Food Production Management

Course Overview

Food manufacture is one of the world's largest industries. The MSc Food Production Management is an exciting and challenging degree that equips science and engineering graduates for a career in production or technical management in this industry. You will acquire a basic knowledge of the special factors associated with food processing and food quality assurance. You will also be equipped with management skills that will enable you to contribute to this industry in both the developed and developing worlds. A feature of the course is the strong interaction with the food industry. There will be an opportunity to visit a number of food factories and speakers from industry will make a significant contribution to the course. Many of the research projects will involve links with industry. Key facts: The course is co-run by the School of Biosciences and the Business School. The Business School is an international leader in finance and management education and a research pioneer in entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability. The School of Biosciences is ranked the number one research environment in the UK for food science in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. Facilities available in the Food Processing Facility include the plant, equipment and test facilities that you would expect to find in a number of different food industries, for example: extrusion, bakery equipment, retorting facilities, a development kitchen, QC laboratory and sensory analysis area. The combination of these facilities in one building allows the development of new products from conception to consumption. An innovation area can be set aside for discreet development. The Food Sciences Division is well-equipped with a number of centres: Starch and Lipid Processing Centre EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Food, National Centre for Macromolecular Hydrodynamics, Food and Biofuel Innovation Centre Sensory Science Centre, Food and Feed Analysis Consultancy and Training Service Microbiology Investigation Centre, International Centre for Brewing Science, The opportunity to do an industry placement in a food company in line with your individual career aspirations. A series of off-site visits to food industries and events expose our students to a variety of real life experiences and the latest technologies in the food industry. External speakers with expertise in specific research areas and/or leadership in industry are often invited to give lectures, attend networking events or to supervise project work. Careers: Food manufacture is one of the world-s largest industries, offering a broad range of career opportunities to science and engineering graduates in production or technical management within this industry. The course is ideally suited to those wishing to pursue careers in food companies, e. g. quality assurance manager and sensory scientist, as well as those planning to advance to higher research degree (PhD) study. Employers of our graduates include: Unilever, Nestle in China, GSK Occupations of our graduates include: Head of Product Development: Margarines, Oils and Fats SENNANahrungsmittel GmbH & Co KG, Austria, Associate R&D Specialist - Product Development & Sensory, Senior Associate at Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy, Senior Sensory Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline Food & Agri Business Development Manager - MENA at Intertek, Business Development at Amber Resources Nigeria Limited, Assistant Manager, QA & Manufacturing at Maahi Milk Producers Company Limited