Food and Nutrition with Foundation Year

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Course summary

• Study your foundation year, then progress to a degree with industry accreditation from the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST).

• Learn how to identify gaps in the food and nutrition market.

• Develop new food products in our state-of-the-art facilities.

• Study food processing technologies and food safety.

• Acquire sought-after external qualifications to boost your CV.

This course is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) and prepares you for a variety of roles in the fast-paced food sector, the UK’s largest manufacturing sector. You’ll learn how to balance demands for nutritional quality, shelf life, sustainability and various sensory attributes – as well as managing food safety across a range of food manufacturing and retail contexts.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course is suitable if you don’t meet the entry requirements for our BSc (Hons) Food and Nutrition course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other Sheffield Business School foundation year students, then move on to the degree.

Our award-winning teachers have experience working in public health, sports and exercise nutrition, and food consumption behaviours. They’re actively involved in applied and impactful research – you’ll get to understand the latest trends in human nutrition and health and apply your knowledge to live projects in collaboration with external partners.

In each year of study you’ll have the opportunity to engage with live projects and professional work opportunities. You can apply to access placements, volunteering opportunities and work experience through our relationships with external partners – such as schools, councils, sport clubs and food manufacturers.

Applied learning - Work placements

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you relevant sector experience to prepare you for your future career – and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.

Networking opportunities

Graduates are invited regularly to come and meet our current students. Here you can get a critical insight of different career options while starting to build your own professional network. You’ll also benefit from our professional body memberships – which give you access to professionals in the sector as well as opportunities to interact with students from other institutions.

Competitions

We’ll encourage you to submit your work to conferences and for relevant awards. Previous students have been recognised externally for the high standard of their work, including one of our graduates who achieved the prestigious Food and Drink Federation Registered Nutritionist / Dietitian of the Year.

Live projects

Live projects are embedded within every level of your course – culminating in a final-year consultancy project with an external partner. Here you’ll get to use all the skills, knowledge and experience you’ve gained throughout the course.

For example, previous students have worked on the development and nutritional analysis of a seasonal menu for a local dementia friendly café, and healthy eating classroom education sessions in local primary schools. Others have created cook and eat sessions for a local scouts group and developed a cooking resource pack for young adults with learning difficulties.

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1
Compulsory modules

Contemporary Issues
Introduction To Business
Organisation Management And Delivery 1
Organisation Management And Delivery 2
Self And Stakeholder Management
The Practice Of Business In The Events, Food, Hospitality And Tourism Industries

Year 2
Compulsory modules

Applied Academic Skills
Food Business Management
Food Choice: People And Planet
Fundamentals Of Food And Nutrition: Composition, Safety And Nutrient Function

Year 3
Compulsory modules

Applied Nutrition: Populations, Policy And Practice
Food Innovation And Product Development
Personal And Professional Development
Sustainable Food: Preservation, Processing And Packaging

Year 4
Optional modules

Placement Year

Final year
Compulsory modules

Food And Nutrition Consultancy Challenge
Food And Nutrition Research
Food Quality Management

Elective modules

Global Issues In Nutrition And Health
Issues In Sports Nutrition

Coursework
Practical

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business