & final exam

Course enquiries

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

This course has change it course code to MICR2001. Introduction to food microbiology; microbial ecology of foods (effects of water activity, pH, temperature, etc); significance, characteristics and control of important organisms; food borne illness; practical culture-based microbiological examination of foods using Australian standard methods; outbreak investigations.