Integrated Foundation - Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Food Science (D611)

With the BSc Food Science with Foundation course students will learn from world-leading authorities on food and discover how to tackle the exciting challenges facing Europe's largest industry. The BSc Food Science with Foundation is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the three-year course.

Food science is the study of the quality, safety and nutritional purposes of foods. This course aims to give students the scientific skills and knowledge base needed to understand food processes and meet society's demands for safe and sustainable food products.

Students will study the fundamental science behind food and nutrition, the processes involved in production, and human physiology. They will also gain experience of using key technical skills through sensory evaluation, laboratory-based practicals and work in Reading's pilot-scale food processing plant. During the final year students will have the chance to put these newly learned manufacturing skills to the test in the "Product Development" module. Students will be given a brief by industry and work as a team to produce an original product, which they will showcase at an end-of-term trade show.