Functional Foods and Product Development - Postgraduate Diploma Graduate profile
Gain the expertise to work in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries with UL’s Postgraduate Diploma in Functional Foods and Product Development.
Key information
NFQ Level
NFQ Level 9 Major
Duration
One year or two years
Attendance
Full-time or Part-time
Programme type
Taught, Professional / Flexible
Start date
September
Award
Postgraduate Diploma
This course can lead to the following sectors and careers:
- Food technology
- Nutrition
- Food chemistry
- Research and development
- Pharmaceuticals
- Post-graduate research
The master's will challenge your thinking on topics such as food education, food resourcing, clinical implications of food to even food optimisation. You might even be a member of a group that makes a ground-breaking discovery or invention.
Alice Murphy
Graduate
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