Food Science pathway
If you follow the Food Science pathway you’ll study all aspects of manufacturing, processing and production in food-related industries, including nutrigenomics, emerging technologies, food safety and product development.
Structuring your pathway
For your Food Science pathway you must complete the following courses, plus the Food Science and Nutrition capstone course, FOODSCI 399:
- 120 points:
- BIOSCI 101 Life! Origins and Mechanisms
- BIOSCI 106 Foundations of Biochemistry
- CHEM 110 Chemistry of the Living World
- CHEM 120 Chemistry of the Material World
- FOODSCI 100 Foundations of Food and Nutrition
- MATHS 110 Mathematics for Science
- STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce or STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
- WTRSCI 100 Waipapa Taumata Rau: Contemporary Science in Aotearoa New Zealand
- 60 points:
- 60 points:
- 15 points:
You can use our degree planners to help you plan the courses you need to take for your BSc. To find the most up to date Food Science and Nutrition (Food Science pathway) degree planner, go to the Science degree planners page.
Other Food Science and Nutrition pathways
Food Science not your thing? Browse our other Food Science and Nutrition pathway to see if it matches your interests:
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