BSc (Hons) Food and Drink Operations and Manufacturing Management - Part-time

Bachelor's degree

In Holbeach

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Holbeach

  • Duration

    4 Years

It focuses on the operations management of food manufacturing in local, regional, and global food supply chains, and considers the impact of economic and environmental drivers on food markets, while providing modules designed to develop key skills in leadership, critical analysis, and creative thinking.

Students typically complete the Foundation course in two and a half years and have the option to enrol on level three of the Bachelor’s degree, following a short bridging course, to pursue more in-depth study for an additional two years. Direct enrolment on to the Bachelor’s degree is available for students who meet the entry requirements

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Start date

Holbeach (Lincolnshire)
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About this course

This course can be undertaken as part of a Degree or Higher Apprenticeship. Shaped by major food industry employers, this degree offers a strategic overview of this innovative and fast-moving industry. The course aims to provide students with specialist knowledge of food factory processing and automation, management, quality assurance, and new process development.

This course is designed to prepare students for roles in many aspects of food processing and manufacture including in supply management, operations and production management, and planning and process engineering.

GCE Advanced Levels: CCC
A Foundation Degree, BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Merit, Advanced Apprenticeship in Food Manufacturing or a related subject will be considered.
Vocational and Professional qualifications will also be considered.
Ideally, candidates will have been employed in a managerial or supervisory role in the food manufacture or related industry.
In addition, applicants must have at least 2 GCSEs in Maths and English at grade C or above. Equivalents are accepted for example Functional Skills Level 2 or IELTS.
For apprentices who do not hold Level 2 qualifications,

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Subjects

  • Operations Management
  • Leadership
  • Forecasting
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Supply
  • Logistics Management
  • Planning
  • Part Time
  • Robotics
  • Autonomous
  • Foundation Project

Course programme

First Year
  • Factory Design and Process Control (Core)
  • Food Processing Operations (Core)
  • Food Quality Assurance, HACCP and Hygiene (Core)
  • Food Science (Core)
  • Food Sector Business , Finance, People and Performance (Core)
  • Health & Safety, Energy and The Environment (Core)
  • Managing Self and Others in Food Organisations (Core)
  • Project Management and Management of Change (Core)
Second Year
  • Corporate Leadership and Governance in the Food Sector (Core)
  • Food Law, Ethics And Corporate Social Responsibility (Core)
  • Foundation Project (Core)
  • Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement (Core)
  • Planning, Forecasting and Logistics Management (Core)
  • Policy and Market Dynamics (Core)
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Core)
Third Year
  • Advanced Business Improvement and Productivity (Core)
  • Advanced Commercial Relationships and Negotiation Skills (Core)
  • Advanced Food Sector Business, Finance, People and Performance (Core)
  • Holistic Margin Management (Core)
  • Managing Supply Chain Relationships (Core)

Additional information

Fee

Year 1
£3,600

Year 2
£6,300

Year 3
£5,700

Year 3
£6,000

BSc (Hons) Food and Drink Operations and Manufacturing Management - Part-time

Price on request