University of Johannesburg MSc in Food Technology
University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

MSc in Food Technology

Johannesburg, South Africa

MSc

1 up to

4 years

English

Full time

ZAR 40,802 / per year **

On-Campus

* by noon

** fees for the complete programme amount to between R40802,00 and R101910,00. Fees may vary depending on the composition of a particular qualification

Key Summary

About: The MSc in Food Technology at the University of Johannesburg gives specialized postgraduate training with a required research component so you master experimental and technological skills, fieldwork competencies and applied food science techniques. You'll build innovation, decision-making, strategic thinking and organizational skills through lab-based research, product development and quality assurance projects. UJ is a vibrant, multicultural university in Johannesburg with international partnerships, student support (First Year Experience, Senior Student Experience), strong campus life and committed funding and welfare initiatives.

Career Outcomes: Graduates pursue food technologist, product development scientist, quality assurance manager, food safety officer, R&D scientist, academic researcher roles.

The primary purpose of the MSc in Food Technology is to provide students with specialized advanced education and training while meeting the requirements of a specific research component so that students can master the required experimental and technological skills and necessary fieldwork competencies such as innovation, decision-making, strategic thinking, and organizational skills.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses. 
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!