Food Innovation / Nuálaíocht an Bhia
DT421
(Degree Options - Food or Brewing & Distilling)
What is ... Food Innovation?
The Food Innovation programme covers a comprehensive range of disciplines including science, technology, business and innovation in order to meet requirements of the modern food and drinks industry.
Support is directly provided by these Industries to enhance theoretical knowledge and practical skills delivered by DIT, this includes Industry lectures, field trips, on-site training, contracts of learning through work placement and applied research projects.
What are my... Career Opportunities?
This programme will provide graduates with:
- A programme of education which will allow entry into a career in the food industry as technologists capable of ensuring the production of safe and wholesome foods;
- A thorough knowledge of the scientific disciplines fundamental to the development of novel foods and with the business acumen to be innovative;
- A broadly based technological education which will allow entry into employment in other sectors of the food or related technical sectors;
- An in-depth understanding of food business and the essential components of finance and management.
What other options do I have after completion?
Current and projected expansion in the food and drinks processing industry will require a greater number of appropriately trained personnel. Our Graduates have careers as entrepreneurs, managers, scientists and technologists in the food and drinks industries, research facilities, government agencies, retail sector and sales etc.
They have varying roles including: Quality control/assurance, new product development, product analysis and safety, laboratory based manufacture, sales etc.
Students who have reached the appropriate honours standard also have access to a range of Masters Degrees and PhD by research in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education.
Learning Outcomes: What will I Study?
This programme will allow entry into a career in the food and drinks industry as a technologist capable of ensuring the production of ethical, safe and wholesome food and drinks.
The student will acquire the knowledge of the scientific disciplines fundamental to the development of novel foods and drinks, with the business acumen (including finance and management) to be innovative.
A period of industrial placement is included where skills developed and Health & Safety training can be applied.
Opportunities to develop inter-personal communication skills and research techniques, coupled with report writing and self-learning are integral to the program.
Module Listing
Year One
- Principles of Systems & Cellular Biology
- Fundamentals of Inorganic & Organic Chemistry
- Digital Skills and Computer Applications
- Introductory Nutrition and Microbiology
- Applied Food Industry Communications
- Principles of Food Processing & Preservation
- Mathematics for Scientists
- Physics
- Business Management & Marketing
Year Two
- Structural Biochemistry
- Natural Organic Chemistry
- Diet, Health & Disease
- Food & Beverage Engineering
- Food Process Technology
- Statistics
- Introduction to Instrumentation
- Business Finance
- Food Microbiology
- Quality and Hygiene Systems
- Food Ingredients and Consumer Foods
- Fundamental Sensory Evaluation
Year Three
Core:
- Shelf life Management & Packing
- Food & Beverage Product Research & Development
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Occupational Safety Management for the Food Industry
- Industrial Placement
Food Stream:
- Food & Beverage Chemistry & Analysis
- Applied Microbiology
- Training & Auditing
Brewing & Distilling Stream:
- Science of Brewing & Distilling
- Spirits and Liqueurs
- International Beers & Draught Dispensing Management
Year Four
Core:
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management & Sustainability
- Food & Beverage Marketing
Choice of Two Optionals
- Responsible Research Management & info access
- Project/Dissertation
Food Stream:
- Advanced Microbiology
- Advanced Food Technology
- Food Safety & Risk Analysis
Brewing & Distilling Stream:
- Brewing Microbiology
- Science of Brewing and Distilling
- Beverage Regulatory Affairs
Are there study abroad options?
Students may have the opportunity to complete a semester, full year, project work or work placement abroad under the Lifelong Learning Programme/ERASMUS mobility schemes or their equivalent in other countries.
Further Information
School of Food Science & Environmental Health
T: 01 402 4355 (Dr Catherine Barry-Ryan)
F: 01 402 4495