About Bsc Food Science in University College Dublin

Food Science focuses on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of food along the production chain from farm to plate. If you choose to specialise in Food Science, you will develop your scientific knowledge of how to produce high-quality, safe and nutritious foods for the global market.

As a food scientist you will have a role to play in all aspects of the food chain, from production to processing, storage and marketing. This unique degree ensures you have a broad knowledge of food production and processing, thus gaining the scope and opportunity to develop different types of food products. 

The Food Science programme at UCD is accredited by the Institute of Food Technologists. 
For more information regarding this course, please click School of Agriculture and Food Science

Graduates have excellent employment prospects with national and international companies in:
Production management

• Nutrition
• Food quality and safety
• Sales and marketing
• New product development and research

There are also excellent graduate study opportunities available.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Successful graduation from an academic secondary school program or equivalent (For most countries, the same academic preparation as is required for university entrance in that country is required for consideration. 
• Program-Specific Prerequisite courses completed at the senior level (e.g. Grade 12);

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version.
• TOEFL:  minimum score of 600 in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), with Test of Written English at 475 +. A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section
• PTE: Minimum of 63 and at least 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section..

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University College Dublin Average Tution Fees And Other Expenses

• University fees are fixed each year, however additional expenses while studying in Ireland must be planned beforehand.
• Tuition fee for the academic year 2020-2021 is given below:

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