Centre for Food Policy

The Centre for Food Policy provides teaching, research and consultancy on food policy as it relates to every stage of the food supply chain.

 

Our remit is wide and varied, and takes in everything from farm to fork. We explore the impact of food policy on human and public health, the environment, social justice and public well-being. And we examine how public policy affects food - what people eat, how it is grown, processed, distributed and consumed.

 

Our academics research and write about food policy to promote a better understanding of food policy within both public and academic life.

MSc Food Policy

The MSc in Food Policy is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Our reputation extends beyond academia to international bodies, including European Union institutions and agencies, and the UK government and its departments. We also work closely with non-departmental bodies, regional agencies and local governments as well as a wide variety of NGOs.

 

The key purpose of this programme is to give a strong and critical grasp of both the theoretical and empirical aspects of food policy. Students gain an in-depth knowledge and  good understanding of the breadth of food policy in the United Kingdom within a European and international context. They learn how to conduct critical analysis of public policy and how to apply these skills in the workplace and the community.

 

The MSc can be studied full time, part time, or by distance learning and is suitable for people in a wide and varied range of professions:

  • Environmental Health
  • Trading Standards
  • Local or Central Government
  • The Civil Service
  • Non-Governmental Organisations
  • Food Manufacturing
  • Retail or Catering.