IX. Graduate Programs

Food Safety and Quality Assurance

The interdepartmental program is the focal point for graduate teaching and research in food safety and quality assurance. The MSc program in food safety and quality assurance is intended to prepare food scientists, food engineers, veterinarians and others with appropriate scientific backgrounds for participation in food safety monitoring and maintenance in the food industry and in government. Students wishing to undertake graduate studies at the MSc level with emphasis on food safety and quality assurance will enter the program through a participating department. The participating academic units are Biomedical Sciences, Marketing and Consumer Studies, Environmental Biology, Food Science, Pathobiology, Population Medicine, and Engineering.