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The Master of Engineering Science in Food Process Engineering is a two-year postgraduate degree offered by Australia’s leading engineering faculty. This allows you to specialise in food processing and food manufacturing.
Designed for students with a four-year accredited engineering degree, this program broadens your career opportunities through cross-training, re-training, or specialisation. You will learn the latest processing technologies and the core principles of food engineering.
Your studies will cover essential areas, such as:
Food engineering
Product quality
Food safety and quality assurance
Food packaging
Industry best practices in food technology
Our flexible study options in Food Process Engineering provide a deeper understanding of the food manufacturing industry. Learn from experts in food process engineering and food scientists who will equip you with strategies and tools to enhance efficiency and performance in food production.
The Master of Engineering Science program emphasises flexible learning as a keystone of the program. In this postgraduate degree, you will dive deeper into processing technology, the rheological properties and engineering of different foods, shelf-life, thermal and nonthermal processing and the life cycle of plants.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
June 2027
Kensington Campus
UNSW Sydney, High St,
Kensington,
New South Wales,
2052, Sydney, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
February 2027
Kensington Campus
UNSW Sydney, High St,
Kensington,
New South Wales,
2052, Sydney, Australia
Entry into the Masters program requires completion of a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (or equivalent) or 3-year Engineering Science degree in a cognate discipline. A minimum 65% average, or its equivalent, throughout the qualifying bachelors degree is mandatory.
Students with a non-cognate background can enter the Master of Engineering Science via the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science/Master of Engineering Science pathway.
Entry into the pathway requires completion of a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (or equivalent) or 3-year Engineering Science degree in any engineering discipline.
A minimum 65% average, or its equivalent, throughout the qualifying bachelors degree is mandatory.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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