COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN CONSUMER SCIENCE �...

The course is designed to train students for the food manufacturing and retail industries and small entrepreneurial food operations. Students specialise in various aspects of fresh convenience food development, production, management and marketing for the industry.

Type: Undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Food and Food science


• Nutrition


• Physical Science


• Physiology – food


• Business Management


• English


• Xhosa


• Computer Skills

Second Year Subjects:

• Food and Food science


• Nutrition


• Food and Beverage Studies


• Food Communication


• Consumer Behaviour


• Microbiology

Third Year Subjects:

• Food and Food science


• Nutrition


• Food Communication


• Behavioural Studies- Food Service


• Food Practice

Careers: food production manager or assistant, fresh foods manager or assistant, food buyer, cookery school consultant, food stylist, consumer advisor, food promotion consultant, customer service manager and technical representative.

Source: www.cput.ac.za

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