NFOK21002U Beer and Packaging Technology
MSc Programme in Food Science and Technology
The course gives a theoretical background and technological
solutions for beer packaging.
The following topics are covered in detail:
Beer chemistry and analysis with laboratory exercises
Packaging Technology: lay-out, conveyors, bottling, canning, kegging, pasteurization, washing, filling, labelling, inspection
Warehouse
Biological Control, Cleaning & Disinfection
Packaging analyses
Visit to a medium size brewery and/or a large size brewery.
Project work in teams will be made on three topics defined in the beginning of the course. The student will make individual reports for these assignments.
Students will acquire a theoretical knowledge and skills of beer
packaging in order to obtain the technical skills to manage a
beer packaging plant. The students will get the competences to
assess packaging and cleaning processes.
Knowledge
- Identify and describe the processes in a standard brewery with respect to physical and chemical changes of beer packaging and technically manage the packaging process and plant.
Skills
- Apply concepts from chemistry and food technology to describe the beer packaging process. Reading and using original scientific literature.
- Calculate physical and chemical processes in the beer packaging plant.
Competences
- Evaluate the physical and chemical changes happening in beer packaging based on literature, on lectures and partly also application of observations aquired during plant visits and scientific literature.
See Absalon for a list of course literature. In general, reviews, text book chapters, and original scientific literature will be included
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is recommended.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 50
- Preparation
- 82
- Theory exercises
- 28
- Practical exercises
- 8
- Excursions
- 10
- Project work
- 25
- Exam
- 3
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 3 hours under invigilationWritten assignment, during the courseExam consists of two elements: 1) Three individual project reports/assignments. 2) A final written tests with a total duration of 3 hours covering all subjects taught. Each element counts for 50% of the total marks. Each of the two elements has to be passed individually. The total of the three individual assignments has to be passed.
The course has been selected for ITX exam. - Exam registration requirements
It is mandatory to hand in all of the three individual assignments and the total of the three assignments need to be passed in order to participate in the exam.
- Aid
- Only certain aids allowed
Allowed aids during written exam: Basic calculator, book of brewing calculation formulas and dictionary.
No textbooks, mobile phones, PCs or notes are allowed.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
The re-examination consists of the elements not passed: the three project reports or the written exam.
If 10 or fewer register for the reexamination in the written exam the examination form will be oral. In this case, ther will be 20 minutes for preparation and 20 minutes exam.
Allowed aids during exam: Basic calculator, book of brewing calculation formulas and dictionary. No text books, mobile phones, PC's or notes are allowed
Criteria for exam assesment
See learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NFOK21002U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- A
- Course capacity
- The number of seats may be reduced in the late registration period
- Course is also available as continuing and professional education
- Study board
- Study Board of Food, Human Nutrition and Sports
Contracting department
- Department of Food Science
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Kim Lou Johansen (16-6d6b6f306e7177306c716a63707567704268717166306d7730666d)
- Mogens Larsen Andersen (4-75777469486e77776c36737d366c73)