Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Bachelor in Food TechnologyHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
DEGREE TYPE
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
VND 320,000,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Students interested in the production, processing, packaging, safety, and/or transportation of the world’s food supply would be interested in the Food Engineering specialization.
Students who choose to specialize in food engineering will be taught to combine the basic principles of engineering (such as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer, etc.), math, and science (biology, chemistry, and physics) with advanced courses in food chemistry, microbiology, food processing operations, and engineering design.
Curriculum
Program Summary
- Bachelor of Engineering (Food Technology)
- Duration: 4 years
- Number of credits: 124 credits
- Medium of instruction: English
- Tuition fee: approximately 80-100 million vnd/year(*)
(*for studying 4 years in Vietnam)
Transfer Opportunities
Students have 2 options:
- Option 1: Students study at HCMUT for 4 years and get the Bachelor of Engineering (Food Technology) awarded by HCMUT.
- Option 2: After completing 02 years at HCMUT, students with financial and academic eligibility may transfer to our partner universities for the later 02 years to complete their study for the bachelor’s degree awarded by the partner universities.
HCMUT is currently working to associate the program with our partner university in New Zealand. The information will be updated here soon.
Curriculum Structure
- Bachelor of Engineering (Food Technology) awarded by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT).
- Training duration: 04 years at HCMUT, Vietnam
- Medium of instruction: English
- Campus: Downtown Campus. Visit our campus.
- The referential curriculum is displayed below. Visit our instituiton's website for detailed & latest updates.
List of Courses
| Engineering Drawing | Human Nutrition |
| General Chemistry | Laboratory of Food Microbiology |
| General Physics | Principles of Food Processing Technology |
| Food Chemistry and Biochemistry | Scientific Socialism |
| Food Engineering 1 | Internship |
| General Biology | Biosafety and Food Safety |
| Laboratory of Basic Organic Chemistry | Food Quality Management |
| Organic Chemistry | Laboratory of Food Processing Technology |
| Physical and Colloid Chemistry | Laboratory of Unit Operations |
| Food Analysis | Sensory Evaluation of Food |
| Food Engineering 2 | Specialized Projects |
| Food Microbiology | Project on Food Plant Design |
| Food Plant Design | Capstone Project |
Please contact or visit HCMUT website for further information.
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Career Opportunities
Food engineers use their skills to design sustainable and environmentally responsible food processes for manufacturing safe, tasty, healthy, convenient food products as consumer awareness and demand for a safe and abundant supply of food have increased
Graduates have a wide range of jobs to pursue their careers. However, the jobs are usually grouped in the following 4 categories:
- Product development: working with the food products, packaging, etc.
- Engineering: developing the processes and machinery to make and store the food.
- Technical management: overseeing the way the food is made, packaged, and stored.
- Hygiene and food safety.