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Aims & Characteristics

• To provide unique and professionally oriented training in global food safety management and risk analysis for science/technology graduates who want to develop their expertise in the area of food safety.
• To provide students with advanced knowledge of the major and newly emerging hazards affecting food safety from a global perspective.

Upon completion of this programme, students should be able to do the following.

• Understand international food standards, laws and regulations and critically evaluate food safety policy as well as legal and sector specific frameworks for food safety management at local, national and international levels.
• Use their knowledge of risk analysis to critically evaluate the risk of major food hazards and address food safety issues worldwide.
• Demonstrate competence in developing risk-based food safety management strategies and implementing food safety management systems (e.g. ISO22000).
• Demonstrate competence in critical analysis, information technology and communication.
• Work effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary groups with a commitment to lifelong learning to enhance their professional development.

Recognition & Prospects

Recognition

Upon successful graduation, students will receive PolyU鈥檚 official Graduate Certificate and be qualified to obtain the following certificates:

• an official training certificate on risk analysis issued by The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition established by the US Food and Drug Administration and University of Maryland; and
• official certificates on major food safety management systems issued by an accredited certification body.

Prospects

Excellent job prospects, particularly in food, health and agricultural industries, related government agencies and research institutes in Hong Kong, mainland China and the region, are available to graduates.

Curriculum

Students studying for the MSc in Global Food Safety Management and Risk Analysis are required to complete the following courses:

• Food Safety in Action
• Food Safety Risk Analysis
• Foodborne Chemical and Microbial Hazards: Case Studies
• Global Food Safety Management
• Global Food Security
• International Food Standards, Laws and Regulations
• Capstone Project