Tertiary Route to Science, Food and Nutrition (leading to) BSc (Hons) Nutrition, Food and Business Management
Overview
This tertiary degree programme aims to support students who are passionate about food and nutrition and motivated to acquire business knowledge to excel in the food and beverage sector. The built in QQI L5 Food Science provides students with the foundations in Science and Nutrition before progressing to ATU.
Students discover the science and strategy behind the food industry as they explore nutrition and sensory evaluation, food law, and the global trends shaping trade, regulation, and sustainability. Students also learn how modern food production and innovation technologies and labelling legislation impact the market, balancing a blend of academic and practical learning in our dedicated food technology and science laboratories.
MSLETB will offer students additional support in the areas of mathematics, ICT and study skills to build knowledge and confidence in their next step to ATU.
Provider Locations and Structure
Year 1: ETB locations (L5)
Sligo College of Further Education & Training
Year 2 -5: ATU Location
ATU St Angela’s campus, Sligo
Course Content – for all years
Year 1 – Sligo College of FET – Level 5 Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science:
Nutrition & Health Promotion (5N2006)
Dietetics (5N3736)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (5N0749)
Microbiology (5N0737)
Food Chemistry (5N2748)
Laboratory Skills (5N2751)
Communications (5N0690)
Work Experience (5N1356)
Year 2: (ATU Stage 1)
Nutrition 1: Nutrition, Diet and Health
Food science
Microbiology 1
Food Preparation & Culinary Skills
Introductory Marketing & Finance
Business Management & Food Legislation
Year 3: (ATU Stage 2)
Nutrition 2: Nutrition through the Life Cycle
Food Science and Applied Culinary Skills
Industrial Scale Food Production
Microbiology 2
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
Principles of Sensory Sciences
Year 4: (ATU Stage 3)
Nutrition 3: Lifestyle, Health and Disease
Digital Marketing
Operations Strategy
Marketing Research
Innovations in Food Processing and Preservation
20-week placement
Year 5: (ATU Stage 4)
Public Health Nutrition
Food Quality Management and Auditing
Strategic Management
Research Skills
Training in HACCP and BRC Principles
Food Innovation and New Product Development
International Food Policy
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Accreditation and Embedded Awards
This tertiary degree is a comprehensive 5 year programme. The programme is designed to support academic success despite challenges that may arise. If a student has to leave the programme before completing the final year, tertiary degrees include embedded awards. Embedded awards formally recognise learning achieved during time in the programme. For this degree, the embedded awards are:
After successfully completing Year 1: NFQ level 5 Major Award in Food Science from QQI
The final NFQ level 8 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in BSc (Hons) Nutrition, Food and Business Management is awarded by ATU
Planned Intake (Number of Places
16 Places
Entry requirements and eligibility
Leaving Certificate/LCVP or a Merit in Leaving Certificate Applied or a relevant QQI Level 4 certificate (UK and International equivalents may be considered)
or
QQI Level 4 award or equivalent
or
Mature applicants – (aged 23 on or before 1st January of the course commencement year). These applicants do not have to meet the minimum entry requirements listed here and are considered on an individual basis (previous education, work experience, and demonstration of competence to undertake the programme)
or
An applicant who is a minimum of 17 years of age with at least 2 years post Junior Certificate relevant experience.
and
Applicants must demonstrate competence to undertake the programme.
In the event of over subscription priority will be given to applicants who demonstrate that they qualify for the special rate of maintenance grant under the Student Grant Scheme (SUSI) and/or are in receipt of a Department of Social Protection (DSP) long-term means-tested social welfare payment and/or be from one or more of the priority groups or from any priority group identified as part of the next National Access Plan (2022-2028).
Onward Pathways
With many of our graduates employed in by large national and multinational food slash beverage organisation this degree provides invaluable expertise and skills to graduates as they navigate their career development within the Agri food sector
Graduates are prepared for future career in a wide range of roles including: new product innovation lead slash manager, sales and marketing executive, marketing activations manager, packaging buyer, compliance manager, lead specification technologist, technical or quality manager, operations team lead, R&D process development technologist and food and drink analyst
Special Features (Optional)
Special additional certification can be achieved through the programme:
Food safety professionals association (FSPA)
Marketing institute of Ireland (MII)
This tertiary degree pathway will also give students access to:
BSc (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition (L8) (3 Distinction requirement)
or
BSc Science (Common Entry) (level 7)
Both in ATUs Letterkenny campus
