Food Technology is the application of Food Science to the selection, preservation, processing, packaging and distribution of food. This is used to ensure that safe, nutritious and wholesome food is made available to the consumer.
You will be involved in the large-scale production and preservation of foods, as well as the development and analysis of foodstuffs in industrial food processing facilities.
Quality assurance, processing technology, chemistry and microbiology will also be on your list of duties.
YOU WILL LIKE THIS IF YOU WILL STUDY AT
YOU WILL STUDY FOR
You are inventive, curious about the origins of, and enjoy working with, food
Four years, full-time
Bellville Campus
WHAT YOU NEED
Minimum Admission Requirements
National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with:
• English (4)
• Mathematics (4) or Technical Maths (5)
• Life Sciences (3)
• Physical Sciences (4)
The department utilises an Academic Point Score (APS) as selection criteria once your minimum admission requirements are satisfied. You also have to score a minimum of 32 with Mathematics; or 33 with Technical Maths on the APS.
Plus any two other subjects (excl. languages) each at a minimum of a Level 3 pass (40–49%) (corresponding with an APS of 4).
DISCLAIMER
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Information is subject to change, based on approval and accreditation of HEQSF aligned qualifications during 2024/2025. Admission requirements may therefore differ between the existing qualification and the HEQSF aligned qualification. Please consult the CPUT website or Faculty for updated information. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this brochure; however the University reserves the right at any time, if circumstances require, to make changes to any of the published details.
YOUR SUBJECTS
First year
• Chemistry 1
• Food Microbiology 1
• Mathematics 1
• Food Science & Technology 1
• Physics 1
• Biometrics 1
• Food Project 1
Second year
• Chemistry 2
• Food Microbiology 2
• Food Science & Technology 2
• Food Product Development 2
• Food Project 2
Semester 1
• Mathematics 2
• Food Analysis 2
• Food Manufacturing Control 2
Semester 2
• Biometrics 2
• Food Quality Assurance 2
• Food Process Engineering 2
Third year
• Food Chemistry 3
• Food Microbiology 3
• Food Process Engineering 3
• Food Science & Technology 3
• Food Analysis 3
• Food Quality Assurance 3
• Food Manufacturing Control 3
• Food Product Development 3
• Food Project 3
Fourth year
• Food Chemistry 4
• Food Microbiology 4
• Food Science & Technology 4
• Food Analysis & Biostatistics 4
• Food Product Development 4
• Food Research Project 4
Semester 1
• Food Packaging 4
Semester 2
• Food Safety 4
HOW TO APPLY
Please note: All students are required to apply online, except for qualifications that do not cater for online applications.
ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Do you qualify to apply online?
ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE FREE
Choose your qualification by consulting this brochure or the CPUT website
Gather your documents (i.e. certified copies less than three months old)
View or download the online application guides available on our website at www.cput.ac.za/study/apply under Step 4: Online application for information on how to apply online
Complete your application online by visiting www.cput.ac.za/study/apply and following the steps
Follow-up by getting your admission status and downloading your admission letter via the online application tracking system by visiting www.cput.ac.za/study/track
MANUAL APPLICATIONS
Do you qualify to apply manually?
Please note: No manual posted or over the counter applications will be accepted for any course, other than the listed qualifications that do not cater for online applications.
