Health and Food Technology: Higher

Recommended Entry Requirements:

  • National 5 Health and Food Technology

Course Content:

Units covered:

  • Health and Food Technology: Contemporary Food Issues
  • Health and Food Technology: Food for Health
  • Health and Food Technology: Food Product Development

The Course has six broad and inter-related aims which allow learners to:

  • Develop knowledge of the relationships between health, food and nutrition.
  • Develop knowledge of the functional properties of food make informed food and consumer choices.
  • Develop the skills to apply their knowledge in practical contexts.
  • Develop organisational and technological skills to make food products.
  • Develop safe and hygienic practices in practical food preparation.

Assessment:

  • 50% assignment
  • 50% exam