MSc Advanced Food Safety with Innovation Year in Industry at Queen's University Belfast

This two-year MSc adds an Innovation Year in Industry to the MSc Advanced Food Safety. It is delivered by researchers at the Institute for Global Food Security, focuses on emerging food safety and food security issues and analytical approaches for food integrity, authenticity and security, and is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST).

Department: School of Biological Sciences (Institute for Global Food Security)  |  Duration: 2 years full-time (includes 40-week placement)  |  Intake: Mid-September 2027 (academic year 2027/28)  |  Study mode: full-time (with placement/industry year)  |  Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The first year is the taught Advanced Food Safety programme (including Advanced Food Bioanalysis, Agri-Food Traceability and Fraud and Biological Mass Spectrometry modules); the second year is a 40-week placement in industry, a charity or government, applying the skills learnt to a real-world problem.

Career pathways

The placement is intended to give real-life experience and in-demand skills for international employability in the agri-food industry and related sectors.

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