食物是我们生活中不可或缺的一部分。除了提供基本的营养和影响健康外，食物在我们的社会和文化体系中也具有重要的地位，并且是经济繁荣的主要因素。食品和饮料制造业是澳大利亚制造业中最大的雇用部门，随着全球食品消费量的增加，食品工业的重要性也将提高。食品科学专业包括生物学，化学，统计学的基础单元，食品科学和生物化学原理的核心中间单元，以及食品加工，食品化学和生物化学，食品技术和生物技术以及产品设计与开发的高级单元。
A Bachelor of Science opens up a world of opportunity. Whether you dream of joining the forefront of research, learning how to analyse and think critically or making the planet a better place, a Bachelor of Science will give you highly sought-after skills for a huge range of careers. At Sydney you will be taught by dedicated scientific thinkers, including members of the Australian Academy of Science, Australian Research Council Fellows and prestigious prize winners. You will study in world-class facilities, including the multimillion-dollar Sydney Nanoscience Hub and the Charles Perkins Centre, with its focus on diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.<br><br>Food is an integral part of our lives. Beyond providing essential nutrition and influencing health, food features strongly in our social and cultural systems, and is a major contributor to economic prosperity. Food and beverage manufacturing is the largest employing sector within manufacturing in Australia, and the importance of the food industry will grow as global food consumption increases with the population. The Food Science major comprises foundational units in biology, chemistry, statistics, core intermediate units on principles of food science and biochemistry, and senior units in food processing, chemistry & biochemistry of foods, food technology & biotechnology, and product design & development. The major provides you with fundamental knowledge and applied skills desirable for employment in the food industry. The interdisciplinary and applied nature of the major will also provide you with transferable skills that are complementary with many other fields of study in the life and environmental sciences.