Elizabeth Dickson, Applied Biosciences Diploma Student and Honours Graduate. There is a market for its graduates in the food industry as advisers in a range of capacities, both internal to the industry and in liaising with both professionals and the public. The pharmaceutical industry is also involved in development of ideas and products with a nutritional role and many companies employ nutritionists as part of their development and marketing teams. Graduates in Food Science and Technology are eagerly sought by industry and can command high salaries. Local employment prospects are good and there is the opportunity to travel.
Graduates often find employment with the company where they did their final year placement.
There is a wide range of opportunity within the food sector for graduates to specialise. These opening include product development and packaging, marketing, quality assurance, food safety, food hygiene, hazard analysis and product information. Food science and technology graduates work not only in the laboratory, but in the field advising clients, trouble shooting and problem solving. Food scientists and food technologists work not only on food for humans but also in the animal food industry where the same stringent quality control standards must be met. The scientific principles upon which the programmes are founded can also be applied to the pharmaceutical industry which is now becoming more and more involved in development of products with specific nutritional applications.