Courses & Units

Foodborne Pathogens KLA304

Introduction

Food safety comprises a broad range of scientific endeavours that are important in human society. Maintenance of food security and public health requires vigilance in the food supply, including safety, traceability, epidemiology and the ecology of food-borne pathogens. The science also involves the application of knowledge related to food fermentation, processing techniques, manufacturing, and even packaging. Finally, innovations in food manufacturing and the provision of health benefits is a rapidly growing area including functional foods, prebiotics, and probiotics for human and animal consumption.
A substantial proportion of food safety risks are biological and are associated with microbial pathogens and microbial-produced toxins.

Summary

Unit name Foodborne Pathogens
Unit code KLA304
Credit points 12.5
College/School College of Sciences and Engineering
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
Discipline Agriculture and Food Systems
Coordinator Associate Professor John Bowman
Available as an elective? Yes
Delivered By University of Tasmania

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Hobart Semester 1 On-Campus Off-Campus International International Domestic Domestic

Key

On-campus
Off-Campus
International students
Domestic students

Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 1 21/2/2022 22/3/2022 11/4/2022 29/5/2022

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2022 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2022 will be available from the 1st October 2021. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

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

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
010911 $1,002.00 $1,002.00 not applicable $2,354.00

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Requisites

Prerequisites

CJA214 OR KLA200 OR CXA241 OR KLA210 OR JFA214 OR KLA396

Concurrent Prerequisites

KLA396

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

KLA604

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

2 x 50 min lectures weekly

AssessmentMid-semester quiz (10%)|Final Exam (50%)|Journal Club (15%)|Food-borne pathogen literature review (25%)
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Textbooks

Required

Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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