• Bachelor of Science in Food Science at McGill University allows students to complete this program in 3 years.
  • Students need to complete 90 credits successfully to graduate from this Food Science program.
  • Students are exposed to both theoretical and practical issues of both hardware and software in well-equipped laboratories.
  • The Bachelor’s in Food Science offers advanced training in the critical, historical, and theoretical analysis of:
    •  Principles of Food Analysis 1
    •  Food Chemistry
    •  Post Harvest Fruit&Veg Technol
    •  Nutrition and Health
    •  Biophysical Chemistry of Food
  • In addition to technical complementary courses, students in the Food Science program take general complementary courses in social sciences, management studies, and humanities.
  • This program is intended for those students interested in the multidisciplinary field of food science.
  • The courses are integrated to acquaint the student with food processing, food chemistry, quality assurance, analytical procedures, food products, standards, and regulations.
  • The program prepares graduates for employment as scientists in industry or government, in regulatory, research, quality assurance, or product development capacities.
  • Graduates have the academic qualifications for membership in the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST).
  • Graduates of the Food Science Major with Food Science Option can also qualify for recognition by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
  • The students to faculty ratio for this Food Science program at McGill University is 19:1.
  • The job opportunities after this Food Science program that students get at McGill University are:
    • Food technologist.
    • Nutritional therapist.
    • Product/process development scientist.
    • Quality manager.
    • Regulatory affairs officer.
    • Scientific laboratory technician, etc., with an average salary of 27,250 USD.