MSC Food and Nutrition Sciences (Work Experience)

Sheffield Hallam University

Course summary

• Gain the advanced qualifications needed for an exciting career in food and nutritional science
• Benefit from a healthy job market and a course emphasis on employability
• Attain in-depth knowledge of nutrition, food production, legislation and development
• Prepare for technical and product development roles in a vibrant industry
• Study in an applied setting with state-of-the-art kitchens and facilities

MSc Food and Nutrition Sciences allows you to advance your existing relevant qualifications and specialise in the field. You'll use hands-on techniques and study food and nutrition in depth, preparing for a worthwhile career.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This course prepares you for technical and product development roles in the food industry with a strong emphasis on nutrition. You learn about food production and nutrition in an applied setting, developing core technical skills in our state-of-the-art development kitchens, food and nutrition labs and sensory suite. You apply these practical skills to live briefs with commercial applications provided by our industrial partners, such as Morrisons and Cranswick PLC, as well as in optional placements.

You learn through

• lectures, seminars and workshops
• practical sessions
• live projects
• case studies
• optional placements
• academic research
• dissertation

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• food product development
• food regulation and labelling
• food industry policy
• procurement and food supplier management
• food quality management.