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Bachelor of Science Pre-2021 - Food Science and Technology Extended Major

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Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 180KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.

You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.

What do the different requirements mean?

  • Compulsory - all students must complete this course
  • Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
  • Required for Major - a course required for this major
  • Recommended - a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
  • Elective - an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules

Year 1 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science Compulsory
BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution1 Prerequisite for major
CHEM1100 Chemistry 12 Prerequisite for major
FOOD1001 Principles of Food Preservation Prerequisite for major

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data Compulsory
BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms1 Prerequisite for major
CHEM1200 Chemistry 22 Recommended
Elective Elective
  1. The prerequisite for the major is BIOL1020 or BIOL1040. Students only need to take one of these to meet the prerequisite for this major.
  2. The prerequisite for the major is CHEM1100 or CHEM1200. Students only need to take one of these to meet the prerequisite for this major. Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course.

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 FOOD2000 Food Science
NUTR2101 Nutrition Science		 Choose courses from the BSc course list
2 CHEM2003 Food Chemistry
MICR2001 Food Microbiology I
FOOD2003 Food Process Engineering I		 SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1
Choose courses from the BSc course list
  1. Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 FOOD3000 Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals
FOOD3008 Food Process Engineering II
FOOD3601 Special Topics
MICR3860 Food Microbiology II		  
2 FOOD3007 Food Structure & Sensory Science
FOOD3011 Food Product Development		 Choose courses from the BSc course list