Harper Adams University - Prospectus 2024

Specialist Pathways Careers Tour of the facilities Food Science and Innovation opens the door to a wide range of exciting and developing careers – the food and drink industry employed nearly half a million colleagues in 2021, with a further 4.2m in the farm-to-fork food chain*. To give you the upper hand when applying for positions post-graduation, you can take your BSc (Hons) Food Science and Innovation degree and choose to gain a specialism in your chosen area. Opportunity for the following specialist pathways are available:   • Food Science and Innovation (with specialism in Product Development)  • Food Science and Innovation (with specialism in Nutrition)  • Food Science and Innovation (with specialism in Food Technology)  • Food Science and Innovation (with specialism in Marketing) *Food and Drink Federation 2021 Given our heritage and the strength of our networks throughout the food and agri-food supply chain, we are specialists in teaching and research related to food and drink businesses. Our graduates successfully join the four million-plus strong workforce in the food and agri-food sector in a vast range of career roles. Having discovered our emerging pool of food and innovation talent, many employers who previously connected with us to find engineers or agriculturalists are now coming to Harper Adams for new food professionals too! The food industry contains many multinational companies and therefore offers opportunities for travel or work abroad. It offers valuable and diverse career opportunities with competitive reward packages. Graduates can expect to find employment in areas such as product development, food manufacture, food marketing and buying. Employers include: • Supermarket brands – large and small, budget and luxury! • Muller UK and Ireland • Avara Foods • McDonald’s UK and Ireland (Head Office) • Premier Foods • ABP Food Group Explore our incredible facilities by taking a 360-degree tour with food students Annabel and Amy! Meet: Rachel Hilton Studen “Our new food route is exciting, fresh and designed to give our students the best platform possible to a fulfilling career in industry. Our academics have worked hard to develop our courses to weave in current global challenges and sustainability – so our courses and modules are as relevant as possible. “At Harper, we’re so proud to offer real-world transferable skills and give our students the scope to think creatively and explore their passions within food.” 28 | UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2024