Our MSc Food Process Engineering provides you with an opportunity to develop your chemical, process engineering, food science, or biology knowledge to the specific requirements and context of the food and drink sector. You'll explore core theories and subjects across chemical engineering, process engineering, brewing, distilling, bioscience, and biology to set you up for a process engineering career in the food and beverage industry.
During your studies, you'll apply engineering skills and knowledge to the specialist requirements of the food and drink sector and gain a broad spectrum of expertise. You'll assess sustainability issues involved in food production and learn to apply a variety of solutions to food and drink sustainability problems.
You'll have the opportunity to learn from a comprehensive course structure, exploring topics in food and beverage biotechnology, processing, chemistry, toxicology, microbiology, nutrition, and biochemistry whilst also analysing emerging food products, and the life cycle of food production. During the Future Foods course and your summer Dissertation, you'll customise your learning by focusing in on a chosen subject as part of your individual research projects.
Graduates with a good first degree from a relevant subject area will be considered. Suitable backgrounds include: chemical engineering, chemistry, biosciences/technology or cognate disciplines.
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Course content
Year 1
SEMESTER ONE
All courses are mandatory.
Future Foods
Process Engineering
Food and Beverage Toxicology
Beverage Microbiology and Biochemistry
SEMESTER TWO
All courses are mandatory.
Food Biotechnology
Food Processing
Chemistry of Food
Research and Professional Practice
SEMESTER THREE
MSc Dissertation Project
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