Foodborne Pathogens

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. Describe major food-borne pathogens and use this knowledge to assess risk in food production.
  2. Explain and evaluate currently available detection and surveillance processes for food-borne pathogens.
  3. Monitor and analyse emerging issues in food-borne disease and public health.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TAS-SUS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Science (Sustainability)
• TAS-SCG-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Science (Geography and Environment)

Equivalent subjects

You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.

• TAS-KLA604-Foodborne Pathogens (no longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.