BioInnovation DProf

Program Overview

The Bioinnovation Professional Doctorate equips individuals with advanced knowledge and skills to enhance sustainability in food and bio-based industries. Delivered fully online, the program includes taught modules, a research dissertation, and an emphasis on practical application through workplace-based research. Students typically complete the program in five to seven years, with no exams and assessment via coursework and research.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bioinnovation Professional Doctorate is designed to enhance circularity and sustainability in food and other bio-based businesses, encompassing production, processing, and supply chains. It aims to provide a qualification equivalent in status and challenge to a PhD, but more suitable for those pursuing professional careers.

Outline:

• Part I:
• Three taught modules (including Research Methods)
• 120 credit dissertation (20,000 words or a 5000 word publishable article)
• Typically takes 3 years
• Part II:
• Minimum of three years
• Longer thesis (up to 60,000 words)
• Involves experimentation and original research
• Ideally builds upon the Part I dissertation
• Modules:
• Part I:
• Optional:
• BDM1120 - Sustainable Supply Systems
• BDM1220 - Waste Resource Management
• BDM1320 - Future of Packaging
• BDM1920 - Public Goods
• BDM5920 - Livestock Health and Welfare
• BDM6220 - Controlled Environment Agriculture
• BDM6320 - Life Cycle Assessment and Beyond
• BDM6420 - Precision Livestock
• BDM7720 - Biorefining Technologies
• BDM8720 - Meat Processing
• BDM8820 - Behaviour Change
• EGA400 - Membrane Filtration Tech (Swansea Module)
• Core:
• BDM0120 - Research Methods
• BRM6060 - MRes Dissertation
• Part II:
• Compulsory:
• Research Thesis: Minimum of three years, involving experimentation, original research, and a work-plan developed with the ATP tutor, academic supervisor, and employer (if relevant).

Assessment:

• No exams
• Taught modules assessed via coursework and forum discussion
• Research is monitored and assessed
• Viva is an integral part of the Part II thesis examination

Teaching:

• Entire program delivered online
• Students can schedule live visits with tutors and supervisors as needed
• Each taught module is a 13-week distance learning module worth 20 credits
• Learning materials include podcast lectures, e-group projects, guided reading, interactive workbooks, discussion forums, assignments, and e-tutorials
• Students need access to a reasonable broadband connection
• Research elements are carried out in the workplace with regular academic supervision
• Students should be employed in a relevant sector and have employer support for the research

Other:

• Duration: Five to seven years to complete
• Three intakes per year (January, May, September)
• Contact Time: Entire program delivered online, but students can schedule live visits
• Course Fees: Restricted to students living or working in Wales until April 2023, with subsidized fees.
After April 2023, standard fees apply to all students. Fees are paid per module before training commences.
• Some modules are available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh.