Program
Program
The Bachelor of Food Science and Technology programme is designed to produce competent professionals with the knowledge, practical skills, and professional attitude required to support sustainable food systems and ensure food and nutrition security. The programme integrates the principles of food science, food processing, engineering, biotechnology, nutrition, quality assurance, food safety, and entrepreneurship to prepare graduates for the evolving food industry.
Students develop a strong foundation in food chemistry, microbiology, food engineering, food analysis, human nutrition, and product development while gaining hands-on experience in laboratory practices, food processing technologies, packaging, quality control, and research. The programme also emphasizes innovation, entrepreneurship, food laws and regulations, and sustainable approaches to minimizing postharvest losses and food waste.
Graduates will be equipped to contribute to national food security and food self-sufficiency by improving food production, processing, preservation, and distribution systems. They will be capable of working in government agencies, food industries, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the hospitality sector, or establishing their own food-related enterprises. The programme also provides a strong academic foundation for graduates who wish to pursue higher studies and research in food science and related disciplines.
Overview of the program
Year/Sem | Modules | ||||
1/I | DZG101** རྫོང་ཁ་བརྡ་དོན་སྤྲོད་ལེན།
| PCS102 Food System and Nutrition Security | SFT101 Food Microbiology | CHE103 Food Chemistry | ACS101** Academic Skills |
1/II
| NUT101 Human Nutrition
| PCS103 Food Processing and Preservation | ECN107 Food Economics | SFT102 Food Additives | POL104 Food Laws, Standards and Regulation |
2/I | TEC204 Food Biotechnology | PCS204 Post-Harvest Technology | AGR207 Cereals and Pulses Processing | SFT203 Principles of Food Analysis
| SFT204 Food Packaging and Labeling |
2/II | PCS205 Fermentation and Enzyme Technology | RES301* Research Methods | CHE207 Advanced Food Chemistry | PCS206 Bakery and Confectionery | ATT301* Field Attachment |
3/I | SFT305 Sensory Evaluation | EGN301 Food Engineering I | STS301* Statistics | TEC301* Dairy Technology | TEC305 Extrusion Technology
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3/II | CHE305 Food Toxicology | PCS307 Food Industry By-products and Waste Utilization | TEC402* Meat Science and Technology | PCS308 Beverage Science
| AGR308 Oilseeds and Spice Processing |
4/I | EGN402 Food Engineering II | SFT406 Food Safety and Quality Assurance | PCS409 Traditional Bhutanese Food
| PWK403 Food Product Development
| EDP101 Entrepreneurship** |
4/II | RES402 Research Project II* | ||||
Note: * *university wide modules, *borrowed module | |||||
