Master in Food Safety and Quality Assurance - MFS (by Coursework)

Master in Food Safety and Quality Assurance (MFS) is a postgraduate programme aims to provide profound knowledge through integrated approach, which will benefit both government and food industry and related stakeholders. Understanding the sound science behind food safety will ensure food produced is free from harmful biological, chemical and physical contaminants thus contribute to customer satisfaction and confidence.

 

• Emphasises on extensive training in the area of food safety and quality assurance to produce human capital that will mobilise the local food industry
• Will produce human capital that are able to fulfil the job market expectation, become national aspiration, be versatile and be competitive

 

• To produce graduates who are critical and analytical in thinking with strong knowledge grasp in food science area with emphasis on food safety and quality assurance for supporting continued advancement of food industry in Malaysia
• Curriculum in this programme emphasizes on both theoretical and practical aspects where critical thinking, lifelong learning, ethics and professional morals, communication skills, and leadership and teamwork skills are parts of the important learning system. Students are required to prepare a dissertation and present scientific findings in the form of seminar and scholarly writing
• Course contents are formed in line with latest development in food science involving knowledge application such as food innovations, food safety toxicology, current technology in food diagnostic as well as practiced food safety standard and regulation

• The programme is structured in three (3) semesters within 1.5 years and is conducted in English.
• The programme aims to produce graduates equipped with expert knowledge in the area of food safety and quality assurance for sustainable development of food industry.
• MFS consists of core courses, elective courses and a dissertation. Student must complete at least a total of 42 credits for graduation.
• Lectures are conducted from Monday to Friday (6:30 - 9:30 PM). Lab sessions are held on Saturdays (9:00 AM - 2:00 PM). Classes are delivered in mixed-mode: inperson and online.

 

Compulsory Courses	21 credits
Electice Courses	15 credits
Dissertation	6 credits
Total	42 credits

  

 

PO	PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES
PO1	Demonstrate mastery of knowledge in the relevant field
PO2	Apply practical skills in the relevant field
PO3	Generate solutions to problems using scientific and critical thinking skills
PO4	Demonstrate leadership qualities through communicating and working effectively with peers and stakeholders
PO5	Relate ideas to societal issues in the relevant field
PO6	Conduct research with minimal supervision and adhere to legal, ethical and professional codes of practice
PO7	Manage information for lifelong learning

 

 

 

The applicant should possess:

• A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.750 or equivalent as accepted by the UPM Senate; or
• A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields with CGPA of 2.500-2.749 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment by the faculty; or
• A Bachelor's degree in the field or related fields or equivalent with CGPA 2.000-2.499 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment by the faculty.
• Candidates without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the faculty and meet the minimum CGPA.
• An international applicant must obtain at least one of the following (validity period should not be more than five years):
• A minimum score of 550 for TOEFL Paper-based Test; or 
• Band 6.0 for IELTS (Academic Version); or 
• 79-80 for TOEFL Internet-based Test; or
• 213 for the TOEFL Computer-based Test; or
• Level 109 for CIEP or their equivalent.
• TOEFL ITP is not acceptable. The validity period should not be more than five years.
• Candidates with Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) qualification is also accepted.
• An applicant who is in the final semester of his Bachelor study programme may be considered for a provisional admission provided that his latest CGPA or its equivalent to academic result satisfies the postgraduate programme admission requirements.

 

• Fees for Local Student
• Fees for International Student

Fees	Local Student	International Student
Basic Fees (First Semester)	RM 1,350	USD 593
Basic Fees (Second and Subsequesnt Semester	RM 1,100	USD 531
Fees (Per Credit)	RM 370	USD 124

 

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