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The University of Queensland (UQ)

  • 29% international / 71% domestic

Graduate Certificate in Food Science and Technology

  • Graduate Certificate

Expand your career prospects in the world's largest industry, equipped with the latest knowledge in food safety and quality management, food preservation, processing, chemistry and microbiology.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time
Course Code
5566, 079378B
Intake Months
Feb, Aug
International Fees
$21,016 per year / $21,016 total

About this course

UQ is a key research provider in food science and technology, ranked first in Australia. The Graduate Certificate in Food Science and Technology is an ideal program for professionals seeking to expand their career prospects into a wide range of government, commercial, community-based or research roles in the broad field of food science and technology.

This six month program will enable you to develop theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to meet the many global challenges associated with feeding the world, maintaining our environment, biosecurity concerns, and competition for limited resources.

You'll have access to the Food Science Innovation Precinct - a world-class teaching, research, training and development unit - and the flexibility to tailor your studies to your interests and career goals, with specialised electives such as business, agriculture and biotechnology.

As a graduate, you'll be able to explain and demonstrate advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in food science and technology. You'll analyse critically, evaluate and transform information within the discipline, analyse, generate and transmit solutions to complex problems and be able to communicate with professional and non-professional audiences.

Study locations

St Lucia

What you will learn

Program highlights
  • Study at Australia's leading food science and technology research facility.
  • Refine your laboratory skills during practicals and research courses, and access the Food Science Innovation Precinct.
  • Tailor your studies to your interests and career goals with specialised electives.
  • Enhance your professional standing in fields such as quality control, product development, research and innovation.

23 in the world for food science and technology

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019

1 in Australia for food science and technology

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019

Career pathways

Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Food technologist
  • Food chemist
  • Food microbiologist
  • Laboratory supervisor
  • Process and product development manager
  • Quality control manager
  • Nutritionist
  • Agribusiness consultant
  • Food security adviser
  • Sustainable food production specialist