Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £10,310 for the course
International/EU: £17,205 for the course -
How long will I study?
15 Months
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
January 2025
Work Placement Route
For international students wishing to undertake a placement as part of this course, you must apply to the Food and Nutrition Sciences (work experience route). Transferring to the work experience route later will not be possible due to visa restrictions.
Course summary
- Gain the advanced qualifications needed for an exciting career in food and nutritional science
- Benefit from a healthy job market and a course emphasis on employability
- Attain in-depth knowledge of nutrition, food production, legislation and development
- Prepare for technical and product development roles in a vibrant industry
- Study in an applied setting with state-of-the-art kitchens and facilities
MSc Food and Nutritional Science allows you to advance your existing relevant qualifications and specialise in the field. You'll use hands-on techniques and study food and nutrition in depth, preparing for a worthwhile career.
Accredited by
The MSc Food and Nutrition Sciences is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST).
Sheffield Business School accreditation
Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and has been awarded the Business School Impact System label by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
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How you learn
This course prepares you for technical and product development roles in the food industry with a strong emphasis on nutrition. You learn about food production and nutrition in an applied setting, developing core technical skills in our state-of-the-art development kitchens, food and nutrition labs and sensory suite. You apply these practical skills to live briefs with commercial applications provided by our industrial partners, such as Morrisons and Cranswick PLC, as well as in optional placements.
You learn through
- lectures, seminars and workshops
- practical sessions
- live projects
- case studies
- optional placements
- academic research
- dissertation
This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.
Course leaders and tutors
Helen Martin
Department of Service Sector ManagementProfile of Helen Martin, Department of Service Sector Management at Sheffield Hallam University
Applied learning
Work placements
This course involves an optional industry placement, which can run for six to twelve months. These provide you with valuable industry experience and contacts.
Live projects
In the professional and academic skills strand of this course you will apply your learning to academic research and commercial briefs. Examples include developing tasty healthy alternatives, understanding the impact of food labelling on consumers, developing a food product for a major food retailer partner or supporting local SMEs with food quality assurance systems.
Networking opportunities
With strong industry and alumni ties, placement opportunities and commercial briefs, this course provides ample opportunity for networking.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- food product development
- food regulation and labelling
- food industry policy
- procurement and food supplier management
- food quality management
Where will I study?
You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
City Campus
City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.
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Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
On this course you work with
- development kitchens
- food and nutrition labs
- sensory suite
360 tour - food and nutrition facilities
Entry requirements
All students
Normally an honours degree at 2:2 or above in a science or recognised equivalent qualification in science. For example, food science, nutrition, health and wellbeing, exercise science or biological sciences are all relevant disciplines.
Applicants with an honours degree in an alternative discipline and relevant work experience are considered on an individual basis.
We consider enquiries from those who have substantial experience working in relevant positions in the food industry or in nutrition related positions but do not have the normal entry requirements. We may invite these potential students for an interview to discuss their particular background, experience and qualifications.
Work Experience Route
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in all skills or equivalent.
Non Work Experience Route
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.0 score with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent.
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Developing Food Concepts And Products
Dissertation
Food Chain
Food Processing Safety And Quality Management
Life-Course Approach To Nutrition
Nutritional Physiology And Biochemistry
Research Methods
Work Related Learning
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2024/25 is £10,310 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2024/25 is £17,205 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £12,471 is available in 2024/25 for home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Food and nutrition courses (PDF, 327.4KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
