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MSc Food Process Engineering

UK

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What will I learn?

Our MSc Food Process Engineering provides you with an opportunity to develop your chemical, process engineering, food science, or biology knowledge to the specific requirements and context of the food and drink sector. You’ll explore core theories and subjects across chemical engineering, process engineering, brewing, distilling, bioscience, and biology to set you up for a process engineering career in the food and beverage industry. During your studies, you’ll apply engineering skills and knowledge to the specialist requirements of the food and drink sector and gain a broad spectrum of expertise. You’ll assess sustainability issues involved in food production and learn to apply a variety of solutions to food and drink sustainability problems. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from a comprehensive course structure, exploring topics in food and beverage biotechnology, processing, chemistry, toxicology, microbiology, nutrition, and biochemistry whilst also analysing emerging food products, and the life cycle of food production. During the Future Foods course and your summer Dissertation, you’ll customise your learning by focusing in on a chosen subject as part of your individual research projects. Beyond the science and engineering, you will work with your academics and peers to gain valuable transferable skills. You’ll develop your team working ability, communication, time management, prioritisation, job seeking, and interview skills and techniques. Upon completion of the programme, you will have the breadth and depth of knowledge in the necessary subjects required by the food and drink industry. You’ll understand the underlying principles, concepts, theories, methods, and current and emerging developments in the food industry, which will equip you for life after graduation.

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£26,296.00 (US$ 33,959) per year
Living on campus cost (monthly) from £865 to £1,297

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Heriot Watt University - Edinburgh Campus

Edinburgh,,

Edinburgh,

Scotland,

EH14 4AS, Scotland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A minimum of honours degree at 2:2 or non-UK equivalent in a related subject. Suitable degrees can include chemical engineering, chemistry, biosciences/technology, agriculture, food engineering or cognate discipline. If your degree does not contain mathematics or chemistry content, we hope to see this evidenced through alternative means such as secondary school certificate. Non-relevant degrees will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is a world-leading institution ranked in the top 18% of universities in Europe (QS Europe Rankings 2025).

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  • 2nd in UK for graduate employability (2024 GOS)
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