Food and drink production is one of the largest industries, both nationally and internationally. As it continues to increase in size, scope, importance and public profile, so too does the need for scientists to oversee its regulation to ensure that food remains nutritious and safe and to promote healthy eating.

This program is available as a 3-year full-time and 4-year sandwich option.

Focused on nutrition, health, food science and food safety, theÊFood and Nutrition (Hons) at Coventry University provides an opportunity to develop an understanding of the complex commercial nature of the food industry, as well as the interactions between food composition, metabolism, diet, health and behaviour. YouÕll be taught by experts in food and biological sciences, nutrition and public health.

Career prospects

This degree aims to provide students who wish to work in any part of the food chain process, including the areas of food and nutritional sciences, with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and analyse food in respect of safety, quality and nutrition, and to be able to consider how to protect and promote health in our modern society.ÊÊ

The food industry encompasses a wide range of businesses, from some of the largest global multinational companies to a vast array of small to medium enterprises, involving manufacturing, processing, developing, importing and exporting. Food affects every person every day and, as such, there is a large regulatory framework overseeing the food industry. Graduates are needed across the food chain from raw material inspection, production and processing through to final product evaluation.Ê

A wide range of potential career opportunities may include fields such as: food analysis and safety, nutritional design of food, public health promotion, quality assurance, food production, market research, media health journalism, biological and analytical research and postgraduate study. A large regulatory framework oversees the food industry, with roles for food inspectors and analysts within regulatory bodies.