IELTS 6.5 overall with minimum 5.5 in each skill
Our Master’s in Applied Food Safety and Quality Management is designed for professionals working in food manufacturing who wish to boost their career with a new qualification.
On this course, you'll learn about the requirements for providing safe and wholesome food to consumers with our specialist course in applied food safety and quality management. We follow the farm-to-fork approach to address a wide variety of food safety and quality management issues.
Topics include good governance and national control systems, food inspection and testing services. You'll cover the management of food safety and quality across the supply chain, as well as how to design and implement safety and quality management systems to meet national and international legislation. The course is research-informed and is taught by staff at the award-winning Natural Resources Institute (NRI), with its unique knowledge base and industry experience.
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Year 1
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
Food Safety and Quality Management (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 45 credits from this list of options.
Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
Postgraduate Negotiated Learning Module (15 credits)
Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
Food Marketing (15 credits)
Food Chemistry (15 credits)
Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
Food Preservation (15 credits)
Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
Managing Prerequisite Programmes (15 credits)
Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
Food Microbiology (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
Food Safety (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
Research Project (Short) (60 credits)
Food Safety and Quality Management (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
Food Safety (30 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
Sustainable Pesticide Management (15 credits)
Environmental Footprinting and Climate Change (15 credits)
Food Safety and World Trade (15 credits)
Laboratory Quality Assurance (15 credits)
Food Marketing (15 credits)
Food Chemistry (15 credits)
Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
Food Preservation (15 credits)
Food Product and Process Development (30 credits)
Food Inspection for Government Officials (15 credits)
Managing Prerequisite Programmes (15 credits)
Food Authenticity and Traceability (15 credits)
Food Microbiology (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of electives.
Elective Choice PG 15cr (15 credits)
Graduates from the programme have gone on to secure jobs in food quality assurance, technical management, product development, food policy, inspection and enforcement, food analysis, post-harvest handling and storage, as well as academia and research.
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
