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BSc Food Science with Business with Industrial Training
BSc Food Science with Business with Industrial Training

BSc Food Science with Business with Industrial Training

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

Course Information

Gain a competitive edge in the food industry by combining specialist food science skills and business expertise – and spend a year working in industry – with our BSc Food Science with Business with Industrial Training degree.

Taught by experts from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences and Henley Business School, this four-year degree will prepare you for managerial, commercial or technical positions in the food sector. It includes an integrated work placement year in industry to broaden your skill set and enhance your employability.

Become a food science specialist at the University of Reading

  • Top ten UK university for Food Science (joint 5th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021).
  • 85% of our research impact is rated outstanding (Research Excellence Framework 2014).
  • Our food science graduates have the second-highest median salary of such graduates six months after graduation (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019, based on analysis of 2017 graduate salaries).

Study with experts at Henley Business School

  • Henley Business School is part of an elite group of business schools to hold triple-accredited status from the UK, European and US accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB).
  • Ranked 5th in the UK for graduate prospects in Business, Management & Marketing, Guardian University Guide, 2021.
  • Top ten UK university for research quality, Complete University Guide 2021.

You'll combine the essentials of business with the fundamental science underpinning food and nutrition, including:

  • food processing and engineering
  • food product development
  • human physiology
  • microbiology
  • economics
  • marketing
  • financial management.

At Reading, you’ll also develop key technical skills through laboratory-based practicals, sensory evaluation, and work in our pilot-scale food processing plant.

During your final year you will carry out an original project as part of one of our existing research groups, and embark on a venture project within Henley Business School.

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Year 1

Compulsory modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
AP1EM2, The Fundamentals of Business and Marketing, MR Nick Walker
BI1S1, Introductory Microbiology, DR Geraldine Mulley
CH1FC3, Molecular Studies for the Life Sciences, DR Silvia Baldanza
FB1AG2, Farm to Fork, DR Emma Bennett
FB1EP2, Introduction to Food Processing and Engineering, DR Colette Catherine Fagan
FB1MB1, Introduction to Food Microbiology, PROF Dimitris Charalampopoulos
FB1PN, Introduction to Human Physiology and Nutrition, PROF Jeremy Spencer
MM1F10, Student Enterprise, DR Lebene Soga
Optional modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
CH1FC1, Fundamental Concepts in Chemistry 1, DR Silvia Baldanza
EC110, The Economics of Climate Change, DR Stefania Lovo
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Year 2

Compulsory modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
FB2C20, Composition and Properties of Foods, PROF Richard Frazier
FB2EFP, Food Processing, DR Julia Rodriguez-Garcia
FB2FQS, Food Quality and Sensory Science, DR Stella Lignou
FB2MF2, Microbiological Hazards in Foods, DR Marie Lewis
FB2PYA, Industrial Training Preparation, DR Emma Bennett
Optional modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
AP2EM1, Marketing Management, MR Edward Collins
AP2EM6, Food Retail Marketing, MR Nick Beard
AP2SB2, Financial Management, PROF Chittur Srinivasan
AP2SB3, Applied Marketing and Management, MR Edward Collins
MM260, Innovation and Market Entry, DR Maksim Belitski
MM270, Practice of Entrepreneurship, DR Lebene Soga
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods

Year 3

Compulsory modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
FB2PYB, Industrial Training Year, DR Emma Bennett
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Year 4

Compulsory modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
AP3EB1, Business Strategy, MR Edward Collins
FB3FLV, Advanced Flavour Chemistry, DR Maria Oruna-Concha
FB3FPD, Food Product Development, DR Maria Oruna-Concha
FB3PFB, Research Project, PROF Gunter Kuhnle
FB3QSF, Advanced Food Quality and Sensory, DR Nikos Mavroudis
MM392, Entrepreneurial Management Venture Project, DR Matteo Borghi
Optional modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
AP3EB3, Supply Chain Management, DR Matthieu Arnoult
AP3EM1, Marketing Strategy, MR Nick Walker
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Recent graduates from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences have gone on to work for:

  • PepsiCo
  • Nestlé
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Mars
  • Unilever.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance_fee:£300/year

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