- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 1 year master degree plus an optional work placeme
- Open intake
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Off-shoreJan 2027
- Field
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
A master degree in food science, covering food chemistry and microbiology, processing technology, safety and quality systems, regulation and a research project.
Note the English requirement: this asks IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0 and refuses Duolingo, unlike most masters at this university.
Master of Science - Food Science is taught at the University of London Met, a public university in England with full degree awarding powers. Because the food science masters is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the food science masters, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the food science masters plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the food science masters does not support a family move.
The academic bar for Master of Science - Food Science is a completed bachelor degree or equivalent with 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the food science masters is recorded at GBP 20,000. London Met charges no application fee, and London Met charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the food science masters . The food science masters lists four entry windows across September and January, which is genuinely flexible. Apply Study Visa manages your the food science masters application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 72 with reading 22, writing 21, speaking 23 and listening 21; PTE Academic 70. The Duolingo English Test is NOT accepted on this course.
- Application and deposit: London Met charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: London Met applies an India Bright Futures Scholarship worth GBP 5,000 to eligible Indian students automatically, with no separate application form. You apply for the course as normal and the award appears on your offer if you qualify. Confirm the figure on that offer rather than assuming it, and check the eligibility conditions for your intake before budgeting around it.
- Additional requirement: London living costs and the UKVI maintenance requirement are both higher than for study elsewhere in Britain. Budget for the London figure rather than the national one.
- Work rights: the food science masters is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Food Technologist: manufacturers and retailers
- Quality Assurance Manager: food production
- Product Development Scientist: food companies
- Food Safety Officer: regulatory settings
- Technical Manager: after experience
- Research Scientist: after further study
Reality check: British food manufacturing has persistent demand for qualified technologists, which makes this more employable than its profile suggests.
About London Metropolitan University - Holloway
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- World rank
- #1153
- Established
- 2002
- Reference No.
- 10004048
