BSc FOOD SCIENCE WITH INDUSTRIAL TRAINING D615

With our BSc Food Science with Industrial Training course you will discover how to tackle key issues facing the food industry today and gain an insight into industry with a paid professional training year.

Food science is the study of the quality, safety and nutritional purposes of foods. This course aims to give you the scientific skills and knowledge base needed to understand food processes and meet society's demands for safe and sustainable food products. Our Department has strong links with industry, and you will gain valuable professional experience through a year-long paid training placement.

Furthermore, 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. During your final year you will have the chance to put these newly learnt manufacturing skills to the test in 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. We achieved an overall student satisfaction score of 90% in the National Student Survey, 2019, in BSc Food Science with Industrial Training.

Graduates of this course are recognised as professional food scientists by the Institute of Food Science and Technology. Additionally, they are often finalists in the National Science, Engineering and Technology awards.

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 expect to earn between £15,000 and £20,000.

In recent years, students have taken on a variety of roles, including quality assurance, consumer work, food technologists and product development scientists. Some placements take place at large multinational organisations, such as Kraft or Unilever, but you could also choose to work in a small independent manufacturing or research company.

You will be given advice and support on finding the ideal placement, writing your CV, and interview skills by our placement coordinator and team of careers consultants.