BSc (Hons) Food Technology and Product Development

at Harper Adams University

Core Modules

• Academic and Professional Skills for the Food Industry
• Introduction to Food Science
• Issues in Global Food Production
• Marketing Principles
• Wellbeing Through the Lifecycle
• Nature of Food
• Introduction to Food Service and Retail
• Logistics and Distribution
• Research Methods (Food, Marketing and Business)
• Food Creativity, Styling and Photography
• Principles and Practices of Food Sustainability
• Retail Environment and Operations
• Food Product Development and Sensory Evaluation in Supply Chains
• Food Biotechnology and Food Processing
• Hygiene and Food Safety
• Food Marketing
• Placement year
• Honours Research Project
• Food Retail Buying
• Supply Chain Management
• Food Quality Management
• Food Product Manufacture
• Consumer Behaviour
• Food Security and Sustainability

English language requirements 

• IELTS Academic : 6.0 overall (with no less than 5.5 in any component)
• TOEFL iBT  : 80 (minimum 18 reading, 17 Listening, 20 speaking, 17 writing)

Tuition Fees

£11,250

Students will have the opportunity to develop excellent food industry knowledge in a subject area recognised by the industry for employment in a wide range of food careers both in the UK and abroad. Opportunity for regular travel is significant as many ingredients are sourced from across the globe.
 

Our graduates have an excellent employability rate and record, many being offered graduate jobs whilst on placement. The high level of skill and specialist knowledge makes graduates from this course uniquely prepared for food technical, auditing and processing roles.
 

Graduates can expect to be involved in the decisions necessary to manufacture, develop and improve food and drink products in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
 

Food technologists are at the centre of product design, formulation, food safety and quality assurance in the food industry.