Master of Science in Global Food Safety Management and Risk Analysis

Hong Kong

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Aims & Characteristics

  • To provide a unique and professionally oriented training on global food safety management and risk analysis for science/technology graduates who want to develop their expertise in the area of food safety.
  • To provide students with advanced knowledge in the major and newly emerging hazards affecting food safety from a global perspective.

Upon completion of this programme, students should be able to:

  • Understand international food standards, laws and regulations and critically evaluate food safety policy as well as legal and sector specific frameworks for food safety management at local, national and international levels;
  • Master the knowledge of risk analysis to critically evaluate the risk of major food hazards and address food safety issues worldwide;
  • Demonstrate competence in developing risk-based food safety management strategies and implementing food safety management systems (e.g. ISO22000);
  • Demonstrate competence in critical analysis, information technology and communication; and
  • Work effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary groups with a commitment to lifelong learning to enhance their professional development.

Recognition

Upon successful graduation, students will receive PolyU’s official Graduate Certificate and be qualified to obtain the following certificates:

an official training certificate on risk analysis issued by The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) established by USFDA and University of Maryland; and
an official certificate on ISO22000 issued by an accredited Certification Body

Prospects

Excellent job prospects, particularly in food, health and agricultural industries, related government agencies and research institutes in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the region, are available to graduates.

Curriculum

Students studying for MSc in Global Food Safety Management and Risk Analysis would need to complete:

  • Food Safety in Action
  • Food Safety Risk Analysis
  • Foodborne Chemical and Microbial Hazards: Case Studies
  • Global Food Safety Management
  • Global Food Security
  • International Food Standards, Laws and Regulations
  • Capstone Project

Opciones de estudio

a tiempo completo (1 )

Costos de estudio
HK$159.000,00 (US$ 20.329) por año
HK $5,300 per credit
Aplicaciones hasta

Esperado May 2024

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Fecha de inicio

Esperado Septiembre 2024

Lugar

Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,

Room TU502 Yip Kit Chuen Building,

Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes internacionales

Bachelor's degree with Honours in food safety, food science, food technology, food management, public health or other relevant science disciplines.

If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the following minimum English language requirement for admission purpose, unless otherwise specified by individual programmes concerned:

A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 for the Internet-based test or 550 for the paper-based test;
OR
An overall Band Score of at least 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

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