Undergraduate Courses

Passionate about exceptional food, traditional skills, and sustainable production?

Our Artisan Food Production degrees combine hands-on learning with industry-leading food science to prepare you for a career in one of the UK’s most exciting and evolving industries.

Delivered through a unique partnership between The School of Artisan Food and Nottingham Trent University (NTU), you’ll learn from expert artisan producers, food technologists and business specialists while studying across two outstanding locations: the historic Welbeck Estate and NTU’s Brackenhurst Campus.

Whether you aspire to work in artisan food production, launch your own food business, or help drive more sustainable food systems, our degrees will give you the knowledge, practical skills and industry insight to succeed.

Why Study with Us?

A Unique Partnership with Nottingham Trent University

Both our undergraduate degrees are delivered in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, bringing together the specialist artisan food expertise of The School of Artisan Food with NTU’s excellence in food science, facilities and student support.

You’ll benefit from:

Teaching across both The School of Artisan Food and NTU’s Brackenhurst Campus.
Access to purpose-built training rooms and a demonstration theatre on the Welbeck Estate.
Use of NTU’s food laboratories, library, employability services and wider student facilities.
Learning from some of the most experienced artisan food practitioners in the UK and beyond.

Choose your Degree

BSc (Hons) Artisan Food Production

Duration: 3 years full-time Designed for students who want to understand artisan food production within the wider food industry, this degree explores the relationship between traditional food-making methods, innovation, sustainability and ethics. You’ll develop practical artisan food production skills while gaining a deeper understanding of: Sustainable and ethical food systems

The role of artisan food in the modern food industry
Food production processes and improvement
Food culture and heritage
Industry challenges and opportunities

This course is ideal for those looking to build careers across the food production sector, sustainability, product development or food innovation.

FdSc Artisan Food Production

Duration: 2 years full-time A highly vocational foundation degree with a strong focus on practical and applied learning. You’ll develop specialist artisan food-making skills and gain the knowledge needed to establish and grow an artisan food business. Practical training includes areas such as:

Breadmaking
Patisserie and viennoiserie
Cheesemaking
Butchery and charcuterie
Artisan food business development

This course is perfect for aspiring producers, entrepreneurs and those wanting to turn their passion for artisan food into a profession.

What our courses offer

Across both courses, you’ll:

Develop practical artisan food production techniques.
Explore sustainable and ethical approaches to food production.
Understand the cultural significance of traditional artisan foods in the UK and around the world.
Learn from industry professionals and leading practitioners.
Gain the knowledge and skills needed for employment across the wider food production industry.

Outstanding Student Experience

“The length of the list of graduates who have gone on to open their own fantastic baking businesses, or slot right into the teams at others, speaks for itself. It really is one of the key crucibles for the rise of Real Bread, not to mention cakes and patisserie.”

Chris Young

Real Bread Campaign Coordinator and Fellow of the School of Artisan Food

Start Your Journey

Join a community committed to creating exceptional food, preserving artisan traditions and shaping a more sustainable future for food production.

Explore our Artisan Food Production degrees and discover where your passion for food could take you.

Join us at an Open Day to explore our courses further. You can reserve your place via the booking link below.