Postgraduate Course: Food Processing and Waste Management (VESC11185)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will provide students with high quality SCQF level 11 in-depth knowledge of food processing and waste management and the best way to control food safety hazards along the food chain. |
| Course description |
Food processing will focus on how food safety hazards can be introduced into the food chain from food preservation techniques and food packaging and how to prevent them.
The waste management and recycle part of the course will focus on the correct disposal of farm and animal-by products and production of animal co-products.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Reflective journal on different aspects of product safety (formative).
Presentation to a panel of experts on complex issues related to product safety, waste management, food technology, or environmental health. (summative) 50%
(Group exercise) Debate with all stakeholders on complex ethical issues related to food safety.
(summative) 50%
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of food processing practices
- Identify conceptualise and define new and abstract problems and issues related to waste management and recycling of raw materials, food product and food packaging in the food chain without compromising environmental health and food safety.
- Communicate with peers, more senior colleagues and specialists on complex issues related to food processing, waste management and environmental health and how they interact along the food chain.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Cristina Soare
Tel: (0131 6)51 7451
Email: Cristina.Soare@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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