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Applied Food Safety and Quality Management, PGDip/MSc

University of Greenwich
Medway , United Kingdom
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Tuition Fee
GBP 17,975
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Start Date
2025-09-01
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
12 months
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Degree
Masters
Major
Food Science and Technology | Food Safety
Area of study
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries | Natural Science
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
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GBP 17,975
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2025-09-01-
2026-01-01-
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Applied Food Safety and Quality Management, PGDip/MSc

Our Master’s in Applied Food Safety and Quality Management is designed for professionals working in food manufacturing who wish to boost their career with a new qualification.


Course Overview

On this course, you'll learn about the requirements for providing safe and wholesome food to consumers with our specialist course in applied food safety and quality management. We follow the farm-to-fork approach to address a wide variety of food safety and quality management issues.


Topics Covered

  • Good governance and national control systems
  • Food inspection and testing services
  • Management of food safety and quality across the supply chain
  • Design and implementation of safety and quality management systems to meet national and international legislation

Course Team

The course is research-informed and is taught by staff at the award-winning Natural Resources Institute (NRI), with its unique knowledge base and industry experience.


Location and Duration

  • Location: Medway Campus
  • Duration: 1 year full-time, 2-3 years part-time
  • Start month: September, January

Fees

  • Home: £11,325
  • International: £17,975

What You Should Know About This Course

  • You’ll be able to apply for short placements in the food sector, which provides you with the vital experience you need when applying for jobs.
  • Accredited by the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), the leading qualifying body for food professionals in Europe.
  • You can also sit the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Level 3 Award in HACCP for Food Manufacturing.
  • We invite experts from the food safety sector to deliver lectures, giving you the chance to learn from industry practitioners.

Course Outline

Year 1

  • Option Set 1
    • Compulsory modules:
      • Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
      • Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
      • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
      • Food Safety and Quality Management (30 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 45 credits):
      • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
      • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
      • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
      • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
      • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
      • Food Marketing (15 credits)
      • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
      • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
      • Food Preservation (15 credits)
      • Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
      • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
      • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
      • Food Microbiology (15 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 30 credits):
      • Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
      • Food Safety (30 credits)
  • Option Set 2
    • Compulsory modules:
      • Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
      • Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
      • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
      • Food Safety and Quality Management (30 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 30 credits):
      • Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
      • Food Safety (30 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 30 credits):
      • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
      • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
      • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
      • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
      • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
      • Food Marketing (15 credits)
      • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
      • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
      • Food Preservation (15 credits)
      • Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
      • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
      • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
      • Food Microbiology (15 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 15 credits):
      • Elective Choice PG 15cr (15 credits)
      • Postgraduate Negotiated Learning Module (15 credits)
  • Option Set 3
    • Compulsory modules:
      • Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
      • Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
      • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
      • Food Safety and Quality Management (30 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 15 credits):
      • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
      • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
      • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
      • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
      • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
      • Food Marketing (15 credits)
      • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
      • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
      • Food Preservation (15 credits)
      • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
      • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
      • Food Microbiology (15 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 30 credits):
      • Elective Choice PG 15cr (15 credits)
      • Elective Choice PG 30cr (30 credits)
      • Postgraduate Negotiated Learning Module (15 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 30 credits):
      • Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
      • Food Safety (30 credits)

Year 2

  • Option Set 1
    • Compulsory modules:
      • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 45 credits):
      • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
      • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
      • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
      • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
      • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
      • Food Marketing (15 credits)
      • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
      • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
      • Food Preservation (15 credits)
      • Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
      • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
      • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
      • Food Microbiology (15 credits)
  • Option Set 2
    • Compulsory modules:
      • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 30 credits):
      • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
      • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
      • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
      • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
      • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
      • Food Marketing (15 credits)
      • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
      • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
      • Food Preservation (15 credits)
      • Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
      • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
      • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
      • Food Microbiology (15 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 15 credits):
      • Elective Choice PG 15cr (15 credits)
      • Postgraduate Negotiated Learning Module (15 credits)
  • Option Set 3
    • Compulsory modules:
      • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 15 credits):
      • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
      • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
      • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
      • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
      • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
      • Food Marketing (15 credits)
      • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
      • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
      • Food Preservation (15 credits)
      • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
      • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
      • Food Microbiology (15 credits)
    • Optional modules (choose 30 credits):
      • Elective Choice PG 15cr (15 credits)
      • Elective Choice PG 30cr (30 credits)
      • Postgraduate Negotiated Learning Module (15 credits)

Entry Requirements

  • UK citizens and permanent residents:
    • An undergraduate (honours) degree at 2:2, or above.
    • Applicants without a degree that have professional qualifications or relevant professional experience may be considered.
    • Applicants from other backgrounds may be considered.
  • International entry requirements:
    • The University of Greenwich accepts a broad range of international qualifications for admission to our courses.
    • For detailed information on the academic and English language requirements, please find your country in our directory.

