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The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree course onwards will be from our Coventry University campus.
This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for building a career in the food industry.
The foundation year seeks to develop your core understanding within the sciences, including biology, chemistry and physiology, in addition to developing our academic and communication skills further. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then ...
The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree course onwards will be from our Coventry University campus.<br/><br/>This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for building a career in the food industry. <br/><br/>The foundation year seeks to develop your core understanding within the sciences, including biology, chemistry and physiology, in addition to developing our academic and communication skills further. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then progress onto the Food Science BSc (Hons) degree within Coventry University’s School of Life Sciences. <br/><br/>The degree focuses on food production, new product design, food analysis and food safety, and provides an opportunity to prepare for a career as a food scientist in the largest manufacturing industry in the UK. <br/><br/>A focus on practice-led teaching means you will have opportunity to develop the analytical and practical skills required by employers – working with accuracy and precision to obtain data and results relevant to the skills being taught. The degree provides an opportunity to develop an understanding of the complex commercial nature of the industry, as well as the interactions between food composition, metabolism, diet, health, and consumer science. <br/><br/>**Key benefits of the degree**<br/>* Gain hands-on experience of a wide range of industry techniques in our state-of-the-art laboratories based in the multi-million-pound Alison Gingell Building <br/><br/><br/>* Specialist industry-standard facilities include analytical equipment such as GC, GC-MS, ICP and HPLC, in addition to access to food science facilities for rheological and texture profile analysis of food and drink as well as tasting sessions <br/><br/><br/>* Our current experienced teaching team bring a range of professional and research expertise into their teaching <br/><br/><br/>* Research-informed teaching brings real life examples and case studies into lecture discussions and tutorials <br/><br/><br/>See our website for further details.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
04/11/2024
Campus
CU Coventry
Provider Details
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Course Code
DBDF
Institution Code
C85
Points of Entry
Foundation
UCAS Tariff72 5 GCSEs at A-C/4-9 including Maths and English, and at least one A2 level or a BTEC equivalent qualification. |
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