Food Science and Engineering

This major cultivates high-level innovative talents with inter-disciplinary thought and international vision, to meet the demands of food industry and social development in the 21st century, and participate in international affairs and competitiveness. Students engaged in this major are competent for scientific research, technological development, quality control, production and operation, educational consultation and management in the field of food, especially marine food. Students can achieve the following goals on the basis of 5-year food-related work or research after graduation.

1. Demonstrate effective communication between people and teams, lifelong learning concept and adaptability to facilitate the participation in affairs and competitions in the international platform;

2. Flexibly employ major fundamental and professional knowledge to design reasonable technical solutions and solve practical problems in the field of food nutrition and health;

3. Show excellent humanistic science literacy, sense of social responsibility, correct world outlook, values, view of life and good professional code of food practitioners, and concern about the harmonious development of food engineering practice and economic, social and environmental factors;

4. Apply the modern tools of natural science, humanities and food science and engineering to analyze, research and evaluate the complex engineering problems in the development of food technology and production practice, and obtain scientific and reasonable conclusions finally;

5. Integrate new concepts, tools and technologies in social development into the practice of nutrition and health, to become a socialist contributor with critical thinking, innovative consciousness and lifelong learning ability.

undergraduate

Educational system: Full time: four years

Place: Laoshan campus of Ocean University of China

First-class discipline: Food science and Engineering

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering

Graduates' ability requirements

Students will develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically and laboriously in an all-round way through the cultivation of school. When they graduate, they can acquire such knowledge and abilities as follows:
1. Instrumental knowledge: good English communication skills and international vision, proficient in computer and other modern tools, intercultural communication competence and good team cooperation ability;
2. Basic knowledge: master solid mathematical, natural science and professional knowledge of food science, and apply it to the analysis and suggestions in the field of human nutrition and health;
3. Ability to design and develop solutions: carry out investigation and research on nutrition and health problems in the international food field, design food processing systems and unit equipment or technological processes to meet specific nutritional needs, and reflect the sense of innovation in the design process with the consideration of multiple elements such as society, health, safety, law, culture and environment.
4. Ability to research questions: research complex engineering problems in the process of food nutrition product design and manufacturing based on scientific principles and methods, including nutrition investigation, experimental design, data processing, information analysis and obtain effective experimental research conclusions.
5. Ability to use modern tools: solve the technical and complex engineering problems in the field of food science and engineering with the international modern tools;
6. Professional ethics and norms: understand and know the good professional ethics and norms of international food practitioners, and perform their duties in food engineering and practice;
7. Environment and sustainable development: critically recognize the relationship between food practice and social multi culture, environment and sustainable development;
8. Engineering and society: conduct reasonable analysis based on engineering-related background knowledge, evaluate the impact of food professional engineering practice and complex problem solutions on society, health, safety, law and culture, and understand the responsibilities.
9. Individual and team: play the role of individual, member and leader in team activities involving food and related disciplines.
10. Communication skills: effectively communicate with industry peers and the public on food nutrition and health issues, form the international vision to communicate and exchange in the global environment with intercultural background.
11. Project management: understand and master the principles of food engineering management, business rules and economic decision-making methods, grasp certain international food-related economic and management ability, and apply in the multi-disciplinary environment involving food science and engineering issues.
12. Lifelong learning: the awareness and ability of lifelong learning to adapt to the international opportunities and challenges.

Curriculum design

The public curricular includes: 1. Ideology and politics; 2. Military education and physical exercise; 3. College mathematics; 4. College computer; 5. College physics; 6. College chemistry.
Open courses include：1.General education of Ocean University of China;2.Characteristic course of Haide;3.Other courses with approval of Ocean University of China.
Professional education includes：1.Basic subject courses；2.Professional knowledge courses;3. Job-hunting skills courses.

The first year

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General Outline of Chinese Modern History
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Mentality and Morality Improvement and Basics of Law
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Military Affairs Training
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Introduction to Military Science
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Mathematics IA + Mathematics IB
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Programming in Python
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Physics + Physics Experiment
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Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry + Experiment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry + Experiment of Organic Chemistry
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Introduction of Food Science and Engineering
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Academic English I + Academic English II
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Science-Processes & Practices
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Introduction to Food with "Homology of Food and Medicine"

The second year

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Introduction to the Fundamental Principle of Marxism
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An Outline of Mao Zedong Thought
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Statistical Analysis and Modeling
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Physical Chemistry + Experiment of Physical Chemistry
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Structure Biochemistry
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Microbiology
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Cell Biology
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Academic English III
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Introduction to Human Physiology
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Metabolic Biochemistry
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Academic English IV
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Nutrition I +Nutrition II
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Food Quality and Regulation
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Food Chemistry
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Food Microbiology
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Training of Instrumentation and Experimental Specification
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Cognition Internship
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Industrial Practice Internship

The third year

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Food Inspection and Analysis
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Academic Skills I
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Food Processing Technology
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Academic Skills II
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Sensory Evaluation of Foods
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Food Preservation and Packaging
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Food Processing and Development
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Public Health Nutrition
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Food Product Development
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Training of Experimental Skills
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Production Internship

The fourth year

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Current Situation and Policy

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（Four years of bachelor's degree）
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Physical Education I + Physical Education II + Physical Education III + Physical Education IV
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Marine Biological Resources and Processing Engineering
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Functional Food
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Foundations of Wine Science
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Education of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Graduation Internship
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Dissertation

What are the tuition fees of Ocean University of China and University of Adelaide？

Tuition fees in 2023

Ocean University of China: RMB 60,000/year*

University of Adelaide: $45,500/year*

For students who choose "2 + 2" or "3 + 2" pathway, they will pay tuition fees according to the standard of University of Adelaide during study abroad. The tuition fees of University of Adelaide are subject to the official website and admission notice of that year.

* The consumption in Adelaide, where the University of Adelaide is located, is about 15% - 20% lower than that in Sydney and Melbourne, and the cost of living (including accommodation and insurance) is about RMB 100000 / year.

Study in Haide

Undergraduates can take "4 + 0", "2 + 2" and "3 + 2" pathway to complete their studies.

"4 + 0" pathway：students will study in OUC for four years and obtain the diploma of undergraduate and degree of bachlor of OUC, after the completion of their studies as well as meet the graduation requirements ;
"2 + 2" pathway：students will study in OUC for two years and UoA for two years and obtain the diploma of undergraduate and degree of bachelor of OUC and the honour degree of science bachelor of UoA, after the completion of their studies as well as meet the graduation requirements.
"3 + 2" pathway：students will study in OUC for three years and UoA for two years and obtain the diploma of undergraduate of OUC and degree of master of UoA, after the completion of their studies as well as meet the graduation requirements.