BSc (Hons) Food Science and Innovation (with placement) at Harper Adams University

If you are interested in food and being part of a creative, dynamic and fast-paced profession then this course will give you the skills you require. It provides the opportunity to explore your interests in food whether these relate to science or society, the practical or the theoretical, people or processes. You will explore consumer needs, nutrition, food production, new product development, supply-chains, marketing approaches, research and development, and issues of sustainability in food.

Department: Food Science and Innovation  |  Duration: 4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement.  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich, one-year work placement)  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Newport, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Food, Industry and Consumer Insights, Academic and Professional Skills, The Science of Food, Food Formulation and Ingredients, Introduction to Human Nutrition, Tools and Techniques for Food Evaluation. Year 2: Food Product Innovation, Food Quality and Safety, Academic and Professional Development, Managing People and Processes, Food Product Processing, Food Marketing and Retail. Year 3 is the placement year. Year 4: Innovation in Food Technology, Graduate Professional Development, Sustainability Solutions for the Food Industry, Dissertation, Food Industry Project, Global Food Policy.

Career pathways

Our graduates have an excellent employability rate and record, many being offered graduate jobs whilst on placement. The high level of skill and specialist knowledge makes graduates from this course uniquely prepared for food technical, auditing and processing roles.

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