Graduate Diploma in Global Food and Nutrition Science

Fight food insecurity on the global stage

Earth's capacity to renew its resources is in decline, but humanity's need for nutritious food grows daily. Innovative science solutions are necessary for survival, and big picture thinking is critical for ensuring truly equitable outcomes across the globe.

Delivered over one year full-time, our Graduate Diploma in Global Food and Nutrition Science will equip you with the technical skills needed to enter this exciting field. You will:

• expand your understanding of global food security, safety, and sustainability
• critically evaluate local, national, and international legislative and regulatory policy
• expand your knowledge of nutrigenomics and metabolic nutrition
• apply sensory and flavour science to new product development
• investigate emerging processing and preservation techniques
• consider value-adding and reformulation advances
• explore current food trends and opportunities for industry
• tackle social justice issues in global food systems
• build peer relationships in your own learning space, within the University's dedicated Food Innovation Laboratory

You might create formulas for NGOs in developing nations. You could help coastal communities scale seaweed production. Perhaps you want to study the effects of COVID-19 on global food systems in preparation for future pandemics.

• Brand new food science labs and kitchen facilities
• Ranked in top 200 globally for Food Science and Technology*
• Producing scientific research 'well above world standard'

*Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject, 2022

To qualify for the degree of Graduate Diploma in Food and Nutrition Science, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following courses with a combined total of not less than 24 units.

All courses are 3 units unless stated otherwise.

Core Courses

Students must complete all of the following:

FOOD SC 7001WT Foundations in Food & Nutrition

FOOD SC 7028WT Sensory Food Science

FOOD SC 7031WT Innovations in Food Processing

FOOD SC 7205WT Food Quality and Regulation

FOOD SC 7305WT Public Health Nutrition

FOOD SC 7502WT Food Microbiology PG

FOOD SC 7510WT Nutrition and Health Across Life-Stages

FOOD SC 7540WT Food Chemistry and Analysis