Advanced Food Materials Science (FOOD7000)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Agriculture Food Sustainablty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
2L (+regular consultation)
Recommended prerequisite
Students are expected to have a background in chemistry, food science, food engineering principles
Assessment methods
In-Semester Examination
Video
End of Semester Examination
Course enquiries
Dr Phuong Nguyen
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Advanced knowledge and understanding of food materials systems; relation between property-process-structure-performance of foods; glassy and crystalline state of foods; phase transitions; gel structures; interfacial properties; nanostructures and nanotechnology for foods; micro- and nano-encapsulation technologies and stability and delivery of nutrients; sensory and rheology/tribology relationships; food product design based on materials properties; food material characterising techniques.