Graduate Certificate in Food Science

Murdoch University

Australia, Applecross

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Murdoch University

Australia , Applecross

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Certificate

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

114434D

Campuses

Murdoch

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines24-Feb-2026

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Duration 0.5 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 20,820 / year(s)

Next Intake 24-Feb-2026

Graduate Certificate in Food Science

About

This course provides science graduates and food industry employees with the opportunity to develop theoretical and practical skills while working in a real food processing environment at the Murdoch Food Centre which is part of the Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA). You will have the flexibility to choose which units to study based on your particular interests or relevant field of work and have the option of progressing to the Graduate Diploma on successful completion of the Graduate Certificate.

3 reasons to study a Graduate Certificate in Food Science at Murdoch

Study hands-on at Murdoch’s Food Centre that is part of the Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA).
#1 in WA for postgraduate student to teacher ratio by the Good Universities Guide 2024.
Choose full-time, part-time to help you fit study into your working life and complete the course in as little as six months.

What You’ll Learn:

Food engineering and how to analyse and communicate how raw materials and processing affects final food product quality and nutrition.
Food safety and how to adapt food production processes to incorporate risk analysis and food safety planning.
Food product design solutions to address problems in, or improve, food products and systems (product development, quality improvement, shelf-life extension or engineering optimisation).
Key principles of human nutrition.

Your career

The Graduate Certificate in Food Science will allow you to further your food industry career in Food Quality Assurance, Food Safety or New Product Development roles. Additional employment opportunities also exist in companies that service the food industry such as chemistry-based analytical or biological laboratories or food ingredient suppliers.

Complete a Graduate Certificate in Food Science in just four weeks this August 2024. Learn more.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Bachelor of Science in a cognate discipline (AQF Level 7). Other AQF Level 7 qualifications will be considered if they are broadly relevant to food science and contain units in biological or chemical sciences, at the discretion of the Academic Chair. Satisfactory preparation for the course through informal or non-formal learning and/or professional experiences subject to the approval of the Academic Chair.

English Requirements

You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.