Overview

Understanding the sound science behind food safety will ensure food produced is free from harmful biological, chemical and physical contaminants thus contribute to customer satisfaction and confidence.

Objectives

To produce graduates who are critical and analytical in thinking with strong knowledge grasp in food science area with emphasis on food safety and quality assurance for supporting continued advancement of food industry in Malaysia
Curriculum in this Food Safety and Quality Assurance programme from University Putra Malaysia emphasizes on both theoretical and practical aspects where critical thinking, lifelong learning, ethics and professional morals, communication skills, and leadership and teamwork skills are parts of the important learning system. Students are required to prepare a dissertation and present scientific findings in the form of seminar and scholarly writing
Course contents are formed in line with latest development in food science involving knowledge application such as food innovations, food safety toxicology, current technology in food diagnostic as well as practiced food safety standard and regulation

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Research Methodology and Statistics in Food Science and Technology
Food Macrocomponents
Food Micro Components
Microbiological Food Safety
Food Quality Assurance
Food Safety Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

78

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Credits

41 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bandar Labuan, Malaysia

Disciplines

Food Science Operations and Quality Management Food Technology View 9 other Masters in Food Technology in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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78

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6

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General requirements

A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.750 or equivalent as accepted by the UPM Senate; or
A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields with CGPA of 2.500-2.749 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment by the faculty; or
A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields or equivalent with CGPA 2.000-2.499 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment by the faculty.
Candidates without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the faculty and meet the minimum CGPA.

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20100 MYR / year

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10816 MYR / year

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