About Higher Diploma In Arts Food Product Development in Letterkenny Institute of Technology

The Higher Diploma in Food Product Development is a conversion programme aimed at graduates to meet the needs of those progressing from undergraduate qualifications in science, the social sciences and humanities as well as from more applied and inter-disciplinary undergraduate programmes such as business and management.

The course is also focussed to meet the career and personal development needs of professionals from the public, private, community or voluntary sectors. This programme has been designed to promote and encourage the synthesis of advanced knowledge and skills in the area of food product innovation, planning, design and development. The programme takes a broad entrepreneurial view of food product development, exploring issues and problems relevant to a wide range of situations and issues that managers and other professionals are likely to face.

The aim of this programme is to equip participants with the necessary expertise to manage, co-ordinate and develop food product development businesses and projects in Ireland and abroad and develop the knowledge, skills and competencies required for food innovation professionals who can contribute strategically to the creation of unique food products.

Acadamic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must hold an undergraduate honours degree in a related subject.
• Applicants with a honours degree in another field may be considered if they have at least 5 years industry experience in a related field.

English language requirments

TOEFL : 90, No less than 20 in each section

IELTS : 5.5

PTE : 63, With at least 59 for each item