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- University of Nottingham
- Food Production Management MSc
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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
Kings Meadow Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
12 months
Course summary
Course overview
Food production management is an exciting and challenging course, combining the food sciences with management skills. It equips science and engineering graduates for a career in food production or technical management in the food industry. You will acquire the knowledge associated with food processing, quality assurance and new product development. It also develops essential management techniques including supply chain planning and quality management.
Factory visits, case studies and guest speakers from industry will give you plenty of industry exposure throughout the year. Tackle the real-life industry problems in our problem-based learning module. The briefs from industry will be used for a new product development project. You will do the practical in our Food Processing Facility which hosts a wide range of commercial scale food production and testing equipment.
There is an opportunity to complete your research project in collaboration with the food industry. Projects can be factory, laboratory or literature based. Some students will have the opportunity to complete their project at the industry partner's facilities.
Course content
This course is divided into two parts:
120 credits of taught modules in the autumn and spring semesters
60 credits research project in the summer
For a masters, a total of 180 credits is required. A diploma is awarded if you choose to take only the taught element worth 120 credits.
In the autumn semester and spring semester, you will normally study 60 credits of food sciences modules and 60 credits of management modules. However, there are some optional modules to take into account your background and interests.
The research project involves collaboration with the food industry, either at the University or working within a company. The project will provide an insight into the scientific principles of food production processes or the application of modern management techniques to food manufacture.
Modules
Tuition fees
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£ 2,700month
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
26th
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Campus address
University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
5th out of 35 3
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10088.0 88%10th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.14 79%7th
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