Sustainable Food

Focusing on food safety, food science and food technology, the MSc in Sustainable Food is designed with a holistic approach to equip individuals with specialised scientific knowledge and skill sets in food science and food safety to institute systemic change across the major pillars of today’s global food system to achieve food sustainability. The programme aims to nurture future leaders in agri-food industry to establish a new generation of sustainable and safe food by developing strategies at the policy level to integrate the highly fragmented and intricately complex food system. Students will be empowered to be critical thinkers and problem solvers to start conversations, build bridges and establish new ethical standards in instituting effective structural changes to our current food system while paving the way for a new generation of sustainable food to fulfil the global nutritional needs sustainably.

Encompassing multiple scientific and management disciplines, the curriculum will offer opportunities to develop your proficiency in analytical skills and critical thinking while equipping you with scientific concepts and techniques in Food Safety and Food Technology areas.

Backed by decades of scientific research, the 2-year full-time programme Master of Science in Sustainable Food is taught by academia from TUM, who are well versed in the latest trends in research and education as well as in global industrial product development and management. The non-technical subjects are taught by experts from the industry from Asia and Europe

Lectures will be held at TUM Asia‘s campus in Singapore.

Taking a judicious approach in supporting our students’ long-term growth, our master of science programmes are continually refreshed to ensure our robust curriculum is competitively aligned with industry needs. The Master of Science in Sustainable Food conferred by TUM is carefully crafted in its course content that lends expertise in both food science and food technology, balanced out by an expanded scope in sustainability to equip our students with the necessary scientific and management competencies readied to lead at the forefront of the agri-food industry.

The increasingly interconnected and globalised world that spurred a wider variety of food crossing the globe and finding its way to various corners of the world has consequently thrust global food security and food systems in the fore. Graduates of the programme are highly sought after in a wide spectrum of deep-tech careers in the food science and technology industry to address the evolving challenges present in the food safety and security industry.

Graduates of MSc in Sustainable Food will see themselves through a successful career in various fields, including food science, food technology, food control, public health, and environmental sustainability. The main employers of graduates are food manufacturers, producers, processors and retailers ranging from global multinational companies to small-to-medium science businesses delving in novel foods, plant proteins, etc.

Please refer to the course structure here

Required language skills for admission:

An adequate knowledge of the English language; students whose native language or language of instruction is not English must demonstrate proficiency through an acknowledged language test such as “Test of English as a Foreign Language“ (TOEFL) (minimum 88 points), “International English Language Testing System” (IELTS) (minimum 6.5 points), or “Cambridge Main Suite of English Examinations”.

Language of instruction:

The language of instruction for this program is English.

The application process is handled by TUM Asia, please refer to this page

In order to be eligible for the programme, you must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree** (completed in at least three years, depending on factors such as the rest of your education background) in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Nutrition, Food Safety, Sustainability or its equivalent in Science, Technology, Engineering or a closely related discipline

*If you meet the requirements for admissions, please refer to this page (Click on “Required Documents”) for the List of Required Documents for application to our Master of Science programmes.

**Academic requirements may differ for different countries of study. Please write to us at admission@tum-asia.edu.sg to verify your requirements

List of supporting documents required for application

For more information on the application procedure and required documents, please visit TUM Asia.

TUM Asia accepts a single intake for our Master of Science programmes, with the course commencement in August each year. To apply for the programmes, you are required to start your application on our Online Application Portal. Application for our Master programmes open from 1 October to 31 March every year. 

For more information on the application procedure and required documents, please visit TUM Asia.

• Aptitude Assessment for Master
• Description of the Aptitude Assessment (appendix 2, German) (PDF 165 KB)