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    MSc Full-time: 12 months

Course Description

The food and drink industry is the biggest manufacturing sector in the UK, larger than the automotive and aerospace sectors combined. The sector is worth more than £20 billion a year. Its aims are to produce high quality, safe and affordable food at the lowest environmental cost.

There is a shortage of people with the skills needed to handle modern changes in food production. These include nutrition, world population growth, Internet of Things, informatics and automation, food personalisation, health, wellness and sustainability.

Entry Requirements

2:1 (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject. Applicants with a high 2.2 (or international equivalent) may be considered. You will require design experience in process engineering.

Applicants who do not meet the entry criteria, but have significant work industry experience may be accepted on to the programme.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Chemical engineering and food science at Nottingham has a long history of collaboration with industry. Our graduates consistently gain top jobs with major companies. This course equips students with a solid understanding of food process engineering. Providing transferable skills for the development of food processes and products.

This programme can provide a strong foundation for further study at PhD level, and the pursuit of a career in research.

Module Details

Core modules

  • Advanced Rheology and Materials (autumn)10 credits
  • Food Processing (autumn)10 credits
  • Accelerated Design Training (year-long)30 credits
  • Multiphase Systems (spring)10 credits
  • Research Planning (spring)10 credits
  • Research and Design Project (summer)

Optional modules

  • Water Treatment (autumn)10 credits
  • Biochemical Engineering (autumn)10 credits
  • Advanced Computational Methods
  • Process Risk Benefit and Analysis
  • Water Treatment Engineering (spring)10 credits
  • Water Treatment
  • Advanced Computational Methods
  • Process Risk Benefit and Analysis
  • Water Treatment Engineering
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Industrial Process Analysis
  • Water Treatment Engineering (spring)

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