DEGREE CONFERRED
Bachelor of Science (Food Technology)
B.Sc. (Food Technology)
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Assumption University confers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Food Technology upon students who meet all of the following requirements:
- Have completed the total number of credits of the curriculum
- Have obtained a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.00
- Have participated in 16 sessions of the Professional Ethics Seminar
- Have obtained library and financial clearance from the University
- Have demonstrated good behavior and discipline
- Have met the minimum English proficiency requirement
Test Instruments |
Required Passing Score |
AU English Proficiency Assessment OR |
70%* |
TOEFL (iBT) OR |
90 |
TOEFL(P) OR |
575 |
IELTS |
6.5 |
*70% = Level B2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR)
OBJECTIVES
To produce graduates who have the characteristics, knowledge and skills as follows:
- Possess good moral and ethics, socially and professionally.
- Aware of laws, standards and regulations concerning foods and agricultural products.
- Understand food components, their characteristics and properties, the changes of food components during processing and storage, and selection of suitable analyzing method to determine those food components.
- Understand the principles underlying food safety and food microbiology, development of quality assurance plan for safety food production and food plant sanitation.
- Understand the principles used in preservation, engineering, processing and packaging of the foods and the application of the knowledge in order to develop suitable food production process.
- Understand product development procedure as a systematic and controllable process as well as principle of food marketing
- Understand how the food business works as well as entrepreneurship
- Possess analysis skills in food chemistry, food safety and food plant sanitation as well as food processing to control and assure of the quality food.
- Experiment and analyze the problems related to assessment of physical and sensory qualities of the foods.
- Able to work with different groups of people in the food industries and related fields.
- Able to use information technology in searching for information, communication, and presentation of ideas effectively.
COURSES
General Education Courses 30 Credits
Specialized Courses 102 Credits
Core Courses
Core Courses 49 Credits
BS 1001 |
General Chemistry |
3 |
BS 1002 |
General Chemistry Laboratory |
1 |
BS 1005 |
Principles of Biology |
3 |
BS 1006 |
Biology Laboratory |
1 |
BS 1007 |
Organic Chemistry |
3 |
BS 1008 |
Organic Chemistry Laboratory |
1 |
BS 1101 |
Calculus I for Bioscience |
3 |
BS 1201 |
Physics for Bioscience |
3 |
BS 1202 |
Physics Laboratory for Bioscience |
1 |
BS 2004 |
Analytical Chemistry |
3 |
BS 2005 |
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory |
1 |
BS 2006 |
Basic Biochemistry |
3 |
BS 2007 |
Basic Biochemistry Laboratory |
1 |
BS 2008 |
Physical Chemistry |
3 |
BS 2011 |
Introduction to Microbiology |
3 |
BS 2013 |
Engineering Drawing for Bioscience |
1 |
BS 2019 |
Genetics and Its Food Application |
3 |
BT 2011 |
Introduction to Biotechnology |
3 |
BT 3015 |
Industrial Fermentation |
3 |
BT 3016 |
Enzyme Technology |
3 |
BT 3017 |
Principles of Research |
3 |
Free Elective Course 6 Credits
FT 4133 |
Introduction to Wine Appreciation |
3 |
FT 4134 |
Food Health and Beauty |
3 |
Students can take free elective courses of 6 credits from any faculty in Assumption University upon completion of the prerequisites (if any).
STUDY PLAN
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Code |
Subjects |
Credits |
BG 1001 |
English I |
3 |
BS 1001 |
General Chemistry |
3 |
BS 1002 |
General Chemistry Laboratory |
1 |
BS 1005 |
Principles of Biology |
3 |
BS 1006 |
Biology Laboratory |
1 |
BS 1101 |
Calculus I for Bioscience |
3 |
BS 1201 |
Physics for Bioscience |
3 |
BS 1202 |
Physics Laboratory for Bioscience |
1 |
|
One Free Elective Course |
3 |
|
Total |
21 |
Second Semester
Code |
Subjects |
Credits |
BG 1002 |
English II |
3 |
SA 1201 |
Statistics I |
3 |
BS 1007 |
Organic Chemistry |
3 |
BS 1008 |
Organic Chemistry Laboratory |
1 |
BS 2004 |
Analytical Chemistry |
3 |
BS 2005 |
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory |
1 |
GE 1207 |
Fundamental Psychology |
3 |
SC 2151 |
Introduction to Microcomputer Application |
3 |
|
Total |
20 |
Social Science
Social Science Courses 9 Credits
GE 1207
Fundamental Psychology
3
GE 2202
Ethics
3
ECO 2200
Introduction to Economics
3