Food Innovation Management
The course aims to create well-motivated new entrants to the competitive global food industry. Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply food science, technology and nutrition to manage product and process innovations and to manufacture safe and nutritious food products that meet consumer demand.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor at UK Level 6 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Ulster University |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor at UK Level 6 | Ulster University |
Duration
Full-time: 3 years or 4 years including Diploma in Professional Practice.
Entry Requirements
Irish Leaving Certificate
Please consult the UCAS website Tariff Tables below.
Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Foundation Level are not considered as meeting entry requirements for CAFRE programmes. If you require guidance on entry qualifications please email the Key Contact for this course.
In addition to meeting the course entry requirements applicants must also meet the General Entrance Requirements for Ulster University.
Careers / Further progression
Course Progression
Students may have the opportunity to progress onto relevant postgraduate studies.
This course provides students with career prospects in a range of managerial posts in areas such as new product development, quality assurance, packaging and research in food manufacturing and related industries.
Further information
How To Apply:
Apply through UCAS.
Institution code: A45
Course code: DB64
Full-time applicants:
If you’re applying for a full-time Foundation or Honours Degree course you must submit your application through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) at: www.ucas.com
The UCAS website will list the code names and numbers for all our courses. Our Institute code is A45. Full instructions and detailed online help are available from UCAS at the touch of a button. It includes a guide called ‘Applying Online’, available as a PDF file, which has all the background information you need on the application process. If you’re planning to start your course in Autumn 2024, UCAS will accept your application from 5th September 2023.
Applications made after 31st January 2024, are placed through UCAS Extra. These are deemed as late applications and will only be considered at the discretion of the College, if there are vacancies on the course, but please do check with us. Applications received after 30th June are entered into UCAS Clearing.
If you apply before the 31st January, a decision on your application will normally be made by the end of March. You will be informed of the decision through your UCAS Hub. If you already have the appropriate entry qualifications, we may make you an unconditional offer and you will be able to decide immediately if you wish to take up the offer. If you are still studying for the necessary entry qualifications, we may make you a conditional offer, specifying the minimum grades you need to obtain in your examinations.
For some courses an interview will be necessary before a final decision can be made. When you have received replies from all your UCAS choices, you must decide upon one ‘firm’ acceptance, and you may select a second as ‘insurance’.
The final selection is normally made in mid-August when examination results are issued. If you do not achieve the grades we asked for in our conditional offer you may still be offered a place and you should check with our Admissions Office.
To apply to study this course full-time please follow the Application link to the UCAS website below.
Students who have previously completed a Foundation Degree may apply to top-up their qualification through full-time study, please follow this link to the UCAS website. If you have previously completed a Foundation Degree, you can apply to top-up your qualification through part-time study, please follow this link.
The new BSc Honours Degree in Food Innovation Management, with pathways in Nutrition and Technology is pending final approval by Ulster University. Students select the pathway they wish to study at the end of the second year of the course. The course aims to create well-motivated new entrants to the competitive global food industry. Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply food science, technology and nutrition to manage product and process innovations and to manufacture safe and nutritious food products that meet consumer demand. It will specifically focus on aspects food safety, quality and the application of new technologies and processes, product innovation, advanced innovations in agri-food and nutrition, emerging market and consumer trends, and the underpinning business and management functions applied within a food manufacturing company.
Modules (Level 4: Year 1):
Academic and professional skills
Food microbiology
Food quality, safety and sensory science
Nutritional chemistry
Packaging technology
Supply chain operations
Modules (Level 5: Year 2):
Applied food science and nutrition
Commercial management
Food processing and automation
Food safety and quality management
Fundamentals of nutrition, health and physiology
Lean manufacture and continuous improvement
Product development
Sustainable food manufacture
Modules (Level 6: Year 3 or Year 4, if placement year completed):
Advanced innovations in agri-food
Advanced innovations in food and nutrition
Food security and fraud management
Leading in a process environment
Research project
Sustainable supply chains
Course is subject pending final approval by Ulster University.
Additional qualifications
During the course, students may have the opportunity to achieve additional, nationally recognised qualifications to complement their course, which can give a competitive advantage in employment or career progression.
Loughry Campus:
Loughry Campus aims to develop learners’ skills and competitiveness through education, training, business and technology programmes to meet the needs of the food industry.
Students undertaking the four-year course will complete a one-year work based learning placement in the food industry during year three of the programme. On successful completion of the 48-week placement a Diploma in Professional Practice (DPP) will be awarded.
The work placement encourages students to develop practical and managerial skills, and gives them the opportunity to demonstrate transferable skills in ICT, problem solving and communication. Students can complete their work placement either locally or abroad.
Key Contact:
Dr Gillian Stevenson
Senior Lecturer (Food)
e: Gillian.Stevenson@daera-ni.gov.uk