BSc Food Science with Business
BSc Food Science with Business
- UCAS Code: D690
- Length: 3 years
BSc Food Science with Business (with Industrial Training)
- UCAS Code: D691
- Length: 4 years
The Food Science with Business course offers you the unique opportunity to develop skills in business alongside your scientific expertise. The food industry is Europe's largest and arguably most important business and employs over one million people in the UK alone. Graduates from this course are well qualified to enter directly into a management position in the food industry or related sectors. For its continuing success, the food industry needs managers with up to date scientific knowledge who can make informed decisions about the future of their business.
This degree is normally taken as a four year course with a one year industrial placement. A three year course without an industrial placement is also available.
Modules
The following is a list of modules usually available for this degree course. Our modules can change, but the current list will give you a good idea of the course content. Further details can be found on the University’s web pages. All students must take 120 credits each year.
Year 1 |
Credits |
| Introduction to Marketing | 10 |
| Introduction to Management | 10 |
| Economics 1 | 20 |
| Topics in Food and Biotechnology | 20 |
| Fundamental Microbiology | 10 |
| Important Microbes | 10 |
| Physical Aspects of Biological Systems | 20 |
| Plus 20 credits to be chosen from (guided choice based on entry qualifications): | |
| Mathematics and Computing for Life Sciences | 20 |
| Foundation Chemistry | 20 |
| Cell Biology and Biochemistry | 10 |
| Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 |
Year 2 |
Credits |
| Business Management | 10 |
| Marketing Management | 10 |
| Economics 2> | 20 |
| Fundamentals of Food Chemistry | 20 |
| Food Processing | 20 |
| Fundamentals of Human Nutrition | 20 |
| Options: e.g. Languages; Policy Analysis; Research Methods and Data Analysis | 20 |
Year 3 |
Credits |
| Professional Training for 4-year course students | 120 |
Final Year |
Credits |
| Business Strategy | 10 |
| Marketing Strategy | 10 |
| Food Product Development | 10 |
| Food Quality Assurance | 10 |
| Sensory Evaluation | 10 |
| Management of Microbial Food Quality | 10 |
| Individual Research Project | 40 |
| Options: e.g. Languages; Food and Agricultural Markets; Marketing Research Methods; Regulation of the Food Industry; Human Nutrition in Health and Disease. | 20 |
For more details, please see our BSc Food Science with Business course leaflet.