Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Health

at University of Limerick

This broad-based degree programme covers such topics as:
 

• food science and technology
• food quality
• food ingredients
• food chemistry
• food microbiology
• diet and health
• food processing
• food safety
• project management
• human nutrition
• public health nutrition
• advanced nutrient metabolism
• human physiology
• food biotechnology

Outside of the food sector, non-food uses of existing and new raw materials are also considered.

What you will Study

The programme is four years in duration. The course starts with basic science, developing key areas such as chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology, human nutrition and physiology, together with introductory food science and health.

In the third and fourth years there is a series of modules dealing with:
 

• Health and Food

• Food Chemistry

• Food Processing and Process Engineering

• Food Quality and Food Microbiology

• Food Ingredients

• Food Biotechnology

• Project Management

There are also elective modules in:
 

• Business Consulting

• Waste Management

• Exercise and Health

• Accounting

A project which is undertaken throughout the final year allows the in-depth analysis of a relevant topic that gives you the opportunity to carry out independent research.

During the Spring Semester of year three and the subsequent Summer, a period of Cooperative Education provides industrial work experience in a food enterprise.

Entry Requirements for applicants from India:

Standard XII examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Metro State Boards or Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), with first-division/class standing and a minimum average grade of 70%.  
 

• A language other than English and Mathematics must be taken as a subject up to Grade X.
• Where there is a specific subject requirement for a specific programme (e.g. Math, Physics, French, etc.), a minimum grade of 70% in that subject at Grade XII is required. 

Tuition Fees

These are based on Residency, Citizenship, Course requirements.

Review the three groups of criteria to determine your fee status as follows
 

1. Residency
    
   • You must have been living in an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland for at least 3 of the 5 years before starting your course
      
2. Citizenship
    
   • You must be a citizen of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland or have official refugee status
      
3. Course Requirements (all must be met)
    
   • You must be a first time full-time undergraduate (Exceptions are provided for students who hold a Level 6 or Level 7 qualification and are progressing to a Level 8 course in the same general area of study).
   • You must be undertaking a full-time undergraduate course of at least 2 year’s duration
   • You cannot be undertaking a repeat year of study at the same level unless evidence of exceptional circumstances eg serious illness is provided (in which case this condition may be waived)

Your Future Career

Employability skills from this degree
 

• Analysing, problem-solving and interpreting data
• Conducting research
• Conducting laboratory work and reporting
• Attention to detail
• Oral and written communication skills
• IT skills
• Numerical and statistical awareness
• Time management