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Degree Programme Table: Food Safety (PgDip) (Online Learning) (ICL) - 2-4 Years (PTPGDFOSAF1U)

Jump to: Year 3, Year 4

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

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

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.

Food Processing and Waste Management
VESC11185 20 credits
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.

Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Welfare of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
AWAB11054 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
Control of economically important parasites
INAH11006 10 credits
Surveillance and control of transboundary diseases affecting international trade
INAH11023 20 credits
An introduction to One Health
VESC11033 20 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Poultry Feed, Nutrition and Digestion
VESC11161 20 credits
Poultry Business Management
VESC11170 10 credits
Food Policy
VESC11186 10 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
VESC11188 20 credits
Frameworks to Assess Food Security
VESC11198 20 credits
Sustainable Food Production
VESC11199 20 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems
VESC11200 20 credits
Food Traceability, Labelling, Fraud and Crime
VESC11223 10 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
VESC11243 10 credits
Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology
VESC11264 10 credits
Foodborne Zoonoses
VESC11267 10 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

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

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.

Food Processing and Waste Management
VESC11185 20 credits
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.
Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Welfare of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
AWAB11054 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
Control of economically important parasites
INAH11006 10 credits
Surveillance and control of transboundary diseases affecting international trade
INAH11023 20 credits
An introduction to One Health
VESC11033 20 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Poultry Feed, Nutrition and Digestion
VESC11161 20 credits
Poultry Business Management
VESC11170 10 credits
Food Policy
VESC11186 10 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
VESC11188 20 credits
Frameworks to Assess Food Security
VESC11198 20 credits
Sustainable Food Production
VESC11199 20 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems
VESC11200 20 credits
Food Traceability, Labelling, Fraud and Crime
VESC11223 10 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
VESC11243 10 credits
Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology
VESC11264 10 credits
Foodborne Zoonoses
VESC11267 10 credits
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