THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, 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. It is therefore possible to complete the MSc within 3 years.

MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Food Safety (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete the following 60 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, 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. It is therefore possible to complete the MSc within 3 years.

MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Food Safety (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete the following 60 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

Year 3 Academic year: 2023/24, 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. It is therefore possible to complete the MSc within 3 years.

MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Food Safety (Diploma) Compulsory Course

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete the following 20 credit course by the end of Year 4.

AND

Food Safety (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 40 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

Students intending to complete the dissertation MUST complete the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course by the end of Year 4.

Year 4 Academic year: 2023/24, 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. It is therefore possible to complete the MSc within 3 years.

MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Food Safety (Diploma) Compulsory Course

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete the following 20 credit course by the end of Year 4.

AND

Food Safety (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 40 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

Students intending to complete the dissertation MUST complete the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course by the end of Year 4.

Year 5 Academic year: 2023/24, 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. It is therefore possible to complete the MSc within 3 years.

MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Food Safety Dissertation

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
MSc students must complete the Dissertation in a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.

Year 6 Academic year: 2023/24, 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. It is therefore possible to complete the MSc within 3 years.

MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Food Safety Dissertation

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
MSc students must complete the Dissertation in a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.


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