BSc (Hons) Food and Consumer Studies

Entry Requirements

• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths, English Language and Science.
• applicants must also be in possession of, or studying towards, an acceptable level 3 qualification, such as A levels.

English Language Requirement:

• IELTS 6.0 overall, with no lower than 5.5 in any component

Curriculum

Year 1

• Academic Development
• Personal Development
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Principles of Marketing
• Economic and Business Environment
• Retail Consumer
• Nature of Food
• IT for Business
• Food, Society and Industry
• Global Food Production and Quality

Additional options available

• Language I (French or Spanish)

Year 2

• Research Methods (Food, Marketing and Business)
• Farm Assurance and Quality
• Management of Grocery Food Products
• Commodity Crop and Fresh Produce Processing
• Hygiene and Food Safety
• Food Marketing
• Animal Product Processing
• Retail Environment and Operations

Additional options available

• Language II (French or Spanish)

Year 3

• Placement year

Year 4

• Honours Research Project
• Managing People
• Food Policy, Law and Ethics
• Consumer Behaviour
• Supply Chain Management
• Food Quality Management
• Management of Grocery Food Products

Additional options available

• Language II (French or Spanish)