MSc Food Processing Engineering

The MSc Food Processing Engineering at Teesside University is a postgraduate programme focusing on how engineering principles apply to food production, processing, safety, quality, and product development. It is offered in both full-time and part-time modes to suit recent graduates or those already working. There is also an Advanced Practice version that extends the programme by adding a vocational or research internship component, giving students industry exposure and added practical experience. The MSc Food Processing route typically runs for about 12 months in full-time mode.

In this course, students take core modules such as Food Chemistry Composition and Analysis, Food Manufacturing Engineering, Food Product Design, Manufacturing Process Development, Food Safety Engineering and Management and complete a research project. Students are taught through lectures, seminars, lab practicals, project work, workshops, and tutorials. Students use lab equipment, processing equipment, analytical instruments, and simulation tools and engage with real food industry problems. Assessments include technical reports, laboratory reports, design exercises, presentations, examinations, literature reviews, practical tasks, and a dissertation or research project.