Overview

Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the food system and develop food science knowledge and practical skills relevant to nutrition and dietetic practice. The unit will focus on practical skills relevant to the food industry, including specialised food product design, development, production, marketing, and food security implications.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DET60002 Food Science and Systems

Rule

Admission into MA-DIET - Master of Dietetics

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe the current Australian and global food systems.
  • Evaluate the relationships between key aspects of the food system and food security, marketing, dietary guidelines, the environment and associated laws/policies.
  • Evaluate the chemical, physical and nutritional changes which occur to food components during processing.
  • Predict the potential effects of food processing on product acceptability and impact on health/disease parameters.
  • Design and market a specialised food product suitable for sale.
  • Examine the key elements of food service system management and institutional food service preparation and evaluate what is required to provide safe and nutritious food

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Lab		3.00 4 weeks 12
On-campus
Class		1.00 6 weeks 6
Specified Activities
Various		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Activities
Various		7.00 12 weeks 84
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 40% 1,2,4 
Laboratory JournalIndividual 30% 3,4 
Project ReportGroup 30% 2,5 
AssignmentIndividual 40% 1,2,4,6 
Laboratory JournalIndividual 30% 3,4 
Project ReportIndividual/Group 30% 2,5 

Content

  • The Australian and global food systems and relevant laws and legislation
  • Food security and environmental impact of food systems and diets
  • Food processing and food microbiology
  • Food product design, development and marketing

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.