BSc Food Technology with Bio-processing with Industrial Training D621

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 4 Years
Develop the technical skills needed for a career in food manufacturing, and enhance your CV with a training year in industry.
Food technologists are innovative, with an in-depth knowledge of food raw materials and of methods for producing safe and healthy products. You will develop your scientific knowledge and technical skills, whilst exploring the role of technology within the food sector and addressing issues such as quality assessment. Our department has strong links with industry, and you will gain valuable professional experience through a year-long paid training placement.
The University of Reading is a world authority on human nutrition, food chemistry, chemical engineering, microbiology and food law. Our staff are actively engaged in world-class research and will tailor their teaching to reflect changing trends and emerging technologies within the sector.
You will study the fundamental science behind food and nutrition, the processes involved in production, and human physiology. You will also gain experience of using key technical skills through sensory evaluation, laboratory-based practicals and work in our pilot-scale food processing plant.
The final year will give you the chance to pursue your own interests by undertaking an original research project. You can also develop your teamwork skills through our "Product Development" module. You will be given a brief by industry and work as a team to produce an original product, which you will showcase at an end-of-term trade show. You will also study advanced modules in integrated food processing, economic manufacturing and the sensory evaluation of food.
Graduates of this course are recognised as professional food technologists by the Institute of Food Science and Technology.
Placement
Between your second and final year you will carry out a paid industrial training placement, lasting a year. Placements can be located anywhere in the UK, and occasionally take place abroad. You can...

Facilities

Location

Start date

Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Nutrition
  • Technology
  • Microbiology
  • Industry
  • Evaluation
  • Product Development
  • Engineering
  • Quality Training
  • Quality
  • Food Chemistry
  • Physiology
  • Human Nutrition
  • Food Technology
  • Project

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
Year 1 Core modules include:
  • Biochemistry and Metabolism
  • Farm to Fork
  • Introduction to Food Microbiology
  • Introduction to Food Processing and Engineering
  • Introduction to Human Physiology and Nutrition
  • Introductory Microbiology
  • Molecular Studies for the Life Sciences
  • The Living Cell
Optional modules include:
  • Economics 1
  • Fundamental Concepts in Chemistry 1
  • Introduction to Management
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Introduction to Neuroscience
  • Perception
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 2 Core modules include:
  • Basic Food Product Development
  • Biochemistry and Enzymology
  • Composition and Properties of Foods
  • Food Processing
  • Industrial Training Preparation
  • Microbiological Hazards in Foods
  • Microbiology of Food Spoilage and Preservation
  • Process Engineering Principles
Optional modules include:
  • English for Science
  • Food Choice and Regulation
  • IWLP Language Module (details unspecified)
  • Introduction to Management
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Perception
  • Practice of Entrepreneurship
  • Sports and Exercise Nutrition
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 3 Core modules include:
  • Industrial Training Year
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 4 Core modules include:
  • Food Product Development
  • Food Quality Assurance and Safety
  • Fundamentals of Human Nutrition A
  • Integrated Food Processing
  • Research Methods for Food and Nutritional Sciences
  • Research Project
  • Sensory Evaluation of Food
Optional modules include:
  • Bioavailability, Diet and Gut Health
  • Bioprocess Systems (Economic Manufacturing)
  • Consumer Attitudes to Food Quality
  • IWLP Language Module (details unspecified)
  • Practice of Entrepreneurship
  • Selected Topics in Food Chemistry
  • Special Topics in Food and Toxicology
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

BSc Food Technology with Bio-processing with Industrial Training D621

£ 9,250 + VAT