This course is tailored to meet the growing demand for skilled technical professionals in the thriving UK food sector. It offers a comprehensive curriculum encompassing food science, nutrition, food production, and food systems, with input from expert faculty members specializing in various areas like food systems, processing, nutrition, sustainability, quality management, and more. Through this program, you'll acquire hands-on laboratory skills, tackle real-world food and business challenges, and explore digital technologies' applications. This degree not only provides qualifications but also a valuable experience to enhance your employability in a food sector that is potentially larger than the UK's automobile and aerospace industries combined, facing a shortage of technically trained professionals.
The Master's in Applied Food Safety and Quality Management is ideal for food manufacturing professionals looking to enhance their careers. This program focuses on ensuring the delivery of safe and high-quality food to consumers, adopting a farm-to-fork approach to tackle various food safety and quality management challenges. Course topics include governance, national control systems, food inspection, and testing services. You'll also learn about managing food safety and quality throughout the supply chain and implementing systems to meet international regulations. Taught by experts from the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), this research-based course offers valuable industry insights. While applications are open to UK students for both September and January, international applicants are only eligible for the January intake.
The two-year Master's program in Applied Food Safety & Quality Management with Industrial Practice is designed for graduates seeking managerial positions within the food industry. The program addresses the growing demand for trained professionals capable of ensuring food safety. It covers various aspects, including managing food safety and quality throughout the supply chain, designing and implementing compliance systems, and offers the opportunity to work with relevant employers during the second year. This course is open to UK applicants for both September and January intakes, while international applications are accepted for the January intake only. It is taught by experts from the award-winning Natural Resources Institute (NRI) and is suitable for graduates from related fields and food industry professionals aiming to enhance their skills and advance into managerial roles.
The two-year Master's program in Food Innovation with Industrial Practice is tailored for graduates seeking careers in the development of safe and sustainable food within the supply chain. This program addresses pressing global issues related to sustainability and innovation within the food supply chain, encouraging students to devise practical solutions. It covers a diverse range of topics, including marketing, risk analysis, climate change, nutrition, microbiology, safety, and quality assurance, offering modules recognized by the Royal Society for Public Health. The course features a one-year internship, providing hands-on experience in a relevant field, and prepares graduates for managerial roles across the food supply chain, government regulation, food production, hospitality, retail, and entrepreneurship. While the program is no longer accepting international applications for September, international applicants can apply for the January intake. UK applicants are welcome for both September and January intakes.
The part-time online Master's program in Food Safety and Quality Management is tailored for professionals engaged in ensuring the safe supply of food to consumers, offering the opportunity to enhance their careers. Designed for individuals working in or interested in the food supply chain, this online MSc program allows participants to consolidate their industry experience and deepen their knowledge. The curriculum covers safety and quality management systems with a 'farm-to-fork' approach, as well as the factors contributing to foodborne illnesses and the measures for control and enforcement to ensure food safety. Building on the success of the on-site program established since 2001, this online course leverages the expertise and extensive research experience of the Natural Resources Institute's (NRI) food safety and quality management team, with a track record spanning over 40 years.