Nutrition and Food Technology

This is a field that studies food production and to ensure that foods produced are safe for consumption and meet consumers' nutritional needs. The department of nutrition and food technology also studies the chemical and biological components in food that can affect our bodies. In addition, Nutrition and Food Technology also studies the social effects of the food we consumed, including how food affects our economy, psychology and culture.

The majority of graduates from the course of nutrition and food technology work as nutritionists or as dietitians. These two jobs require you to work with individuals or communities within organizations such as schools or hospitals and plan healthy eating patterns for these individuals or communities. Communities are now aware of how food can affect their health, therefore there is now a high demand for graduates from majoring in food nutrition and technology. If you are someone who likes to work with the public and helps to regulate the consumption of public food, then you will be suitable in the department of nutrition and food technology

Because you study the composition and nutrition of a food, you will collaborate with health professionals in various hospitals. Besides that you can also work in the food manufacturing industry as a nutritionist, as a nutritionist you will oversee the food production process in the food manufacturing site.