How You Will Learn

  • Teaching: You are taught through a combination of interactive lectures, discussions, and tutorials, with the use of appropriate and relevant case-studies.
  • Class sizes: We restrict our class sizes to enhance the learning experience of students. Class size is dependent on module options choice.
  • Independent learning: Our courses are designed to give you the space for exploratory and independent study. You'll work towards individual and group assignments and undertake the preparation/follow-up work associated with lectures, seminars, integrative assignments and laboratory classes.
  • Assessment: Students will be assessed through a variety of methods, such as:
    • Classroom presentations, discussions and case-studies
    • Critical reviews, looking at new areas of research
    • Examinations.

Fees and Funding

  • Cohort | Full time | Part time | Distance learning
    • Home | £11,325 | £1,887 per 30 credits | N/A
    • International | £17,975 | £2,996 per 30 credits | N/A

Careers and Placements

  • Graduates from the programme have gone on to secure jobs in food quality assurance, technical management, product development, food policy, inspection and enforcement, food analysis, post-harvest handling and storage, as well as academia and research.
  • We have a team dedicated to enhancing student employment outcomes. This includes an Employer Partnerships Manager, who works with companies to provide placement and employment opportunities.

Accommodation

  • Our Medway halls of residence are all located on-campus, with facilities include an on-site café, launderette and bar. And the halls are located within minutes of the historic Chatham dockyard and Chatham and Gillingham town centres.
  • Rooms start at £172.06/wk and include Wi-Fi, utility bills and 24-hour residential support. Our Medway accommodation boasts 350 rooms with 24/7 security, and resident car parking permits are available.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Our Master’s in Applied Food Safety and Quality Management is designed for professionals working in food manufacturing who wish to boost their career with a new qualification. We follow the farm-to-fork approach to address a wide variety of food safety and quality management issues. Topics include good governance and national control systems, food inspection and testing services. You'll cover the management of food safety and quality across the supply chain, as well as how to design and implement safety and quality management systems to meet national and international legislation. The course is research-informed and is taught by staff at the award-winning Natural Resources Institute (NRI), with its unique knowledge base and industry experience.

Outline:

Full-time:

  • Year 1:
  • Compulsory Modules:
  • Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
  • Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
  • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
  • Food Safety and Quality Management (30 credits)
  • Optional Modules (Choose 45 credits):
  • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
  • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
  • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
  • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
  • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
  • Food Marketing (15 credits)
  • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
  • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
  • Food Preservation (15 credits)
  • Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
  • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
  • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
  • Food Microbiology (15 credits)
  • Optional Modules (Choose 30 credits):
  • Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
  • Food Safety (30 credits)
  • Year 2:
  • Compulsory Modules:
  • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
  • Optional Modules (Choose 45 credits):
  • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
  • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
  • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
  • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
  • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
  • Food Marketing (15 credits)
  • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
  • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
  • Food Preservation (15 credits)
  • Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
  • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
  • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
  • Food Microbiology (15 credits)

Part-time:

  • Year 1:
  • Compulsory Modules:
  • Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
  • Food Safety and Quality Management (30 credits)
  • Optional Modules (Choose 30 credits):
  • Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
  • Food Safety (30 credits)
  • Year 2:
  • Compulsory Modules:
  • Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
  • Optional Modules (Choose 30 credits):
  • Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
  • Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
  • Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
  • Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
  • Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
  • Food Marketing (15 credits)
  • Food Chemistry (15 credits)
  • Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
  • Food Preservation (15 credits)
  • Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
  • Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
  • Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
  • Food Microbiology (15 credits)

Assessment:

Students will be assessed through a variety of methods, such as:

  • Classroom presentations, discussions and case-studies
  • Critical reviews, looking at new areas of research
  • Examinations.

Teaching:

You are taught through a combination of interactive lectures, discussions, and tutorials, with the use of appropriate and relevant case-studies. Our taught modules are research-engaged and most have a practical component that relates to the theory you cover in the classroom.

Careers:

  • Accredited by the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), the leading qualifying body for food professionals in Europe.
  • You can also sit the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Level 3 Award in HACCP for Food Manufacturing.

| Mode of Study | Home Fees | International Fees | | --- | --- | --- | | Full-time | £11,000 | £17,450 | | Part-time | £1,850 per 30 credits | £2,908 per 30 credits | | Distance learning | N/A | N/A |

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