Food science and technology is a highly interdisciplinary science, which strives to better understand food processes and ultimately develop improved food products for the world's growing population. The food you eat each day comes to you through highly technical processes based on extensive research and an understanding of the physical, microbiological and chemical makeup of food.

More information about what can be studied in the Food Science and Technology Major.

This major deals with issues such as food safety, product development, the industrial processes used to manufacture food, food preservation, food technology, packaging, and sensory analysis. As one of the life sciences, it is quite distinct from the field of nutrition. The major does not cover the domestic cooking, catering or hospitality fields.

Food Science and Technology is also available as an extended major or as a Food Science and Nutrition dual major.

Graduates gain employment in technical and scientific food manufacturing industries where they develop new foods, design the processes to produce these foods, and plan packaging materials to optimise food quality for consumers. They conduct shelf-life studies and sensory evaluation of products with consumer panels as well as undertaking microbiological and chemical testing of products for consumer safety.