Program Overview

 Develop specialist scientific and technical skills, and explore the role of technology in the food industry, with our BSc Food Technology with Bioprocessing with Industrial Training degree.

This four-year degree will provide you with in-depth knowledge of raw materials and methods for producing safe and healthy food products, with a focus on food engineering. It includes an integrated year in industry, equipping you with valuable real-world experience to boost your employability.
Become a food technologist at the University of Reading

• Top ten UK university for Food Science (joint 5th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021).
• 95% of our research impact is rated outstanding (Research Excellence Framework 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2*submissions – Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences).
• Our food science graduates have the second-highest median salary of such graduates six months after graduation (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019, based on analysis of 2017 graduate salaries).

You'll explore innovative food technology techniques, underpinned by the fundamental science of food and nutrition. Your studies will include:

• Microbiology
• Biochemistry
• Food processing and engineering
• Product development
• Food quality and sensory science
• Human physiology and nutrition.

At Reading, you’ll also develop key technical skills through laboratory-based practicals, sensory evaluation, and work in our pilot-scale food processing plant. On top of these campus-based learning opportunities, you will also develop valuable skills with an industrial training placement between your second and final year.

In your final year, you will undertake an exciting Product Development module. Given a brief by industry experts, you’ll work as a team to produce an original product, which you will showcase at an end-of-term trade show. This will provide you with valuable experience and key employability skills.