WHY US
TMU’s Master’s Program in Food Safety is the first interdisciplinary food safety master’s program in Taiwan. Our curriculum is based on medicine and health, and integrates food inspection and analysis, risk analysis, food safety management and nanotechnology. Working closely with the Research Center of Food Safety Inspection and Function Development, we develop innovative and advanced methods of food safety analysis and train professional food safety analysts.
COURSES INTRODUCTION
Our program focuses on four core competencies: Knowledge of food safety, food inspection and analysis skills, food safety management, and global vision in food safety. Students learn skills for risk assessment and crisis management, practical application of research, creative, independent, and logical thinking skills, the ability to discover and solve problems, and teamwork with a global perspective.
CURRICULA
These 6 courses are required:
◆ Seminar in food safety | 2 credits |
◆ Food risk analysis | 2 credits |
◆ Food inspection & analysis (II) | 2 credits |
◆ The application of mass spectrometry in food analysis | 2 credits |
◆ Seminar | 4 credits |
◆ Thesis | 6 credits |
Suggested Electives:
◆ Individual studies | 1 credits |
◆ Laboratory management & accreditation | 2 credits |
◆ Food supply chain & logistics management | 2 credits |
◆ Forum on food safety | 2 credits |
◆ Food inspection & analysis (I) | 2 credits |
◆ International food legislation | 2 credits |
Click here for a sample schedule, by semester
Semester 1
Required courses:
◆ Seminar | 1 credit |
◆ Seminar in food safety | 2 credits |
Elective courses:
◆ Individual studies | 1 credit |
◆ Food inspection & analysis (I) | 2 credits |
Semester 2
Required courses:
◆ Seminar | 1 credit |
◆ Food inspection & analysis (II) | 2 credits |
◆ The application of mass spectrometry in food analysis | 2 credits |
Elective courses:
◆ Individual studies | 1 credit |
Semester 3
Required course:
◆ Seminar | 1 credit |
◆ Food risk analysis | 2 credits |
Elective course:
◆ Laboratory management & accreditation | 2 credits |
◆ Food supply chain & logistics management | 2 credits |
◆ Individual studies | 1 credit |
Semester 4
Required courses:
◆ Seminar | 1 credit |
◆ Thesis | 6 credits |
Elective courses:
◆ Forum on food safety | 2 credits |
◆ Individual studies | 1 credit |
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- The Food Safety master’s degree is a two-year (four-semester) program requiring completion of 30 credits, including 14 credits of required courses.
- Those admitted from non-food science departments or with equivalent academic qualifications shall make up with at least 4 credits in food chemistry and other food-related subjects specified by the Program.
- Thesis defense
FUTURE CAREER PATH
Graduates of the Master’s Program in Food Safety go on to careers in food inspection, food risk and management, food-related R&D, or academia.