Food and Consumer Science

UCAS code: DN69

Here's what Abertay University says about its Food and Consumer Science course.

Make and test foods, explore sensory science, uncover the principles of nutrition, and use cutting-edge technology in our state-of-the-art facilities. This vocational Food and Consumer Science degree covers all the topics that shape food supply and food choices.

Delve into the complex relationships between food and the consumer while you learn how to develop and produce safe, healthy, and nutritious foods, bearing in mind all the factors that impact on consumer choice. You get to explore areas such as:

• The techniques and skills needed to develop new food products.

• How to innovate and make healthy, delicious foods that are safe to consume.

• The quality and safety requirements needed to manufacture foods.

• A person’s nutritional requirements throughout their lifespan.

• How to meet the needs of society, industry and consumers for sustainable food quality.

Accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)

You’ll delve into the complex relationships between food and the consumer. At the same time, learning how to develop and produce safe, healthy, and nutritious foods, bearing in mind all the factors that impact on consumer choice.

The work placement in the third year - which you can study abroad - gives you real-life work experience and great networking opportunities for the future.

100% employment 6 months after graduation

If you have a passion for everything to do with food and want to study a wide-ranging and flexible degree, then this is for you. Our food science courses are ideal for secondary school leavers, entrants from further education colleges, and mature students. The course is aligned with the General Teaching Council (GTC) requirements for the PG Diploma in Home Economics teaching and is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST).

Our Food Science courses ranked 3rd in the UK, and top in Scotland in the 2021 Guardian University Guide. According to Discover Uni (formally Unistats) an amazing 100% of our graduates are employed six months after graduating.

For the first two years, everyone takes Food Science, Nutrition and Wellbeing as a foundation. After that, you’ll specialise, and take this course in years three and four.

Year 1 core modules (subject to change over time) - FOD101 Fundamentals of Nutrition; LSC101 Biology 1: BiologyPrinciples and Practice; LAW251 Law; FOD105 Nutrition and the Consumer; FOD106 Safe Food Handling.

You will also be required to select one elective module. For detailed module information please check our website.

Each course involves lectures, small group tutorials, practical lab-based activities and private study.

Practical activities and work placements will enable you to contextualise the theories you learn in real-life applications.

You’re assessed by a combination of examinations and coursework.

You’ll be encouraged to critically evaluate information and challenge concepts using evidence-based information, and to show initiative, so you actively construct your own knowledge base.

The single most crucial aspect of student life is your need to engage with all teaching activities, such as lectures, seminars, tutorials, team projects and practical work. Active participation is critical to making your learning and assessment strategy work for you.

Put simply, we aim to give you all the skills you need to move straight into a job or further study when you graduate.