Department of Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Science, Engineering and AgricultureAbout Us
Overview
The Food Science and Technology (FST) programme at UNIVEN provides expertise in food processing and preservation with core modules in food chemistry, nutrition, food microbiology, post harvest technology and food engineering, food packaging, marketing, and quality assurance.
Food Science is a coherent and systematic body of knowledge and understanding of the nature and composition of food material and their behaviour under the various conditions to which they may be subjected. Food technology is the application of food science, engineering and mathematics to the processing, preservation, storage and utilisation of foods. Food science and Technology are so inextricably linked that they are usually treated as one field of study.
In the department, Food Science and Technologists are specially trained to develop professional abilities and to help in the alleviation of technical skills (especially with regard to redress) to be applied in the food industry, legislation, research and education and marketing sub-systems of the food production system. There is also opportunity to do postgraduate research in most areas of FST. Research activities are geared towards assisting farmers and small scale food processors to add value to primary agricultural products and reduce food insecurity. The programme is geared towards establishing the University as a centre of tertiary education for rural development and to respond to the rural development needs and the alleviation of poverty in Southern Africa.
Vision
To become the centre of excellence in Food Science and Technology in Southern Africa.
Mission
The Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) offers undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications, as well as conduct research that are responsive to the development needs of the community and food industry. Three strategies goals anchor the core business of the department, namely: (a) teaching and learning, (b) advances the research and innovation mandate and (c) integration of community engagement in the core business.
Departmental links to Food Science associations.
www.iufost2016.com
Programmes
M.Sc. Food Science and Technology
PhD in Agriculture (Food Science and Technology)
Modules
CODE | NAME OF MODULE |
|---|---|
FST 2541: | Introduction to food science and technology |
FST 2641: | Introduction to food and nutrition |
FST 2642: | Fundamentals of Post-harvest biology and storage technology |
FST 2643: | Fundamentals of Food preservation technology |
FST 2644: | Food process engineering |
FST 3541: | Principles of human nutrition |
FST 3542: | Food chemistry I |
FST 3543: | Food Microbiology |
FST 3081: | Food commodity processing |
FST 3641: | Food product development and sensory evaluation of food |
FST 3642: | Food chemistry II(Prereq FST2641) |
FST 3643: | Quality systems management |
FST 4541: | Industrial attachment with food industry for six months |
FST 4641: | Food loss management |
FST 4642: | Meat and poultry products technology |
FST 4643: | Food machinery |
FST 4644: | Meat, fish and poultry technology |
FST 4646: | Fruit and vegetable technology(Prereq FST2642/FST3542/FST 3642) |
FST 4647: | Fermented food products |
FST 4081: | Research project |
FST 6543: | Advances in post-harvest technology |
FST 6641: | Seminar presentation |
FST 6642: | Research project |
FST 6643: | Technical report writing |
FST 6099: | Dissertation |
FST 7099: | Thesis |
