Must meet the University admission requirements as specified, and have
A completed Bachelors with Honours degree in food engineering, food science or food technology, or equivalent, or
A completed Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, technology, or equivalent and completed at least 36 months relevant professional experience in the food or biological products industry.
Students from a country where English is not the first language, must obtain a minimum English Language competency level.
IELTS: 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL iBT: 90 overall (min 20 in Writing)
PTE Academic: 58 Overall (min 50 in communicative skills)
Cambridge English: 180
Enhance your career in the food industry
With a Master of Food Safety and Quality, you will play a key role in managing food safety and quality in any food manufacturing company.
Food safety and quality are essential to the success of all food manufacturing companies and critical for New Zealand’s economic success. Why? Because food manufacturers need absolute confidence in the safety and quality of their products. To work in this exciting field, students can choose to study full time or part time with a programme supported with an on-line learning environment.
In big demand by employers around the world
Internationally, food safety is a growth industry.
Food companies have a growing need for expertise in food safety and quality. If they do not have this expertise themselves, consultants with the relevant qualifications provide them with services. You have the opportunity to start your own consultancy business or to work for the government department overseeing food safety in your country. In New Zealand, the government department is the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Internationally recognised and unique
Massey University is ranked as one of the top 50 universities worldwide for Food Science & Technology (out of 300), according to ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
We have been producing highly-skilled graduates for the New Zealand and international food industries for more than 50 years. The lecturers have extensive industry experience supported by a strong academic research base.
Massey University also hosts the New Zealand Food Safety Centre with access to the latest expertise in food safety.
Work on real food industry issues
The Master in Food Safety and Quality provides practical skills and a depth of knowledge to enable you to manage problems in food manufacturing and develop preventative tools designed to provide confidence in the quality and safety of food.
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Part One (120 credits)
Compulsory courses
45 credits
141708, Food Packaging, Preservation and Storage, 15
141709, Emerging Technologies for the Food Industry, 15
141724, Food Quality Safety and Innovation, 15
Between 15 and 60 credits
141794, Special Topic, 15
151716, Advanced Nutrition and Disease, 15
231730, Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1, 15
231731, Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2, 15
231733, Big Public Health Issues, 15
285742, Topics in Advanced Plant Protection, 30
287741, Quality System Development and Management, 15
15 credits
119729, Research Methods, 15
228797, Research Methods in Engineering and Technology, 15
No more than 45 credits from
141712, Strategic Food Product Development, 15
214772, Advanced Topics in Food Quality, 30
Part Two
60 credits
141803, Research Report: Food, 60
Graduates of Massey’s Master of Food Safety and Quality have many opportunities to capitalise on the demands of the global food industry. There is steady growth internationally for experts in the management of food safety and quality in government departments, the food industry, and in consultancy and regulatory organisations. These significant careers span auditing, crisis management, training and establishing risk management systems.
Rapid progression to management
With a Massey Master of Food Safety and Quality, you can expect to launch your career at a reasonably high level of responsibility in a leadership role. The programme gives you the potential to lead to senior management roles or establishing your own business as a consultant.
A path to more in depth research
The Massey Master of Food Safety and Quality positions you to deal with new challenges and develop smart solutions for tomorrow’s problems. The food industry is dynamic and with that comes the need for research in innovative and effective methods in food assurance.
Earn more
A 2017 Ministry of Education publication The post-study earnings and destinations of young domestic graduates, found that in New Zealand:
Young master’s graduates earn more than one and a half times more than the national median (five years after study)
Earnings and employment rates increase with the level of qualification completed
Five years after completion, the median earnings of young master’s graduates are 15% higher than for those with a bachelor’s degree.
Insurance/year: 810 NZD
