Unit of Study ERTH3002 Analysis of Food and Natural Products (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Enrolment information

There will be a one-day compulsory residential for ALL students that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://www.scu.edu.au/timetables for further information.

Unit description

Introduces a range of chromatography and spectroscopic techniques for the analysis of inorganic and organic compounds and applications in food and natural products. Knowledge of these techniques, the advantage and limitation of them, and the actual workflow for sample preparation, analysis and result reporting are critically important to the current food and nutraceuticals industry. Sampling procedures and preparation methods will be described along with quality control and quality assurance to meet regulatory requirements and good practice.

Unit content

1. Introduction to analytical chemistry;

2. Modern instrumental analysis techniques;

3. Sampling procedures and sample preparation methods;

4. Analysis of food;

5. Analysis of natural products;

6. Quality control, accreditation, guidelines and regulations.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate advanced understanding of the principles of separation and analysis of compounds in food and natural products.

demonstrate a high level of proficiency in sample preparation for different types of analytes and analytical procedures

critically evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different types of analytical instruments and understand the limits of detection for specific methods of analysis

set up a quality assurance program for a routine chemistry laboratory.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Residential 1 day (Once)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	30%
Quiz	20%
Presentation	50%

Teaching method

Tutorial 1 hour (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Residential 1 day (Once)

Assessment
Case study	30%
Quiz	20%
Presentation	50%

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Fee information

Domestic

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