Students are awarded a BSc (Hons) in Food Safety and Technology upon successful completion of all graduation requirements.
A Secondary Major in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is available. Admission to the Secondary Major is on a competitive basis and subject to a different credit requirement for graduation.
Programme Aims
We aim to foster graduates who are skilled food technologists, food innovators, and vigilant food-safety officers, thereby enabling them to become leaders in the food industry and the government to improve the quality and safety of food to benefit the community.
Our programme equips students with the scientific and engineering skills needed to understand, characterise, and manipulate food for various applications. It also offers diverse and detailed training that develops students into all-round competitive graduates who lead international programmes with their professional knowledge, communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and social responsibility. The programme cultivates analytical and critical thinking abilities, creativity, problem-solving skills, teamwork, and a global outlook.
Career Prospects
There is a great need for competent and knowledgeable food scientists in the food industry worldwide and in the government. Graduates can pursue careers in the fields of production management, quality assurance, food product research and development, hygiene management, food analysis, and marketing in local food manufacturers and traders, chain restaurants, supermarkets, and hotels and catering companies. They may also seek employment at government departments (such as the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department) as Health Inspectors and Scientific Officers. Graduates who wish to further explore food science may choose to pursue postgraduate studies at local or overseas universities.
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September 2025
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ST305, 3/F, Ng Wing Hong Building,
Hung Hom,
Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon
GCE A-level / International A-level: Grade B or above in 3 GCE A-Level / International A-Level subjects
International Baccalaureate (IB): IB Diploma with a total of 32 points or above out of 45
Applicants with good results in GCE A-level / International A-level or International Baccalaureate (IB) can be granted up to 25% credit transfer upon admission to the 4-year degree curriculum.
English Language Requirements
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
PolyU ranks 65th in the QS World University Rankings and 79th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings internationally.