Graduate Diploma in Food and Nutrition Science

Technological advances continue to create new possibilities for how we process, transport, consume and sustain our most vital energy source: food. Within this flourishing scientific field, opportunities abound for competent workers and tech-minded creatives.

Delivered over one year full-time, our Graduate Diploma in Food and Nutrition Science offers specialist skill-building to set you up for success in this evolving space. You will:

apply sensory and flavour science to new product development
expand your knowledge of microbiology
formulate and package foods with specific functional and nutritional properties
assess emerging processing and preservation techniques
investigate the crucial aspects of a secure food supply
evaluate legislative and regulatory policy
build peer relationships in your own learning space, within the University’s dedicated Food Innovation Laboratory.

Duration
1 year full-time

Start Dates
July

Location
Waite Campus

Relevant Bachelor degree or equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4.5 in a Science related field including (but not restricted to) Agriculture, Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Plant and General Science and Engineering
if you have a relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent, in the fields of food science, food technology, food engineering and nutrition, with a minimum GPA of 4.5 then please consider applying to the Graduate Diploma in Global Food and Nutrition Science instead.
Australian Year 12 Successful completion of an Australian year 12 qualification with a minimum pass in an accepted English language subject.
IELTS Overall 6.5 Reading 6 Listening 6 Speaking 6 Writing 6
TOEFL Overall 79 Reading 13 Listening 13 Speaking 18 Writing 21