MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Program Offered at University of Nairobi

The Department of Food Science and Technology in the University of Nairobi offers a Master of Science Programme in Food Science and Technology with option in either Food Science or Food Technology. The Programme consists of a year of coursework followed by a year of individual research leading to a thesis.

1.      The regulations for the Degree of Master of Science by coursework and thesis in the Faculty of Agriculture in the University of Nairobi shall be applicable.

2.      Candidates must have at least an Upper Second Class Honours Degree or its equivalent in Food Science and Technology from a recognized University.

Course Units

Compulsory courses

Sensory Analysis

Postharvest Physiology

Practical Food Processing

Toxicology

Food Dispersions and Food Additives

Statistics and Field Experimentation

Optional Courses

Advanced Food Science

Advanced Food Technology

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