School of Food Science and Nutrition

An overview of postgraduate study

Three points to consider if you are thinking of pursuing a Masters Degree:

• The Food Industry is a global business and is the largest manufacturing industry in Europe
• Food-Health issues are now regarded as being as important as global warming
• The Food Industry across the world cannot fill all its graduate vacancies

Our courses in the School of Food Science and Nutrition are multi-disciplinary and based on fundamental scientific knowledge but are aimed at real-world problems and issues. Our teaching and research are consistently rated at the highest level.

Our courses are exciting and demanding, and are recognised across Europe for their rigour and content. Our courses will prepare you for the future and provide you with generic skills, transferable skills, and scientific understanding. As a graduate of Leeds University you will move onto a career with the confidence and skills gained from studying at one of the leading departments of Food Science and Nutrition in the world.

Whether you go on to work in the food industry, go into research or go to work for a regulatory authority, there is a world of opportunity for students qualified in this area. Our Graduates are to be found in leading jobs all over the world.

We hope you will choose to study with us. Make the most of your talents - choose a highly regarded course at a leading international University.

We look forward to meeting you

Professor Mike Morgan
Head of School

"For the first time, we are clear about the magnitude of the (obesity) problem: we are facing a potential crisis on the scale of climate change." Alan Johnson, the UK Health Secretary, quoted in The Times, 15 October, 2007