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MSc PG Dip Food Production Management

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    MSc/PGDip Full-time: 12 months Part-time: 24 months

Course Description

This masters course balances a scientific discipline with business acumen. You’ll learn how to develop safe, nutritious and sustainable food. This is essential in an ever-changing global food supply chain.

You’ll be taught by an experienced academic team with a technical background across the global food industry. Business School modules will also develop your management skills.

Entry Requirements

2:2 level or above (or its international equivalent) in a natural or applied science discipline or in an engineering discipline such as chemical, agricultural or food engineering.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our graduates work in a wide range of roles across the world. Here are some recent examples:

  • Quality Manager, Greencore, UK
  • Technical Manager, AB World Food Ltd
  • Senior Scientist, Mondelēz International
  • Senior Sensory Scientist, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Scientific Officer and Policy Advisor, DEFRA, UK
  • Scientist, Research and Development, Unilever, China

Module Details

MSc

Core modules

  • Quality Management and Quality Techniques for Industry
  • Factory Design and Operations for Food Production
  • Core Skills and Technologies of Food Manufacture
  • Food Manufacturing Case Studies
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Project Skills
  • Postgraduate Research Project

Optional modules

  • Managing Operations
  • Managing Projects
  • The Global Food Industry
  • Food Flavour
  • E-Business
  • Service Operations Management

PG Dip

Core modules

  • Quality Management and Quality Techniques for Industry20 credits
  • Factory Design and Operations for Food Production20 credits
  • Core Skills and Technologies of Food Manufacture40 credits
  • Food Manufacturing Case Studies10 credits
  • Supply Chain Planning and Management

Optional modules

  • Managing Projects
  • The Global Food Industry10 credits
  • Food Flavour10 credits
  • E-Business
  • Service Operations Management
  • Managing Contemporary Operations: Fundamentals and Challenges

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