Overview

Food and Nutritional Product Development at Atlantic Technological University also provides the skills and knowledge to recent graduates to aid them in pursuing a career in food product development.

With the Food Industry becoming increasingly fast paced and globalised, employers require staff members that are knowledgeable, skilled and confident in the area of product development. This course will provide students with the necessary tools to not only understand the practices employed during successful food product development, but also give them the confidence to apply these in an industrial setting, to further the success of the Food Industry.

Career:

Career opportunities include positions as NPD/R&D Managers in the food industry, roles in technical and quality assurance within the food sector, consultancy for the food industry, as well as roles in food and nutritional research and education. Graduates may also pursue opportunities in food business start-ups and entrepreneurship.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nutrition through the Life Stages

Food Product Development

Food Safety Quality and Legislation

Food Chemistry and Analysis

Current and Emerging Trends in Food Technology

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International

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Non-EU Visa requiring applicants: 1st May

Non-EU Non-Visa requiring applicants: 31st July

EEA applicants: 1 February

Language

English

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105

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80

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IELTS

6

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Sligo, Ireland

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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105

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80

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55

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

To qualify for direct entry into this programme, a standard applicant must hold an Honours degree (Level 8), with evidence of a 2:2, or higher, in any of the following areas:

Life Sciences, Food Science, Human Nutrition, Sports Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Home Economics or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in a cognate discipline of study. Where English is not their first language, students are required to have an appropriate score in an approved examination in English language, such as IELTS.

Tuition Fees

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3600 EUR / year

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