Harper Adams University - Prospectus 2024

ExploreFoodScience and Innovation HARPER.AC.UK | 27 If you are interested in food and being part of a creative, dynamic and fast-paced profession then this course will give you all the skills you need! It provides the opportunity to explore your interests in food whether these relate to science or society, the practical or the theoretical, people or processes.   You will explore consumer needs, nutrition, food production, new product development, supply-chains, marketing approaches, research and development, and issues of sustainability in food. You will be equipped with a broad base of practical, theoretical, and technical skills to help address global food challenges.   You will be taught in dedicated, specialist facilities, and assessed through an innovative combination of theory and real-world practice. Assessment typically includes live industry projects, creating and exhibiting new products, creative portfolios, and consumer research. We focus on a small number of topics at any one time, with frequent feedback, to help you manage your learning. You will learn within a diverse group, including international students and industry professionals.   Our food graduates access a variety of exciting, globally connected roles, from selecting what is sold in supermarkets to creating the next generation of innovative food products. Supported by an integrated placement year in industry, you will be primed for your future graduate career and for progression into roles which include the management of brands, people, projects, and products.  Study our BSc (Hons) Food Science and Innovationdegree and youwill be able to:   • Use your scientific and technical knowledge of the global food industry to provide solutions to real-world challenges • Develop a deeper understanding of nutrition – and how consumer perception impacts this • Address complex challenges through professional collaboration and research • Understand the food business environment across the whole supply chain • Show an awareness of sustainability issues and the effects of technical, economic, socio-cultural and political influences on the food and retail sectors • Interpret and understand new technologies within the food sector • Have a stimulating and thought leading career in food!