Food Technology with Nutrition*
Bachelor's degree
In Newport
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Newport
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Start date
Different dates available
The course This course has been designed specifically in response to the increasing interest in human nutrition worldwide and especially by the food industry and public health bodies. It will satisfy the growing need for graduates with an understanding of food production and manufacturing and, importantly, human nutrition. The degree will provide you with an understanding of the relationships between food, nutrition and human health and well-being. It will give you the knowledge and skills to work in food product development, manufacture and retailing. You will become a food professional with the ability to respond to a marketplace which has an increasing interest in food and its impact on health. You will develop a keen interest in food and human nutrition, and be able to design and produce healthy foodstuffs as well as deliver healthy eating messages appropriately to consumers. This course will produce graduates who understand how to produce safe and nutritious food as well as the legislation and policies governing the production/manufacture of food. Work placement All food courses include a paid placement period of one year in industry. A placement manager is responsible for managing placements and for guiding and advising students. The benefits of placement are numerous, allowing student to apply the knowledge, understanding and skills acquired during study, in an industrial commercial environment. It also helps to develop the broader range of practical problem solving and inter personal skills necessary for future employment. Contacts made during placement can lead to full time jobs after graduation. Professional links We have strong relationships with the biggest names in industry, including Marks and Spencer, Dairy Crest, Florette, ABP Ltd., and Assured British Meats. Our links with the public health sector include Shrophsire Environmental Health, Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Trust and the Food Commission.
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Subjects
- IT
- Nutrition
- Production
- Industry
- Human Nutrition
- Skills and Training
- IT Development
- Public
- Quality
- Quality Training
- Public Health
- Product Development
- Food Technology
- Technology
Course programme
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Course structure Year 1 6Academic Development 3Personal Development 6Introduction to Research Methods 15Introduction to Food Service and Retail 15Issues in Global Food Production 15Wellbeing Through the Lifecycle 15Nature of Food 15Introduction to Food Science 15Principles of Marketing 15Logistics and Distribution Year 2 15Research Methods (Food, Marketing and Business) 15Hygiene and Food Safety 15Food Product Development and Sensory Evaluation 15Agricultural Products and Food Quality 15Farm Assurance and Quality 15Food Biotechnology 15Public Health Nutrition 15Psychology of Food Choice Year 3 Placement (Term 1) Placement (Term 2) Placement (Term 3) Year 4 30Honours Research Project 15Food Policy, Law and Ethics 15Advanced Aspects of Human Nutrition 15Food Quality Management 15Food Product Manufacture and Supply 15Food Security and Sustainable Food Production 15Supply Chain Management Teaching and learningLearning at Higher Education level is a big step up from further education so we make sure you get lots of advice and support. Everyone learns differently and in the workplace you’ll need to work in different ways, so we make sure our courses test you in every way possible. Therefore, you will attend lectures and tutorials, undertake regular hands-on practical work in the laboratories or on the farm, sit exams, and complete coursework assignments. Guest speakers and visits to industry all support the learning. All students undertaken a major project in their final year concentrating on a topic that is of particular interest to them.
Assessment methodsAssessment is via a balance of course work and examination. Students receive written feedback on all course work to help them improve. In addition, first year students undertake examinations in two subjects at the end of the first term to enable them to gauge how they are progressing and feedback is provided on these exams. Examples of assessments may include a group of 3 students present on a specific issue in food production – e.g. pesticide residues in crops / fresh produce – and how the relevant farm assurance schemes requirements effectively manages the risk to levels which remove the problem / risk from the food chain.
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Food Technology with Nutrition*