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Explore diverse scientific disciplines focused on preserving and transforming raw ingredients into wholesome, safe, and appealing food products. Gain expertise to tackle worldwide food challenges concerning nutrition, health, and food security while contributing to sustainable food systems.
Discover the chemistry and physics of food, understand spoilage factors, master food safety fundamentals, and learn processing, preservation, and packaging techniques. Investigate nutritional innovations, discuss controversies around food additives versus natural ingredients, study naturally occurring toxins, and explore cutting-edge food safety detection methods.
Take advantage of the Department's strong connections with regional agriculture and food sectors. Pursue summer work opportunities within the Department or Canada's food production sector to enrich your learning and help fund your education.
Access world-class facilities featuring two advanced food processing pilot plants, a sophisticated food analysis lab, fermentation equipment, meat processing units, sensory testing areas, molecular research labs, microbial product development spaces, and laser microscopy imaging systems.
This hands-on program leverages the department's exceptional labs and modern technology to provide practical, real-world learning experiences.
Students can enter this program directly from high school
Required high school classes
Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30
Students entering the Bachelor of Arts program, or who are undecided about which program they are interested in, are encouraged to take Foundations of Mathematics 30. Students interested in the Bachelor of Science program are encouraged to take Pre-Calculus 30.
English language proficiency
IELTS (Academic) - Overall Band Score: 6.5. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 6, Listening: 6, Speaking: 6, Writing: 6
TOEFL iBT - Internet Based: 86. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 19, Listening: 19, Speaking: 19, Writing: 19
Cambridge C1 Advanced - Overall score of 176
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment – 70. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 60, Listening: 60, Speaking: 60, Writing: 60
Duolingo English Test (DET) – 110. With minimum individual scores of: Literacy: 95, Conversation: 95, Comprehension: 95, Production: 95
PTE Academic - Overall score of 63. With minimum individual skills scores of Reading: 59, Listening: 59, Speaking: 59, Writing: 59