Gain advanced food industry knowledge and practical experience.
Gain the advanced qualifications needed for an exciting career in food and nutritional science
Benefit from a healthy job market and a course emphasis on employability
Attain in-depth knowledge of nutrition, food production, legislation and development
Prepare for technical and product development roles in a vibrant industry
Study in an applied setting with state-of-the-art kitchens and facilities

MSc Food and Nutrition Sciences allows you to advance your existing relevant qualifications and specialise in the field. You'll use hands-on techniques and study food and nutrition in depth, preparing for a worthwhile career.

Live projects

In the professional and academic skills strand of this course you will apply your learning to academic research and commercial briefs. Examples include developing tasty healthy alternatives, understanding the impact of food labelling on consumers, developing a food product for a major food retailer partner or supporting local SMEs with food quality assurance systems.

Networking opportunities

With strong industry and alumni ties, a work experience route and commercial briefs, this course provides ample opportunity for networking.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This course prepares you for technical and product development roles in the food industry with a strong emphasis on nutrition. You learn about food production and nutrition in an applied setting, developing core technical skills in our state-of-the-art development kitchens, food and nutrition labs and sensory suite. You apply these practical skills to live briefs with commercial applications provided by our industrial partners, such as Morrisons and Cranswick PLC, as well as in optional placements.

You learn through

• lectures, seminars and workshops
• practical sessions
• live projects
• case studies
• optional placements
• academic research
• dissertation

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

This course prepares you for a career in

• food product development
• food regulation and labelling
• food industry policy
• procurement and food supplier management
• food quality management

 

Normally an honours degree at 2:2 or above in a science or recognised equivalent qualification in science. For example, food science, nutrition, health and wellbeing, exercise science or biological sciences are all relevant disciplines.

Applicants with an honours degree in an alternative discipline and relevant work experience are considered on an individual basis.

We consider enquiries from those who have substantial experience working in relevant positions in the food industry or in nutrition related positions but do not have the normal entry requirements. We may invite these potential students for an interview to discuss their particular background, experience and qualifications.

Work Experience Route

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in all skills or equivalent.

Non Work Experience Route

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.0 score with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent.

Important notice:

 

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Developing Food Concepts And Products	30	Coursework
Dissertation	45	Coursework
Food Chain	15	Coursework Exam
Food Processing Safety And Quality Management	15	Coursework Exam
Life-Course Approach To Nutrition		Coursework Exam
Nutritional Physiology And Biochemistry	15	Coursework
Research Methods	15	Coursework
Work Related Learning	15	Coursework