BSc Food Technology with Bioprocessing with Industrial Training

Program Overview

This four-year BSc in Food Technology with Bioprocessing with Industrial Training provides in-depth knowledge in food production, safety, and engineering. It includes an integrated industry placement for hands-on experience, preparing graduates for careers in food technology, quality management, and product development. Accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology, the program boasts outstanding research and high graduate employability, with a 95% research impact rating and 96.2% graduate employment rate within 15 months of graduation.

Program Outline

This four-year degree will provide you with in-depth knowledge of raw materials and methods for producing safe and healthy food products, with a focus on food engineering. It includes an integrated year in industry, equipping you with valuable real-world experience to boost your employability.

Outline:

Year 1

• Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology
• Food and Nutritional Chemistry: A Practical Approach
• Food Microbiology
• Food System Challenges
• Introduction to Sustainable Food Manufacturing
• General Chemistry A

Year 2

• Composition and Properties of Foods
• Food Processing and Quality Assurance
• Microbiology of Food Spoilage, Preservation and Hazards
• Food Manufacturing Principles
• Securing a Job: Recrutability and Employability

Year 3 (Placement Year)

Year 4

• Advance Food Quality and Safety
• Sustainable Food Systems
• New Product Development

Careers:

Overall, 96.2% of graduates from Food and Nutritional Sciences are in work or further study within 15 months of graduation (based on our analysis of HESA data (c) HESA 2023, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21 includes all Food and Nutritional Sciences responders). Food is Europe's largest and most buoyant industry. There is a constant demand for graduates with the scientific and technical skills to tackle the latest consumer issues. Your degree will provide the essential subject-specific and transferable skills required in the food industry. Our graduates typically find employment in food technology, quality management, food product development, and nutritional science.

Other:

• Top ten UK university for Food Science (7th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024).
• 95% of our research impact is rated outstanding (Research Excellence Framework 2021, combining 4 , 3 and 2 submissions – Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences).
• Our food science graduates have the second-highest median salary of such graduates six months after graduation (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019, based on analysis of 2017 graduate salaries).
• In the National Student Survey 2023, 100% of our students agreed our teaching staff were good or very good at explaining things (100% of respondents studying in the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences).
• Professional accreditation: Our BSc Food Technology with Bioprocessing with Industrial Training course is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), the industry's leading professional body.
• Industrial training: A key component of this degree is a year-long paid training placement, which occurs between your second and final year.
Placements can help enhance your employability and build your network.

• New UK/Republic of Ireland students:
£9,250
• New international students:
£27,650