Diploma in Food Technology is one of the most demanding and high paying career streams and as awareness of health and diet increases day by day, a lot of companies offer various opportunities to the candidates having interest and qualification in the Food Technology sector. On successful completion with 120 credits, students will be awarded with Diploma in Food Technology. With the enhancing demand and the rapid development of technology, the field of Food Technology is a place where always update with new job opportunities. Therefore, this is a promising entry for a successful career.
As well as if you are aiming to be an entrepreneur, this may be the greatest opportunity for you. This Diploma in food technology programme provides you with solid, integrated, foundational knowledge in sciences to work in related industry or higher levels of Food Technology studies in university level.
Student must have shown good result in O/L or A/L (Local or London ) OR
Minimum one year industry experience in relevant field OR
An equivalent qualification accepted by the GISM Faculty Board
Selection will be on the basis of an interview
A Diploma in Food Technology will put you on a path to a promising career by teaching you to think clearly, critically, analytically, along with the ability to conceptualize ideas and relate them to real-life situations.
| Fee Component | Course Fee |
|---|---|
| Registration (Sri Lanka) | LKR 20,000 |
| Course Fee (10 Months) | LKR 120,000 |
| Total Programme Cost | LKR 140,000 |
| No | Paper / Module | Status | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | |||
| 1 | Basic IT | Compulsory | Pre Degree Programme Non Credit |
| 2 | Basic Maths and Statistics | Compulsory | Pre Degree Programme Non Credit |
| 3 | Communicative English | Compulsory | Pre Degree Programme Non Credit |
| 4 | Food Processing | Compulsory | 15 |
| 5 | Properties of Food and Food Quality Assurance | Compulsory | 15 |
| 6 | Lab Practice | Compulsory | 10 |
| 7 | Basic Microbiology | Compulsory | 5 |
| 8 | Information and Communication Technology (2) | Compulsory | 15 |
| 9 | Intensive English | Compulsory | Non Credit |
| Semester 2 | |||
| 10 | Biostatics and Bioethics | Compulsory | 15 |
| 11 | Principles of Human Physiology and Nutrition | Compulsory | 15 |
| 12 | Food Preservation | Compulsory | 10 |
| 13 | Post-Harvest Technology | Compulsory | 5 |
| 14 | Biochemistry | Compulsory | 15 |
| TOTAL | 120 | ||
