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Bachelor of Business (Food Industry Management)
- Duration: 3 years full-time (or equivalent part-time)
- Location: Gatton campus, Lockyer Valley
- Delivery mode: This program is available internally only (some individual courses may be available by external mode)
- Entry requirements: Standard Qld Year 12 or equivalent English, Mathematics A or any combination of Mathematics A, B or C
- QTAC code: 763 001
- 2007 entry score: OP 17, Rank 63
What is Food Industry Management?
To be successful in such a highly competitive industry, companies involved in the food industry must rise to the challenges that lie in both domestic and international markets. The food industry is a major part of the Australian economy and relies heavily on innovation and technology to provide a competitive edge.
The food industry involves companies engaged in a wide variety of activities such as:
- product innovation and management
- state of the art food manufacturing
- specialist manufacturing, marketing and exporting initiatives, and
- value-for-money products for consumers.
In order to meet these challenges and take advantage of opportunities, the food industry needs graduates who are domestically and internationally orientated, consumer focused, commercially aware, technically competent and innovative. Does this sound like you?
Careers in Food Industry Management
The UQ Bachelor of Business (Food Industry Management) program is designed for students who aspire to be the business leaders and managers of the future. This course will equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and self-confidence to assist in effective and successful management, within constantly changing and highly competitive national and international business environments.
Our graduates will establish careers in the private and public sector, both within Australia and internationally. Food industry graduates will find employment in a variety of fields including (but not limited to):
- new product development
- commodity trading
- sales and marketing
- manufacturing and quality management
- government agencies, and
- policy development and analysis within agricultural and regional agencies.
Examples of Graduate employment opportunities include: innovations manager, agricultural advisor, commodities trader, exporter, food retail service manager, farm products inspector, quality assurance manager, production manager.
Program outline
The field of Food Industry Management aims to produce graduates with a specialist understanding of business management in the food processing, food service and food retailing industries. Students will build their knowledge of food production and marketing systems on a core of business courses. They will also be able to choose electives that focus more deeply on the food industry, or on agribusiness, agrifood production systems, or sustainable enterprise management.
Program highlights
This program provides graduates with a solid background in business with a unique orientation to management within the food industry.
Professional memberships
- Australian Institute of Management, and
- Meeting Industry Association of Australia.
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