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- Brewing Science and Practice MSc
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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
Kings Meadow Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Course overview
This specialist Master's course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience to secure your first destination role in the Brewing industry.
We focus on developing both practical and technical skills, enabling our graduates to enter a variety of roles ranging from production to R&D, Technical, or further study (e.g. a PhD in Brewing Science). Our expertise means you'll understand in-depth the scientific principles behind the brewing process.
We'll give you the skills to innovate, problem-solve, and carry out robust research at laboratory and pilot plant scales.
?Learn at the International Centre for Brewing Science
?Expert guidance from teaching staff and specialist brewing practitioners
?Build your practical brewing experience
?Learn how to design, brew and market your own beers
?Develop career skills and networking opportunities
Brewing research project
You'll apply the knowledge, skills and experience gained throughout the course. It gives you ownership of your particular piece of research. Design, conduct, evaluate, report and communicate a piece of time-limited academic research.
Ideally, the research area should be of value to the company hosting the project. You should use appropriate experimental design strategies and statistical methods of analysis. This will also develop your skills in writing research papers.
Key facts
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- Brewing is a vibrant global industry with excellent employment prospects for graduates. Multi-national companies operate graduate employment schemes from which you can progress into a variety of career functions. ?
- This program will equip you with the hands-on practical brewing skills and scientific knowledge to transition into the industry ?
- Strong links with industry and provide training and support with employability skills, including careers workshops with key employers. ?
- Learning is supported by industry trips to observe practice at craft and industrial scales of operation, as well as developing knowledge of brewing raw materials production and processing. ?
- The Midlands region has strong historic links to brewing and is close to the famous brewing centre of Burton-upon-Trent
Expert staff can help you research career options and job vacancies, build your CV or resume, develop your interview skills and meet employers.
Each year 1,100 employers advertise graduate jobs and internships through our online vacancy service. We host regular careers fairs, including specialist fairs for different sectors.
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

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Subject ranking
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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