Sustainable Food (Singapore)

Focusing on food safety, food science and food technology, the MSc in Sustainable Food is designed with a holistic approach to equip individuals with specialised scientific knowledge and skill sets in food science and food safety to institute systemic change across the major pillars of today’s global food system to achieve food sustainability. The programme aims to nurture future leaders in agri-food industry to establish a new generation of sustainable and safe food by developing strategies at the policy level to integrate the highly fragmented and intricately complex food system. Students will be empowered to be critical thinkers and problem solvers to start conversations, build bridges and establish new ethical standards in instituting effective structural changes to our current food system while paving the way for a new generation of sustainable food to fulfil the global nutritional needs sustainably.

Encompassing multiple scientific and management disciplines, the curriculum will offer opportunities to develop your proficiency in analytical skills and critical thinking while equipping you with scientific concepts and techniques in Food Safety and Food Technology areas.

Backed by decades of scientific research, the 2-year full-time programme Master of Science in Sustainable Food is taught by academia from TUM, who are well versed in the latest trends in research and education as well as in global industrial product development and management. The non-technical subjects are taught by experts from the industry from Asia and Europe

Lectures will be held at TUM Asia‘s campus in Singapore.

Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?

Taking a judicious approach in supporting our students’ long-term growth, our master of science programmes are continually refreshed to ensure our robust curriculum is competitively aligned with industry needs. The Master of Science in Sustainable Food conferred by TUM is carefully crafted in its course content that lends expertise in both food science and food technology, balanced out by an expanded scope in sustainability to equip our students with the necessary scientific and management competencies readied to lead at the forefront of the agri-food industry.

The increasingly interconnected and globalised world that spurred a wider variety of food crossing the globe and finding its way to various corners of the world has consequently thrust global food security and food systems in the fore. Graduates of the programme are highly sought after in a wide spectrum of deep-tech careers in the food science and technology industry to address the evolving challenges present in the food safety and security industry.

Which professional opportunities can I take up with this qualification?

Graduates of MSc in Sustainable Food will see themselves through a successful career in various fields, including food science, food technology, food control, public health, and environmental sustainability. The main employers of graduates are food manufacturers, producers, processors and retailers ranging from global multinational companies to small-to-medium science businesses delving in novel foods, plant proteins, etc.