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MSc Food Processing and Cold-Chain Management (Online)

Frontier Innovation University

Frontier Innovation University

Master's

MSc Food Processing and Cold-Chain Management (Online)

Frontier Innovation University

Frontier Innovation University (online)

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Tuition

$750 total (online)

Degree

M.Sc.

Delivery

Full-time · Online

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONAL$750 total (online)

About Frontier Innovation University

Affordable US innovation university in Austin, Texas.

Overview

Frontier Innovation University's MSc Food Processing and Cold-Chain Management is for operations leads in Minnesota and neighbouring-state plants, warehouses, and co-ops who move perishable product through winter and thaw. You will not be licensed as a food scientist or dietitian. You will design temperature discipline, dock scheduling, and recall-adjacent communication as management. Tuition-free online and Austin campus share one standard. Capstones use anonymised plant or logistics data. No FDA/USDA logos on the programme page. Identity-checked exams apply in both modes; HLC and DEAC stay on the accreditation page only.

Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.

**Award:** Frontier Innovation University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits

Module 1: Process operations

  • MLT1901·Batch and Continuous Flow in Midwest Plants
    3 credits
  • MLT1902·Sanitation as Operations Scheduling
    3 credits
  • MLT1903·Labour, Shifts, and Seasonal Surge
    3 credits
  • MLT1904·Allergen and Label Literacy for Managers (Non-Licence)
    3 credits

Module 2: Cold chain

  • MLT1905·Temperature Discipline from Dock to Customer
    3 credits
  • MLT1906·Energy, Doors, and Winter/Thaw Physics as Management
    3 credits
  • MLT1907·Truck, Rail, and Appointment Design
    3 credits
  • MLT1908·Packaging and Shrink as Cost, Not Slogan
    3 credits

Module 3: When it goes wrong

  • MLT1909·Customer Scorecards and Retailer Requirements
    3 credits
  • MLT1910·Recall-Adjacent Communication Ethics
    3 credits
  • MLT1911·Vendors, Co-Packers, and Traceability Literacy
    3 credits
  • MLT1912·What Certificates Employers May Still Require Separately
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • MLT1974·Briefing Plant and Logistics Leadership
    3 credits
  • MLT1914·Methods for Operations Inquiry
    3 credits
  • MLT1915·Public Claims and Licence Fences
    3 credits
  • MLT1916·Capstone: Food Processing or Cold-Chain Project
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces
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