Food Product Innovation MSc

The Food Product Innovation MSc is designed around the entire process of food product development — from concept to launch. We focus on consumer-led product development, where consumers play a key role during the whole development process. You'll develop in-depth specialist knowledge needed to ensure that newly developed food products meet the necessary processing requirements for ensuring the quality and safety of food. Alongside, you'll gain a broad understanding of legislation and how this impacts the industry.

Course Overview

Never before has the quality of food been more important in our society. Governments across the world are putting pressure on the food industry to ensure products are safe and made to a high standard. That's why the demand for qualified experts in this field is ever-growing — and the career opportunities are vast.

Why Study at Leeds

• This Masters degree is accredited by the Institution of Food Science and Technology.
• Our globally-renowned research here at Leeds feeds into your course and shapes your learning with the latest thinking.
• Advance your knowledge and skills in critical areas sought after in industry, including food processing, food product development, sensory science and food systems and sustainability.
• Work as a team, develop interpersonal skills and understand practical issues of communicating scientific results to a wider non-scientific audience.
• Access specialist facilities, including computerised sensory testing and electron microscopy facilities, texture analysers, rheometers, tribometers, spectrophotometers, spinning disc reactor and HPLC and GC analytical equipment.
• Experience excellent practical and theoretical teaching delivered by a programme team with a wealth of expertise and strong industrial links.
• Enhance your career prospects and join our successful alumni who have pursued careers in big companies in industry including Kerry Foods, Wharfe Bank Brewery and Arla Foods.
• Master the most up-to-date practices and techniques recognised in industry on a course that has been directly informed and advised by the Industrial Advisory Board.

Guaranteed Industry Experience

While studying at Leeds, you'll have the chance to work with clients and gain consultancy experience as part of a 2-week online Global Industry Programme.

Course Details and Modules

Throughout the course, you'll develop an understanding of the underpinning scientific techniques in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, mathematics and biology relevant to applications of food science and the food industry.

Compulsory Modules

• Food Safety and Regulatory Practice – 15 credits: Advance your understanding of microbiological and chemical food safety issues, including risk assessments, minimising and regulating the risks according to the government legislation in the food industry, allergen management and labelling.
• Food Chemistry and Biochemistry – 15 credits: Build an understanding of the biochemical constituents of food and the biochemical reactions and processes happening in food on a molecular level to understand the functionality of nutrients.
• Food Processing – 15 credits: This module will cover food processing, including the significance of raw materials and equipment.
• Principles of Food Product Design – 15 credits: Examine key stages of a product development process including focus groups, product concept design, product formulation, consumer sensory assessment and product packaging.
• Food Systems and Sustainability – 15 credits: Using current sustainability frameworks relevant to food production and consumption, you'll take an in-depth look into how systems thinking relates to food sustainability.
• Sensory Science – 15 credits: This module will provide an overview of sensory discrimination, descriptive and affective testing methods.
• Research and Professional Skills – 15 credits: This key module will introduce you to a diversity of academic and professional skills and competencies that will help you succeed throughout your degree – and beyond.
• Advanced NPD project – 75 credits: From the start of your course, you'll have the chance to put theory into practice with a group product development project.

Learning and Teaching

Food product innovation covers many scientific areas such as food processing, principles of product design, biochemistry, sensory science, new product development, sustainability, food safety, and regulatory practice. Your learning will therefore cover different aspects of food production in innovative ways, all of which supports the development of your knowledge, skills and confidence.

Assessment

A variety of traditional and authentic formative and summative assessment approaches are used to support your learning and progression through the course, measure your attainment of the learning outcomes and develop your skills.

Applying

Entry Requirements

• A bachelor degree with a 2:2 (hons) in a pure or applied science subject.
• Applicants should have studied some chemistry and a food related module such as food processing; food engineering; food science or food technology.
• Relevant professional qualifications and experience may also be considered.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in all components.

Fees

• UK: £14,250 (Total)
• International: £34,000 (Total)

Scholarships and Financial Support

If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There may be help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government.

Career Opportunities

The food industry is one of the largest in the world — with a vast amount of career opportunities available to qualified specialists in the field. From enhancing food quality and improving food safety, to developing brand new products that'll take the market by storm — global companies in industry need the skill set you'll learn on this MSc to ensure they have quality products that adhere to regulations and stay ahead of the competition.

Careers Support

At Leeds, we help you to prepare for your future from day one — that's one of the reasons our graduates are so sought after by employers. The University's Career Centre is one of the largest in the country, providing a wide range of resources to ensure you are prepared to take your next steps after graduation and get you where you want to be.

Work Placements and Industry Experience

As a Masters student at Leeds, you'll have the unique opportunity to gain real-world industry experience with our Global Industry Programme. You'll develop key professional skills and gain invaluable insight into working in your chosen field, helping to solve a real business problem from a live company brief.

Related Courses

• Food Science MSc
• Food Science (Food Biotechnology) MSc
• Food Science and Nutrition MSc
• Nutrition MSc
• Sustainable Food Systems and Food Security MSc

University of Leeds

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