[PDF] Your Career Opportunities with a Graduate Qualification in MEngSc

107287_3Career_Opportunites_MEngSc_Food_Engineering_2011.pdf Your Career Opportunities with a Graduate Qualification in MEngSc Food Engineering

Your acquired skills and the employment market

This Masters programme provides a comprehensive

coverage of the engineering principles involved in bioprocess and food manufacturing systems.

The programme will be of particular interest to

graduates in Engineering, Science and related disciplines who are interested in food and bioprocess engineering, risk assessment, process development and control, advanced manufacturing systems and associated environmental issues.

You will acquire skills in the appli

cation of leading edge technologies to the agrifood and biotechnology industries, including novel food processing technology, food process automation, risk assessment, computer vision for food quality and food safety.

Where the jobs are

There are excellent job prospects for graduates in the food, bioprocess, manufacturing and related agencies and industries. There are career opportunities for graduates in a wide range of companies including Glanbia, Kepac, Coca

Cola, Guinness, and Kerry group.

Further Study Opportunities

There are many opportunities for further study at

Masters Research and PhD level. The skills you

acquire, particularly through completion of the Minor thesis, are recognised by Supervisors as an excellent foundation for PhD research. What have past graduates done? Graduates have progressed to career opportunities in a broad range of internationally recognised companies including Glanbia, Kepac, Coca Cola, Guinness, Kerry group, APV, MC O"Sullivan, ALcontrol Laboratories.

A number

of graduates have also progressed to further study to undertake PhD research.

This degree 'has greatly enhanced my career

development in the area of Bioprocessing of products and also ensuring quality compliance, which is a regulation which has to be mai ntained for any Food or drug company to be accredited and to meet EU guidelines and recommendations. Moreover, I have come to understand in this Industry that quality compliance standards work hand in hand with statistical quality control modelling and analysis.

The knowledge and innovation gained during my

course of study has greatly helped me in developing my career."

Helen Nwabuzor - Graduate 2008

Useful websites

http://www.ucd.ie/agfoodvet/graduateprogrammes/gr aduatetaughtprogrammes/ Contact the Graduate Studies Administrator for further information, Karen Holland (karen.holland@ucd.ie or

Tel: 01 716 6102)

www.engineersireland.ie