Admissions
Postgraduate Certificate in Food Science
1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant’s ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria:
- An undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline* with Honours, or equivalent; or
- an Undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline* and at least one year's full time, documented, relevant work experience; or
- a Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline and at least two years of full time, documented, relevant work experience, or equivalent
- satisfying the University’s English language requirements
2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and call for referees reports and employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
Postgraduate Diploma in Food Science
1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant's ability to pursue successfully the course using the following critera:
- An undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline* with Honours, or equivalent; or
- an Undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline* and at least one year's full time, documented, relevant work experience; or
- a Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline and at least two years of full time, documented, relevant work experience, or equivalent
- satisfying the University’s English language requirements
2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and call for referees reports and employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
Master of Food Science
The Selection Committee will evaluate your ability to pursue successfully the course, using the following criteria:
- a three-year undergraduate degree in a cognate* discipline with a weighted average of at least 65%, or equivalent, or
- an Honours degree in a cognate discipline or equivalent.
- satisfying the University’s English language requirements
* a “cognate” discipline means food science, biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology/bioengineering and related disciplines.
Credit for previous study
Successful applicants who have already completed a recognised Graduate Diploma or a four year Honours Bachelor degree in Food Science and Technology may be granted specific exemptions on the basis of their previously completed studies up to a maximum of 100 credit points. Credit cannot be granted for the research component of the course. Should a student be granted the maximum of 100 points credit, they would then need to complete 50 credit points of coursework, in addition to the research project worth 50 points.
Successful applicants who have already completed the coursework but did not graduate with the Postgraduate Diploma in Food Science will be credited with 100 credit points towards the Master of Food Science. If you have graduated with the Postgraduate Diploma in Food Science you will subsequently be granted 50 credit points towards the Master of Food Science.