Program Overview

Food Science and Nutrition with Professional Studies

Overview

This degree programme is about gaining the knowledge and understanding of three key areas in relation to food production and consumption. Food Science concerns the ‘fitness for purpose’ of our food in terms of appearance (eg colour and surface qualities, texture, flavour and odour) and how these can be improved, alongside the physical, microbiological and chemical aspects of our food, which may be harmful to human health and how these can be minimised. Nutrition concerns the nutrient supply from foods necessary to support the human body in health and during ill health throughout all life stages. This degree emphasises the inter-relationship between these areas and their equal importance in food production.

Entry Requirements

• AAB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4
• AAB including Biology and either Home Economics or Nutrition & Food Science + GCSE Chemistry grade C/4 or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC/44 + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4
• AAB including Chemistry and either Home Economics or Nutrition & Food Science + GCSE Biology grade C/4 or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC/44 + GCSE Mathematics grade C4
• AAA including Biology or Chemistry or Double Award Applied Science or Double Award Life & Health Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C/4 or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC/44 + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4

Tuition Fees

• Northern Ireland (NI): £4,855
• Republic of Ireland (ROI): £4,855
• England, Scotland or Wales (GB): £9,535
• EU Other: £26,600
• International: £26,600

Career Prospects

• Food industry – graduate recruitment schemes
• Food industry – new product development
• Food industry – technical and production management roles
• Food industry – quality management
• Food Retailers – food technology, food security, marketing, buying, supply chain management and logistics
• Charities – health promotion
• Nutrition – assistant dietician in a hospital trust
• Teaching – Nutrition & Food Science [PGCE needed]
• Lecturing
• Consultancy – training and technical advice to food industry
• Research – industry research association
• Research – PhD studies

Modules

• Composition of Foods
• Chemistry for Food Scientists
• Sustainable Food Systems
• Microbiology for Food Scientists
• Fundamentals of Nutrition and Physiology
• Food Commodities, Processing and Hygiene
• Food Innovation, Diet & Health
• Industrial Food Analysis
• Principles of Food Quality
• Professional Studies
• Research Project
• Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Food Supply Chain Safety and Security
• Nutrition Pathways in Health and Disease
• MSci Research Project: Food Science and Nutrition
• Agri-Food Traceability and Fraud
• Advanced Food Bioanalysis
• Food Safety, Health and Disease

Course Structure

• Stage 1: Microbiology for Food Scientists, Chemistry for Food Scientists, Sustainable Food Systems, Composition of Foods, Fundamentals of Nutrition and Physiology
• Stage 2: Food Commodities, Processing and Hygiene, Food Innovation, Diet & Health, Industrial Food Analysis, Principles of Food Quality
• Stage 3: Professional Studies, Research Project, Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Food Supply Chain Safety and Security, Nutrition Pathways in Health and Disease
• Stage 4: MSci Research Project: Food Science and Nutrition, Agri-Food Traceability and Fraud, Advanced Food Bioanalysis, Food Safety, Health and Disease

Assessment

• Coursework: 40-100%
• Examination: 0-60%
• Practical: 0%

Skills

• Practical laboratory skills
• Written and oral communication skills
• Problem-solving
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Critical analysis
• Data presentation and interpretation
• Information retrieval and interpretation
• Numerical procedures
• Use of spreadsheets and word processing

Learning and Teaching

• Lectures
• Practicals
• Tutorials
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Group work
• Self-directed study
• Advisor of studies
• Peer mentor
• Personal tutor

Feedback

• Face-to-face comment
• Online or emailed comment
• General comments or question and answer opportunities
• Pre-submission advice
• Feedback and outcomes from practical classes
• Comment and guidance provided by staff from specialist support services

Additional Course Costs

• Laboratory coat: £10
• E-Book: £25
• Food Hygiene text book: £15
• Travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs for work placement

Scholarships

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International Students

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