Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description

CODE FSN2010

 
TITLE Advanced Food Microbiology

 
UM LEVEL 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 2

 
DEPARTMENT Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics

 
DESCRIPTION This study-unit aims to expand the knowledge gained in a previous study unit (FEH1004-General Food Microbiology), in a more advanced level. Special topics within the field of Food Microbiology will be discussed such as Risk Assessment, Predictive Microbiology, Interactions between food-related microorganisms and Quantitative Microbiology.

Study-unit Aims:

The study-unit aims to advance students' knowledge in food microbiology and familiarise them with the principles of quantitative microbiology, microbial ecology and complex interactions between food components and microorganisms in food systems.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Predict the fate of certain microorganisms during food processing;
- Discuss the impact of food processes in the microbial ecology of foods;
- Outline the factors associated with microbial responses;
- Discuss and select the most suitable analytical and diagnostic technologies for microbial detection.

2. Skills
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Perform microbial risk assessment;
- Demonstrate literacy in using software for predictive microbiology.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

- Food Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual. 2003. Ahmed E. Yousef, Carolyn Carlstrom. Wiley. ISBN 0471391050.
- Quantitative Microbiology in Food Processing: Modelling the Microbial Ecology, 1st Edition, 2017. Edited by Anderson de Souza Sant'Ana. Wiley Publishers. ISBN 9781118756423.
- Modelling in Food Microbiology: From Predictive Microbiology to exposure assessment. 1st Edition, 2016. Edited by Jeanne-Marie Membré and Vasilis Valdramidis. Elsevier. ISBN 9781785481550

Other relevant updated links to websites and articles will be provided during the lectures.

 
ADDITIONAL NOTES Pre-requisite Study-units: FEH1004

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture and Independent Study

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Research Paper Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S

 

 
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