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Food Production Management MSc/PGDip

Food Production Management MSc/PGDip

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Full time | Kings Meadow Campus | 12 months | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Production Management Food Manufacture / Processing (Industrial)

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Course overview

Food production management is an exciting and challenging course, combining the food sciences with management skills. It equips science and engineering graduates for a career in food production or technical management in the food industry. You will acquire the knowledge associated with food processing, quality assurance and new product development. It also develops essential management techniques including supply chain planning and quality management.

Factory visits, case studies and guest speakers from industry will give you plenty of industry exposure throughout the year. Tackle the real-life industry problems in our problem-based learning module. The briefs from industry will be used for a new product development project. You will do the practical in our Food Processing Facility which hosts a wide range of commercial scale food production and testing equipment.

There is an opportunity to complete your research project in collaboration with the food industry. Projects can be factory, laboratory or literature based. Some students will have the opportunity to complete their project at the industry partner's facilities.

Careers

Expert staff can help you research career options and job vacancies, build your CV or resume, develop your interview skills and meet employers.

Each year 1,100 employers advertise graduate jobs and internships through our online vacancy service. We host regular careers fairs, including specialist fairs for different sectors.

International students who complete an eligible degree programme in the UK on a student visa can apply to stay and work in the UK after their course under the Graduate immigration route. Eligible courses at the University of Nottingham include bachelors, masters and research degrees, and PGCE courses.

Modules

This module prepares you with the skills necessary for competent working within the food industry. It therefore equips graduates with a wide range of skills necessary to seek employment as masters graduate in this sector. The module covers: Food composition, including physical and chemical properties of key components used in food production, and also functionality of each ingredient to create the final product. Understanding the principle of food preservation and hygiene requirements within food factory; Food processing includes the role of water in the food factory and thermal processing; pasteurisation, sterilisation, heat flow and unit operation required to transform the materials to a food product as well as the effect of these operations on each ingredient.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,750

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£32,400

Entry requirements

2:2 level or above (or its international equivalent) in a natural or applied science discipline or in an engineering discipline such as chemical, agricultural or food engineering.

University information

The University of Nottingham is a pioneering institution with a long and distinguished heritage in education. It ranks in the top 20 universities in the UK (Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2024). It is also a research-intensive university and a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, making it a superb place to study for a postgraduate qualification. In addition to being one of the world’s top 100...more