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  1. MTH3251Financial mathematics

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    You will use the concept of random variables and their uses as models of uncertain future payoffs. An important concept for analysis is the conditional expectation. Special attention is given to normal distribution and multivariate normal...

    Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

  2. MTH4251Financial mathematics

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    UnitLevel 46 credit pointsScience

    You will use the concept of random variables and their uses as models of uncertain future payoffs. An important concept for analysis is the conditional expectation. Special attention is given to normal distribution and multivariate normal...

    Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

  3. MTH3360Fluid dynamics

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    Fluid flows are all around us, from waves on the beach to microorganisms navigating their environment, and mathematics allows us to make precise and useful predictions about how they behave. In this unit you will develop mathematical tools...

    Semester 1Clayton

  4. MTH4360Fluid dynamics

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    UnitLevel 46 credit pointsScience

    The continuum hypothesis; notion of a fluid particle; pathlines and streamlines. Eulerian and Lagrangian frameworks; the material derivative. Conservation of mass; incompressibility; streamfunctions. Forces acting on a fluid; the stress...

    Semester 1Clayton

  5. MTH5341Fluid dynamics and turbulence

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    This unit is an introduction to hydrodynamic stability theory that concerns the stability and instability of fluid flows. You will be introduced to the theoretical methods required to understand how instabilities develop and how the flow...

    Semester 2Clayton

  6. FST3711Food and industrial microbiology

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    In this unit, you will gain a complex understanding of food as a habitat, the principles involved in microbiological spoilage of foods, microorganisms of public health significance that cause food-borne illness, food safety and aspects of...

    Semester 1Malaysia

  7. FST2810Food bioprocess technology

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    UnitLevel 26 credit pointsScience

    In this unit, you will be introduced to typical biochemical processes, including feedstock supply, reaction, separation and utilities of food bio-processes. Treatment and storage of the feedstock/product will also be examined. The unit...

    Semester 2Malaysia

  8. CHM2962Food chemistry

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    UnitLevel 26 credit pointsScience

    A detailed account of the chemistry of food substances will be provided. The components present in larger amounts (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals and water), and those occurring in smaller quantities (colours, flavours, vitamins,...

    Semester 2ClaytonMalaysia

  9. FSC5010Food chemistry and biochemistry

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    This unit will provide the technical basis of how scientific knowledge, innovation and research influences the food industry. This unit introduces the basis for understanding the chemical and biochemical composition of food and the...

    Semester 1Clayton

  10. FSC5030Food microbiology and safety

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    This unit, in line with the other core science units will provide the foundational knowledge of the importance of food microbiology and safety to the food industry. After completing this unit, you should be able to engage with the advanced...

    Semester 1Clayton

  11. FSC5040Food, nutrition and health

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    This unit introduces fundamental concepts in human nutrition. You will explore dietary guidelines and nutrient reference values as frameworks that describe optimal food and nutrient intake for health. You will examine current population...

    Semester 2Clayton

  12. FST3820Food preservation

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    Food preservation deals with the methods of prevention or retardation of microbial, chemical and physical degradation of foods, while maintaining their nutritional quality, flavour and consumer appeal. You will gain a theoretical and...

    Semester 1Malaysia

  13. FST3840Food processing

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    Processed foods are increasingly popular around the world owing to their convenience, extended shelf life, and palatability. This unit introduces you to food processing principles that group physical food processes into basic unit...

    Semester 2Malaysia

  14. FST3850Food product development

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    Food product development covers the trends and innovation in food markets, product design and development, product quality and management, product sensory evaluation and statistical evaluation, food regulatory compliance, packaging and...

    Semester 2Malaysia

  15. FST3862Food safety and quality management

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit focuses on food quality and safety management in food production. You will study the principles of quality assurance, quality management systems and ISO certification in the food industry. Along the way, you will also discuss the...

    Semester 2Malaysia

  16. FSC5091Food science and agribusiness industry internship

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    UnitLevel 524 credit pointsScience

    This unit is part of the advanced practice component (Part D) within the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness , and represents a capstone of the overall Master’s program. This unit, in line with the other science units, provides...

    Summer ASemester 1Semester 2Clayton

  17. FSC5093Food science and agribusiness minor industry project

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    UnitLevel 512 credit pointsScience

    This unit forms part of the Coursework pathway within the Advanced Practice component and makes up 50% of Part D in the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness program. This unit, in line with the other science units, gives you practical...

    Summer ASemester 1Semester 2Clayton

  18. FSC5092Food science and agribusiness minor research project

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    UnitLevel 512 credit pointsScience

    This unit forms part of the Coursework pathway within the Advanced Practice component and constitutes 50% of Part D in the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness program. This unit gives you the opportunity to undertake a focused research...

    Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

  19. FSC5090Food science and agribusiness research project

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    UnitLevel 524 credit pointsScience

    This unit is part of the advanced practice component (Part D) within the Master of Food Science and Agribusiness , and represents a capstone of the overall Master’s program. This unit, in line with the other science units, provides the...

    Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

  20. FSC5080Food science and technology in practice

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    This unit is designed to deliver a tangible experience of the practical aspects of food science and technology used in current industrial practices. This unit develops knowledge and skills to enable the application of the theoretical...

    Semester 1Clayton