The Food Science is devoted to the study of food and the science of food processing. Students interested in food science Program can get opportunities for advanced study and research leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the areas of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, Food Process Science, Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Toxicology, Food Biotechnology, Food Quality Evaluation and Wine Biotechnology.
The graduates of food science work in companies involved in the development of new food products, design of processes to produce these foods, choice of packaging materials, sensory evaluation of products using scientific techniques. Graduates from a food scientists may study more fundamental phenomena that are directly linked to the production of food products and its properties.
A range of opportunities exist for people with advanced techniques in food analysis and processing.