1. Overview
– Program code: 8540101
– Training format: Formal/Regular
– Method: Research
– Language: English
– Duration: 2 years
– Total credits: 60
– Total tuition: 98,400,000 VND
2. Enrollment methods
– Admission: Based on application evaluation
– Direct admission: Candidates submit and wait for application results
– Candidates who meet professional and English qualifications according to regulations will be considered for direct admission
3. English requirements
– Candidates are exempt from foreign language competency assessment when they meet foreign language competency requirements as evidenced by one of the following diplomas and certificates:
+ Bachelor or postgraduate degrees with full-time training abroad in which the language of instruction is English; or an undergraduate or postgraduate degrees in English language; or an undergraduate or postgraduate degrees with the program taught in English
+ One of the English certificates issued by an institution recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training or Vietnam National University-HCM:
| Certificates | TOEFL iBT | IELTS | Cambridge Assessment English | Aptis (British Council) |
| Minimum score scale B2 | 46 | 5.5 | B1 Preliminary: 160 B2 First: 160 C1 Advanced: 160 B1 Business Preliminary: 160 B2 Business Vantage: 160 C1 Business Higher: 160 |
B2 (General) |
4. Enrollment timeline (school year 2024-2025)
| Events | April batch | July batch | November batch |
| Application documents | – Candidates do not learn revision courses: until 03/04/2025 |
– Candidates learn revision courses: until 01/06/2025 |
– Candidates learn revision courses: Until 04/10/2025 – Candidates do not learn revision courses: until 10/11/2025 |
| Application review | 17,18/04/2025 | 17,18/07/2025 | 27,28/11/2025 |
| English proficiency assessment | |||
| Results announcement | 05/2025 | 08/2025 | 12/2025 |
| Official studying | 09/2025 | 09/2025 | 02/2026 |
5. Career orientation
– After graduating from the Master of Science in Food Technology program, graduates can work in fields including:
+ Product innovation, product development, quality assurance, quality control, food safety and nutrition
+ Manufacturing sector for a wide range of goods including the dairy, meat, fish or poultry, plant-derived products, fats and oils, confectionery and chocolate production, and beverage industries
To learn more about Admissions Documents and Admissions Process, please visit: Office Of Graduate Affairs – HCMIU
