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BSc (Hons) Food and Consumer Science
Study BSc (Hons) Food and Consumer Science at Scotland’s Top Modern University (Guardian University Guide 2026).
Are you fascinated by food and what drives our everyday food choices? Do you want to make a difference and design sustainable and nutritious foods for the future? This vocational Food and Consumer Science degree covers all the topics that shape food supply and food choices.
Delve into the complex relationships between food and the consumer while you learn how to develop and produce safe, healthy, and nutritious foods, bearing in mind all the factors that impact on consumer choice. You get to explore areas such as:
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The techniques and skills needed to develop new food products.
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How to innovate and make healthy, delicious foods that are safe to consume.
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The quality and safety requirements needed to manufacture foods.
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A person’s nutritional requirements throughout their lifespan.
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How to meet the needs of society, industry and consumers for sustainable food quality.
If you have any questions about Food and Consumer Science, or applying to Abertay, please give us a call on +44(0)1382 308080 or send an email to international@abertay.ac.uk.
4 reasons to choose Food and Consumer Science at Abertay
1. We're the Top Scottish Modern University: According to the Guardian University Guide 2026.
2. Our course is professionally-accredited: Studying with us means you're on a degree that's accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology.
3. You'll get hands-on experience: Put your theory into practice with built-in work placements as part of the course.
4. You'll leave with career prospects - not just a degree: Did you know 95% of Abertay students are in work or further education within six months of graduating? We're a modern university focused on the kind of industry-relevant learning that'll land you a job after you graduate.
Why Dundee?
Dundee is going through something of a cultural rebirth.
It was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the world’s hottest destinations, helped greatly by the £80m V&A Dundee, the stunning design museum, which opened its doors in 2018.
Dundee is a little pot of gold at the end of the A92 - The Guardian
It’s an extremely friendly city, which is small enough to get from A to B by foot, but large enough to have great shopping and vibrant nightlife.
Dundee is a contemporary city full of energy and vision—it has one of the highest student population ratios in the UK—and it’s the perfect environment for a food and consumer science student to learn their trade.
