Food Marketing & Business Economics

It develops skills in business management, marketing and economics designed to address key food industry challenges. you will have the chance to apply these skills to live food business problems. working as part of a team, you will develop a research proposal to address a real food business brief, carry out the research and present your findings to the company. if you're thinking of starting your own food business, this course also offers opportunities to gain entrepreneurial skills and insight.

If you would like to take a placement year between your second and final year you should consider applying for our bsc food business and marketing with placement year course. placements can be located anywhere in the uk, and occasionally take place abroad. you could work within a wide variety of areas including food product development, account management, category management, brand development and business administration. recently students have worked at major companies such as unilever, warburtons, mornflake and waitrose. you will be given advice and support for finding the ideal placement, writing a cv and interview skills by our dedicated placements officer. they will continue to support you throughout your placement year.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

As a graduate of this course you will leave with a range of specialist and transferable skills, including tools for market and business analysis, qualitative and quantitative research enquiry, and an understanding of consumer behaviour and marketing and business strategy. you will be well-placed to move into a range of key business roles within the food industry and other sectors. these can include marketing, brand management, category management, retail management, supply chain management, sales, buying, policy analysis and production development. previous students have gone on to work for a wide range of companies, both big and small, including mars, sainsbury's, kellogg's, unilever, and heineken.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Reading has partnerships with the following companies: