Bachelor of Science with Honours (Food Biotechnology)

  Institution: Private: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)

Introduction

Biotechnology has been used in the manufacturing and food processing such as the production of fermented, tempeh, bread, soy sauce, butter and vinegar through a fermentation process. Overall, biotechnology can be defined as the use of biological techniques in food analysis and processing. In this context, USIM towards food biotechnology expertise in using the latest techniques such as recombinant DNA (rDNA) and potential novel bioprocess to produce new products that have the criteria to meet the needs of consumers.

Learning Objectives

After graduation, graduates will be:

1. Practitioners biotech foods that can synthesize and apply the knowledge and the experience in the laboratory to provide quality products and services to government agencies, research institutes and industry-based foods.
2. Food biotechnology practitioners able to lead and work together to solve problems from a variety of disciplines through effective communication.
3. Practitioners biotech foods that can increase their knowledge and their ability to use ICT to explore business opportunities in the food-based industries.
4. Practitioners biotech foods have the ability to practice ethical values ​​and professional in providing services based foods.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of this program can put yourself in a job that involves manufacturing and food production, marketing, agriculture, pharmaceutical, medical, banking, trade and commerce. They also have the option to become entrepreneurs or work in the public sector such as research institutions, education and enforcemenT.

Source: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USIM)