Description | The field of food science includes food chemistry and biochemistry, functional foods, food microbiology, food enzymes and other related fields. Students can select from a range of courses to meet individual needs and specialization preferences and undertake a research project within the area of food science which will include food enzymology, physico-chemical and functional properties of food carbohydrates, food lipids, food proteins and other polymers, flavour encapsulation, nutrition, functional foods, and food microbiology. Firm understanding in molecular interactions, food composition, interaction within foods, microorganism and its environment, and physico-chemical properties of food systems can be utilized in explaining the nutritional and quality changes of the foods. |
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Name of Institution | UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM) |
Qualification | Doctoral Degree |
Course Duration | 36 months |
NEC Field | - |
Entry Requirements | The applicant should possess: Master's degree by research in a relevant field; or a Master's degree by coursework in a relevant field with a minimum CGPA of 3.000; or an outstanding Bachelor's degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.750 or equivalent to the first degree. (Starting First Semester 2018/2019) An applicant who is in the final semester of his Master study programme may be considered for a provisional admission provided that his latest CGPA or its equivalent to academic result satisfies the postgraduate programme admission requirements. |
English Requirement | Band 5.0 - 6.0 for IELTS (Academic Version); or Score 60 and above for TOEFL IBT; or Band 3 and above for MUET; or Score 43 and above for PTE Academic; or Score 107 and above for CIEP at ELS Language Centre, UPM |
Special Requirement | - |
Scholarship | No Scholarship Available |
Scholarship URL | - |