2011/2012

BSc (Hons) (FOOD BUSINESS) DEGREE [CK501]

NFQ Level 8, Major Award

REGULATIONS FOR THE BSc (Hons) (FOOD BUSINESS) DEGREE

The BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Business is a four year programme which is offered jointly with the Faculty of Commerce.

Note: The BSc (Hons) Food Business Degree was replaced by a new degree, the BSc (Hons) Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship Degree, in September 2009.

SECOND YEAR - SECOND UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION IN FOOD BUSINESS

Students take core modules to the value of 50 credits and a Language elective module to the value of 10 credits. No student may register for Second Year Food Business until the First University Examination in Food Business has been passed. To be admitted to the Second University Examination in Food Business a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least a full academic year, the following modules, amounting to 60 credits:

Core Modules

FS2002 Introductory Food Chemistry: Food Constituents (5 credits)
FS2014 Topics in Food Quality and Legislation B (5 credits)
¹FE2202 Food Economics and Supply Chains (10 credits)
IS1100 Introduction to Business Information Systems (10 credits)
PE2006 Process Engineering Principles (5 credits)
PE2007 Unit Operations in Process & Chemical Engineering (5 credits)
ST1021 Business Statistics (10 credits)

Note¹: Where a student has successfully passed FE2001 Food Business Organisation (10 credits), an exemption in FE2202 Food Economics and Supply Chains (10 Credits) will be granted.

and a language elective module to the value of 10 credits to be chosen from the following:

Elective Modules

either
FR1105* Threshold French (5 credits) plus
FR1107* French for Reading Purposes I (5 credits)
or
FR2105 Towards Vantage French (5 credits) plus
FR2107 French for Reading Purposes II (5 credits)
GE0002 German Language (Improver [01] Level) (10 credits)
GE0007 Upper German Language (Upper Intermediate [06] Level) (10 credits)
HS0028 Spanish Language (Beginner Level) (10 credits)
HS0128 Spanish Language (Improver Level) (10 credits)

• *FR1105 and FR1107 are only available to students who have not already taken French in First Year

THIRD YEAR - THIRD UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION IN FOOD BUSINESS (for students who did not progress to Fourth Food Business in 2010/2011)

No student may register for Third Year Food Business until the Second University Examination in Food Business has been passed. The Third Year Food Business programme consists of taught modules to the value of 50 credits and Work Placement to the value of 10 credits. To be admitted to the Third University Examination in Food Business a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least a full academic year, the following taught modules, amounting to 50 credits:

AC3118 Management Accounting (5 credits)
¹FE3016 Micro-Finance and Development (5 credits)
²FE3204 Food Enterprise Management (5 credits)
³FE3205 Food Marketing (5 credits)
4FS3010 Science and Technology of Food Systems A (5 credits)
4FS3011Science and Technology of Food Systems B (5 credits)
MB1001 Introduction to Food and Industrial Microbiology (5 credits)
MB3003 Food and Industrial Microbiology I (5 credits)
MG2001 People and Organisation (5 credits)
5MG3012 Enterprise and Innovation (5 credits)

Note¹: Where a student has successfully passed FE3005 Food Production and Co-operative Organisation (5 credits), an exemption in FE3016 Micro-Finance and Development (5 credits) will be granted.
Note²: Where a student has successfully passed FE3002 Management in Food and Chemical Supply Chains (5 credits), an exemption in FE3204 Food Enterprise Management (5 credits) will be granted.
Note³: Where a student has successfully passed FE3001 Dairy and Meat Marketing (5 credits), an exemption in FE3205 Food Marketing (5 credits) will be granted.
Note4: Where a students has successfully passed FS3019 Science and Technology of Food Products B (10 credits), an exemption in FS3010 Science and Technology of Food Systems A (5 credits) and FS3011 Science and Technology of Food Systems B (5 credits) will be granted.
Note5: Where a student has successfully passed MG3007 Strategic Analysis (5 credits), an exemption in MG3012 Enterprise and Innovation (5 credits) will be granted.

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules, 2011/2012.

Note: The Third University Examination in Food Business will be undertaken in March/April.

Work Placement

Students must also undertake a 24-week period of Work Placement (FS3001 - 10 credits) after the Third University Examination.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2012 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2011/2012, in advance of the relevant Examination.

Three Year Rule

Students must pass the Third University Examination in Food Business within three academic years from the date of first registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

FOURTH YEAR - BSc (Hons) DEGREE EXAMINATION IN FOOD BUSINESS

The Fourth Year Food Business programme consists of core modules to the value of 50 credits and elective modules to the value of 10 credits. No student may register for Fourth Year Food Business until the Third University Examination in Food Business has been passed, and the Work Placement module FS3001 has been undertaken. To be admitted to the BSc (Hons) (Food Business) Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least a full academic year, the following modules amounting to 60 credits:

Core Modules

FE4001 Advanced Food Business Management (5 credits)
FE4002 Global Food Policy (5 credits)
FE4003 Advanced Food Marketing (5 credits)
FE4004 Food Retail Marketing and Supply Chain Management (5 credits)
FE4475 Food Business Team Project (10 credits)
MG4010 Strategic Management/Marketing (10 credits)
NT4007 Applied Nutrition (5 credits)
PE3918 Safety and Environmental Protection I (5 credits)

and modules to the value of 10 credits to be chosen from the following:

Elective Modules

FE4008 Food Security and the Developing World (5 credits)
FE4009 Co-operative Business and the Rural Economy (5 credits)
FS4906 Cereals and Related Beverages B (5 credits)
FS4913 Convenience and Speciality Foods B (5 credits)

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules, 2011/2012.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2012 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2011/2012.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BSc (Hons) (Food Business) Degree Examination within three academic years from the date of first registration for Fourth Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

Programme Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• derive and apply solutions for business problems.
• evaluate the strategic and operational challenges faced by enterprises.
• gather and collate and illustrate relevant data to support decision making.
• communicate effectively with the food science community.
• recognise the impact of science and technology on food supply and demand.
• evaluate and assess the consequences of food constituents on product quality and hence enterprise strategies.
• use a series of phrases and sentences to describe other people and cultures, in a foreign language.
• communicate effectively and confidently on subject specific topics in the written and oral form.
• work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multidisciplinary settings.