The Honours Degree in Food Innovation and Nutrition is designed to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills to enter the food industry at trainee manager level and develop innovative, nutritious foods which meet consumer demands. Loughry Campus has excellent laboratory and teaching facilities to support its food education programmes. These include chemistry and microbiology teaching laboratories and a specialist food technology centre featuring the latest equipment and materials for producing food to EU standards. The specialist Food Technology Centre incorporates four mini-food processing areas; meat, bakery, fruit and vegetables and dairy and is designed to demonstrate best practice in food manufacture. This unique facility is equipped with an extensive range of modern pilot and industrial scale food processing and product development facilities to ensure that Loughry students acquire the competencies and skills needed by the food industry. Small-scale process equipment allows the demonstration of computerised process control systems used in food manufacturing. The state of the art laboratories are equipped with advanced scientific equipment which enables students to carry out essential and complex microbiological, chemical and physical analysis of food ingredients and products. The latest technologies in food analysis are continuously being reviewed, thus enabling students to gain valuable knowledge and experience relevant to careers in the industry. The Food Packaging Centre is a unique and well equipped facility used to evaluate packaging materials and complete packs. As food companies strive to meet consumer expectations through innovative packaging, Loughry Campus graduates are in a prime position to make a significant impact on the industry having worked in the centre.
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Food Innovation and Nutrition
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
United Kingdom, Antrim
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Duration 4 year(s)
Apply Date 26-Jan-2022
Next Intake September-2022
Food Innovation and Nutrition
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Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 points
Students should normally have 104 UCAS tariff points at A2 Level to include a Grade B in either Home Economics or a Science subject, plus four GCSE subjects at Grade C or higher including a Science subject, Mathematics and English Language or equivalent.
Please note we do not accept essential skills as an equivalent to GCSE English and Maths for this programme.
Food Innovation and Nutrition
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
United Kingdom,
Antrim