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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019
- ARCHIVE as at 1 September 2018
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Degree Programme Table: Food Safety (MSc) (Online Learning) (ICL) - 3-6 Years (PTMSCFOSAF1U)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Food Safety (Certificate) Core Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
In order to achieve the Certificate, students must complete the following 60 credits of courses within two years.
Food Supply Chain & Food Safety
VESC11151 10 credits
Data Analysis for Food Safety
VESC11152 10 credits
Food Safety Hazards and Food Safety Management Systems
VESC11153 20 credits
Food Production Systems
VESC11154 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Food Safety (Certificate) Core Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
In order to achieve the Certificate, students must complete the following 60 credits of courses within two years.
Food Supply Chain & Food Safety
VESC11151 10 credits
Data Analysis for Food Safety
VESC11152 10 credits
Food Safety Hazards and Food Safety Management Systems
VESC11153 20 credits
Food Production Systems
VESC11154 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Food Safety (Diploma) Core Courses

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete all 30 credits of these courses by the end of Year 4.

VESC11185 Food Processing and Waste Management (20 credits)
(Code TBC) Research Methods and Statistics (10 credits)
Food Processing and Waste Management
VESC11185 20 credits
AND

Food Safety (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 30 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Emerging Infectious Diseases
EMND11006 10 credits
Globalisation and health
EMND11009 10 credits
Water and sanitation
EMND11021 10 credits
Zoonotic diseases in a global setting
EMND11029 10 credits
Zoonotic disease
INAH11004 10 credits
Surveillance and control of transboundary diseases affecting international trade
INAH11023 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems
VESC11074 10 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Food Policy
VESC11186 10 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Food Safety (Diploma) Core Courses

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete all 30 credits of these courses by the end of Year 4.

VESC11185 Food Processing and Waste Management (20 credits)
(Code TBC) Research Methods and Statistics (10 credits)
Food Processing and Waste Management
VESC11185 20 credits
AND

Food Safety (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 30 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.
Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Emerging Infectious Diseases
EMND11006 10 credits
Globalisation and health
EMND11009 10 credits
Water and sanitation
EMND11021 10 credits
Zoonotic diseases in a global setting
EMND11029 10 credits
Zoonotic disease
INAH11004 10 credits
Surveillance and control of transboundary diseases affecting international trade
INAH11023 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems
VESC11074 10 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Food Policy
VESC11186 10 credits

Year 5 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Food Safety Dissertation

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses

Year 6 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Food Safety Dissertation

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
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