Functional Foods & Product Development
Key Fact:
The Programme offers a hands-on approach with practical classes in some modules and is contextualized in an international and multidisciplinary field. Professionals aiming to work in pharmaceutical and food companies are the core of the Programme.
Subjects taught
Programme Content
Autumn Semester
• Advanced Industrial Food Fermentations and Functionality
• Protein-based ingredients and functional foods
• Clinical Implications of Functional Foods
• Product Development and Sensory Properties
• Managing Creativity and Innovation
Spring Semester
• Industrial by-products and functional foods
• Nutraceuticals and Disease
• Lipid-based ingredients and functional foods
• Scientific Communication and Literature Review
• Nutritional Epidemiology & Translational Research Methods
Summer Semester
• Research Project (for MSc only)
Part-time MSc or PD
Year 1
Autumn Semester
• Product Development and Sensory Properties
• Managing Creativity and Innovation
Spring Semester
• Nutraceuticals and Disease
• Lipid-based ingredients and functional foods
• Scientific Communication and Literature Review
Year 2
Autumn Semester
• Advanced Industrial Food Fermentations & Functionality
• Protein-based ingredients and functional foods
• Clinical Implications of Functional Foods
Spring Semester
• Industrial by-products and functional foods
• Nutritional Epidemiology & Translational Research Methods
Summer Semester
• Research Project (for MSc only)
Entry requirements
Applicants should normally have a primary degree (Level 8 - NFQ or other internationally recognized equivalent) with a minimum second-class hons, in a relevant branch of Food Science and Health Sciences (i.e., Nutrition and Pharmacy) or Food, Biosciences, Bioprocessing/Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering. Degrees in Chemistry, Food Technology, Food Engineering, and Biology are also accepted.
Applicants who do not meet the requirements above may be considered under the University of Limerick Recognition of Prior Learning policy.
Application dates
How to apply:
1. Choose your programme.
2. Check closing date for the programme.
3. Apply online at www.ul.ie
4. Have your supporting documentation ready to upload.
5. Pay the application fee (€35 online / €40 bank draft or cheque).
6. Submit your application.
WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR APPLICATION:
Qualification transcripts and certificates
An up-to date Curriculum Vitae outlining your work experience (with details of each role you have held) and your technical skills
A copy of your birth certificate (long document)
If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
• English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts
AND
• English language competency certificate
Duration
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.