ObjectivesThis course is unique in providing you with an awareness of both industry and the consumer, giving you a broad understanding of food studies and consumer products. It gives you the flexibility to specialise in either food or consumer products, and its highly vocational nature will ensure that you have many career opportunities. The course has a strong European dimension, having teacher and student exchanges with seven European countries, and co-operation on projects with European universities and institutions.
Entry requirementsYou should have GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C or above (or equivalent). Successful applicants are normally expected to achieve one of the following: at least 160 points from two or more A-levels; or a BTEC National Diploma with MMP and at least four merits in the final year, excluding common skills. Entry from appropriate Foundation/Access courses will also be considered.
Academic titleBA Food & Consumer Studies
Course descriptionCourse structure
You study eight modules at each level.
Level 1
* Behavioural Studies
* Consumer, Health and Business Contexts
* I ntroduction to Data Analysis
* Food and Materials Science
* Introduction to Human Nutrition
* Marketing Fundamentals
Level 2
* Consumer Communications
* Consumer Policy
* Food Science Theory
* Structure of Society and Social Policy
* Consumer Patterns, Lifestyle and Health
* Creative Food Development
* Food Processing and Preservation
Level 3
* Management and Organisational Theory
* Research Project
* Work Placement
* Consumer Journalism and Broadcast Media
* Product Development
* International Food Perspectives