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MSci Food Science and Nutrition with Professional Studies

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Food Science and Nutrition with Professional Studies
Duration
5 years
UCAS code
BD46
Typical offer
A-level AAB

Entry requirements

A level: AAB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4 OR AAB including Biology and either Home Economics or Nutrition & Food Science + GCSE Chemistry grade C/4 or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC/44 + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4. OR AAB including Chemistry and either Home Economics or Nutrition & Food Science + GCSE Biology grade C/4 or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC/44 + GCSE Mathematics grade C4. OR AAA including Biology or Chemistry or Double Award Applied Science or Double Award Life & Health Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C/4 or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC/44 + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4.

About this course

MSci in Food Science and Nutrition and Food Science and Innovation. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Marketing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Entrepreneurship. Students complete an independently guided MSci project resulting in a dissertation.

Modules

  • Fundamentals of Nutrition and Physiology
  • Microbiology for Food Scientists
  • Sustainable Food Systems
  • Chemistry for Food Scientists
  • Composition of Foods
  • Principles of Food Quality
  • Industrial Food Analysis
  • Food Innovation, Diet & Health
  • Food Commodities, Processing and Hygiene
  • Professional Studies
  • Nutrition Pathways in Health and Disease
  • Food Supply Chain Safety and Security
  • Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Research Project
  • Food Safety, Health and Disease
  • Advanced Food Bioanalysis
  • Agri-Food Traceability and Fraud
  • MSci Research Project: Food Science and Nutrition