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undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours - Food Product Technology

undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours - Food Product Technology

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $38,620 NZD

  • Application fee

    Free

  • Duration

    4 years

  • PSW

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    60 out of 100

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-February 31-October-2022 2022-10-31
Fall-February 31-October-2023 2023-10-31
Fall-February 31-October-2024 2024-10-31
Fall-February 31-October-2025 2025-10-31

Overview

Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours - Food Product Technology

Learn how to develop the great-tasting food products of the future, incorporating exciting new nutritional health benefits.

The world looks to New Zealand as a trustworthy provider of safe, healthy food. 

As a food technologist, you will learn how to contribute to economic growth through improvements in productivity and Research and Development (R&D). 

You will play a key role in the development of new products and processes for the food industry.

Developing and improving food products, nutrition, health, and safety is a priority for food technologists. 

You will learn how to produce products that consumers desire. 

That might be products with new beneficial characteristics, products that taste amazing, or that have a longer shelf life but contain fewer additives. Or all three!

Global opportunities

By studying the Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours (Food Product Technology) at Massey you will learn how to contribute towards the global trend and desire for healthier food. 

Some examples that have been worked on by Massey students include:

  • a sports drink to improve performance
  • a high-protein cereal
  • an extruded snack high in protein but low in fat
  • a low-calorie dessert or chocolate product.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$45,780

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,344
Accommodation 1 bed room $7,160
Tuition 1 person $38,620

Hourly wage

Min wage

21.20 NZD / 1 hour

in New Zealand every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Officially verified copies of Birth certificate/ Current passport, including any residency visa/ Citizenship certificate
  • Proof of the name change
  • High School graduation certificate
  • Academic transcripts
  • English Language proficiency
  • A statement of any disability or health condition (If Applicable)
  • Evidence of any scholarships (If Applicable)

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6
5.5
listening
5.5
writing
5.5
speaking
5.5
reading

TOEFL

80
-
listening
19
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

PTE

50
42
listening
42
writing
42
speaking
42
reading

Cambridge

169
162
listening
162
writing
162
speaking
162
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available

If you do not have the entry requirements

Improve your English language skills without taking an IELTS test. You could get direct entry to a Massey degree with the university's English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.

 English TestEnglish for Academic Purposes 1 English for Academic Purposes 2
English EntryIELTS5.0 overall (all bands 4.5 or above)5.5 overall (all bands 5.0 or above)
iBT TOEFL40 overall (3 in reading & listening, 13 in speaking & writing)50 overall (5 in reading & listening, 15 in speaking & writing)
PTE38 overall46 overall
Cambridge English155165
Entry pointDurationExit
EAP110 weeksFoundation Studies – entry requirement equivalent to IELTS 5.5 overall
EAP210 weeksDirect entry into University - entry requirement equivalent to IELTS 6.0 to 7.0 overall

Academic background and requirement

To be admitted to an undergraduate qualification, applicants will need a minimum level of academic achievement from school, or another university or tertiary institution

The specific level depends on which country or region of the world they are from.

China:

  • Senior High School graduation plus successful completion of one year of bachelor's-level study from a recognized institution; or
  • Successful completion of a two-year diploma, or a minimum of two years out of a three-year diploma from a recognized institution; or
  • Completed Gaokao with a tier-one score from the related province

India: 

  • All India Senior School Certificate (AISSC) Year 12 or Indian School Certificate (ISC) Year 12, with an overall average of 75% and a minimum of 60% in English; or
  • Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) – State Board Examination in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujurat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, with:
    • an overall average of 85% or higher (with no less than four academic subjects), with
    • a minimum of 70% or above in English.

 

Can't meet the entry requirements?

There are some alternative ways to help you enter the food technology program:

  • Certificate in Science and Technology
  • Diploma in Science and Technology
  • Summer compact courses (at Auckland campus only)

Foundation qualifications to meet entry requirements

If you don't have the skills or qualifications you need to be accepted into your chosen study, you can do foundation qualifications.

  • Foundation Certificate (International)
  • Foundation Certificate (International Accelerated)

Career opportunities

  • Product development technologist
  • Process improvement technologist
  • Packaging technologist
  • Specification technologist - R&D
  • Quality and procurement technologist
  • Applications technologist
  • R&D technologist
  • Development technologist
  • Raw materials specifications technologist
  • Systems food technologist
  • Quality assurance supervisor

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