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Full time & Part time September MSc 1 year
Food Sciences (15)

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Are you passionate about brewing and distilling? Our MSc/PGDip programme is designed to prepare you for a successful career in the industry or further research. With a comprehensive curriculum covering brewing science, chemical engineering, business studies, and production management, you'll gain the knowledge and skills needed to excel in this rapidly growing craft industry. Our unique 'Fit for work' events offer networking opportunities with industry professionals, from successful graduates to major breweries and distilleries. Whether you choose the one-year MSc programme with a research project or the nine-month Diploma programme, our courses and facilities will equip you for a rewarding future.

About the course

Overview of Programme 

 MSc Brewing and Distilling provides you with the unique opportunity to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to enter the malting, brewing or distilling industries, or conduct related research. You’ll learn a broad range of subjects, from malting, brewing and distilling science and chemical engineering to optional units in business studies and production management, to set you up for a variety of careers including malting, brewing, and distilling production, sales, marketing, and technical sales.  

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Entry Requirements

For MSc entry, candidates must hold a First or Second Class Honours Degree, or equivalent qualification from a British or overseas university, in a science or engineering subject (for example, Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical/Mechanical Engineering).

For Diploma entry, candidates must hold a degree, preferably at Honours level, in an appropriate subject as defined above. Candidates who do not necessarily fulfil the above criteria may wish to apply to the Diploma programme. All such cases are given individual consideration.

The minimum requirement for English language is IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.


Fees

UK Student - Full-Time: £10,736
UK Student - Part-Time: £5,368
Overseas Student - Full-Time: £26,976
Overseas Student - Part-Time: £13,488

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Student Profile

Leon Webb

"Heriot-Watt is the home of the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling and has an outstanding reputation for expertise in the field."

Scholarships

A 20% discount is applicable to postgraduate taught courses across all of our global campuses for all Heriot-Watt alumni who have previously been registered for one year or more on a Heriot-Watt degree programme. This great offer is also applicable to those who would like to study their postgraduate taught degree with Heriot-Watt Online.

This scheme is also open to former visiting (study abroad) students who have studied at Heriot-Watt for one or more semesters.

This discount is automatically applied once you have applied to your chosen course and will be part of the offer letter sent to you if your application is successful.

Value of Scholarship(s)

20% discount

Eligibility

You need to have taken your undergraduate degree at Heriot-Watt but all alumni are welcome to be included


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- The above are not necessarily the entry criteria for the programme you wish to study. Some programmes require subject relevance and you should look at the course finder for further details of this.
- This scholarship is available only for new full time students beginning in September 2019 and cannot be deferred.
- To receive the scholarship, you must be self-funding i.e not fully sponsored by your employer, a company or in receipt of a full scholarship from another source.
- The scholarship cannot be received in combination with any other Heriot-Watt fee-abatement award such as a partnership fee discount or alumni award.
- The scholarship cannot be used in lieu of any reduction to the deposit you are required to pay as part of the admissions process (applicable to international fee status students only).
- Payment of the scholarship will be paid as a fee abatement i.e. your fees will be automatically reduced by the amount awarded. Students will not be able to receive a cash alternative.
- This scholarship is applicable for ‘new’ students only, i.e. those who have not studied with us at any of our campuses before. Students who have studied with us previously will instead be eligible for our alumni award.

Value of Scholarship(s)

£1,500 - £3,000

Eligibility

You must be a self-funding student and have achieved, or be on track to achieve, the minimum academic entry criteria for the programme you wish to study from a fully recognised, high ranking institution. You must be studying full-time on our UK campuses and must begin your studies in September 2019.

Application Procedure

Eligible students will be identified as part of the academic admissions process and therefore you do not need to complete a separate application form. Successful candidates will have the award detailed on their offer letters and, where appropriate, their CAS letters for visa purposes. To secure your scholarship you simply accept your offer of a place to study with us.


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Eligibility

The FFWG offer a number of grants for women studying or researching for any postgraduate qualification


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The aim of the Black Voices Project is to bring more Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students to Heriot-Watt and ensure that our students, regardless of ethnicity, have a positive experience. The project has two parts:
- Appointing four BME Advocates to provide visible championing and facilitate safe spaces for BME students.
- Providing up to 40 scholarships for BME students.

We are now taking applications for at least nine scholarships starting in the academic year 2024/25. This scholarship will provide £1000 per year for a maximum of four years and will be paid in two instalments during the year.

Value of Scholarship(s)

£1000 per year

Eligibility

To apply you must be:
- either a current or prospective student at any level (Undergraduate and all Postgraduate qualifications). Prospective students must hold an offer to study with Heriot-Watt starting in 2024/25;
- from a Black or Minority Ethnic background;
- and classed as paying either Scottish or UK tuition Fees.

In order for us to support as many students as possible, you cannot receive more than one bursary that is funded by Heriot-Watt University. If you are already receiving a bursary from Heriot-Watt we will not include your application in the shortlist process.

Application Procedure

Submit your application on our application form.

Please note before you apply, due to the limited number of scholarships available, as part of the application we are asking for information on your personal circumstances. This is to try to ensure that the scholarships are given to those who will benefit the most. The information given in the application will not be used for any other purposes.

Applications will open from 5 February and will close at 17.00 on Sunday 5 May 2024.

If you are unsure if you are eligible or have any questions, please email scholarships@hw.ac.uk


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To recognise the academic excellence of our applicants, Heriot-Watt is offering a scholarship in the form of a £1,000 tuition fee reduction to the student/s deemed to have met the highest academic criteria in their application for MSc Brewing and Distilling (excludes online courses). The academic criteria could be in respect of an undergraduate degree for instance or could take into account any professional exams undertaken. As the number of awards is limited, where two applicants are tied, extra-curricular activity may be taken into account.

Value of Scholarship(s)

£1000

Application Procedure

To be considered for this award, you must have applied for the course by Monday 17 June 2024 and we aim to contact the recipient by Monday 1 July 2024. You do not need to apply for the scholarship separately, all applications from UK-based students will be considered. Consideration for the scholarship will be done separately to the offer of a space within the university. If you are offered a space before the above deadline, we will contact you to amend your offer should you be successful in gaining the scholarship.

Please be aware you can only receive one Heriot-Watt funded scholarship towards your programme of study. So, for example, you cannot receive both this scholarship and the Alumni Discount.


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