The Master of Food and Packaging Innovation is an inter-disciplinary degree that combines food science, entrepreneurship and innovation in product and packaging design at an advanced level with opportunities to gain industry experience through an internship with a dynamic business in the food industry. MEET A SKILLS DEMAND IDENTIFIED BY INDUSTRY This unique course was developed in collaboration with the food and packaging industries to fill a need for food and food packaging product developers in Australia. Industry experts contribute to your learning as guest lecturers and as supervisors on internships, with around 20 industry speakers across food packaging subjects alone. The core of the Master of Food and Packaging Innovation is a suite of subjects which have been designed to help you obtain the knowledge and skills required to develop and market new food products, and innovative packaging designs, that meet changing consumer demands. INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Students can choose to undertake an internship as part of the Master of Food and Packaging Innovation. This unique placement opportunity, provides access to some of Australia’s most well-known brands and state-of-the-art facilities. ENTER AN EXCITING AND CREATIVE FIELD The Master of Food and Packaging Innovation prepares you for a range of interesting and creative careers: developing new food products, designing innovative food packaging to improve food quality and sustainability, formulating strategies to market new products based on your scientific knowledge and business acumen. You will analyse innovative food product and packaging designs, from concept to delivery and learn the skills to develop valuable and innovative food products that address key issues such as transportability, durability, tamper proofing and perishability issues, as well as key environmental, economic, social and ethical factors. Gain a comprehensive understanding of inter-disciplinary food processing, product, innovation, entrepreneurship and packaging at an advanced level. The Master of Food and Packaging Innovation is an inter-disciplinary degree that explores food processing, entrepreneurship and innovation in product and packaging design at an advanced level. GET AHEAD WITH AN INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP Internships can provide you with a great opportunity to gain professional experience and build your networks to accelerate your career and gain valuable mentoring. Our students have completed internships with a number of high-profile organisations like Mondelez International, George Weston Foods, Nestlé, Peters Ice Cream, Sensient Flavors, Food Innovation Australia and Simplot. Alternatively, you can choose to complete a research project which will help to develop your research skills and enable you to study a specific topic of interest at an advanced level. DESIGN YOUR DEGREE AROUND YOUR INTERESTS The Master of Food and Packaging Innovation is a flexible degree that allows you to prepare yourself for a range of careers based on your interests, prior studies and experience. After taking core subjects in the areas of food processing, food safety, packaging and design, consumer behaviour, entrepreneurship and value creation, you will be able to choose from a wide variety of electives from across multiple disciplines to tailor the course to suit your interests. Students often choose electives in the areas of food science, nutrition, product development, sustainability, food policy, marketing and management.