BSC in Food Science and Human Nutrition

Maynooth University

This programme is for students who wish to work in the area of food production, quality assurance, nutrition, and product development, with a focus on future foods and the role of food in the health of people, in Ireland and globally.The Food sector is Irelands largest industry with a turnover in excess of 25 billion, sustaining over 230,000 jobs. It consists of a range of companies from major multinational to niche food suppliers, with a reputation internationally for quality, sustainability, and innovation.MH222 provides students with a broad science-based education, with specialist content on the future of food development, human nutrition, and the role of food and healthy living, and also explores the social and global challenges around food security.In your third year, you will have an opportunity to undertake a work placement (subject to availability) which will allow you to apply what you have learned. Given the diversity of businesses in this sector, ranging from food production to assurance to development, there are opportunities to suit all interests.

Faculty of Social Sciences