Develop specialist scientific and technical skills, and explore the role of technology in the food industry, with our BSc Food Technology with Bioprocessing course.
This degree will provide you with in-depth knowledge of raw materials and methods for producing safe and healthy food products, with a focus on food engineering.
**Become a food technologist at the University of Reading**
- Top ten UK university for Food Science (joint 5th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021).
- 85% of our research impact is rated outstanding (Research Excellence Framework 2014).
- Our food science graduates have the second-highest median salary of such graduates six months after graduation (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019, based on analysis of 2017 graduate salaries).
You'll explore innovative food technology techniques, underpinned by the fundamental science of food and nutrition. Your studies will include:
- microbiology
- biochemistry
- food processing and engineering
- product development
- food quality and sensory science
- human physiology and nutrition.
At Reading, you’ll also develop key technical skills through laboratory-based practicals, sensory evaluation, and work in our pilot-scale food processing plant.
In your final year, you will undertake an exciting Product Development module. Given a brief by industry experts, you’ll work as a team to produce an original product, which you will showcase at an end-of-term trade show. This will provide you with valuable experience and key employability skills.
**Professional accreditation**
Our BSc Food Technology with Bioprocessing course is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), the industry's leading professional body.
Accreditation provides an assurance that your degree meets the standards expected by the food industry, helping you to stand out in a competitive job market. You will also be recognised as a professional food technologist by the Institute of Food Science and Technology.
**Careers**
95% of our graduates are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2017/18; based on first degree responders from Food and Nutritional Sciences).
Food is Europe's largest and most buoyant industry. There is a constant demand for graduates with the scientific and technical skills to tackle the latest consumer issues.
Your degree will provide the essential subject-specific and transferable skills required in the food industry. Our graduates typically find employment in food technology, quality management, food product development, and nutritional science.
Recent graduates from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences have gone on to work for:
- PepsiCo
- Nestlé
- Mars
- Marks & Spencer
- Unilever.
Course Details - Modules
Sample modules may include:
* Process Engineering Principles
* Composition, Properties and Analysis of Foods
* Microbiological Hazards in Foods
* Sustainable Food Processing
* Food Product Development
Check our website for more details of the course structure.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
D622
Institution code:
R12
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Contextual offers for this programme are typically two grades beneath our standard entry requirement, e.g. BBC including grade B in two science subjects, including at least one of Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Maths.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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AdditionalDetails
Full list of acceptable English Language Tests
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
89%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
90%
Go onto work and study:
95%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
EU
23700.0
Year 1
International
23700.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
Whiteknights House
PO Box 217
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Reading
RG6 6AH
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