Health & Food Technology
Health & Food Technology
What will I Learn?
Nutrition
Contemporary food issues and factors affecting food choice
Food product development process including functional properties of ingredients
What skills will I develop?
Practical skills in relation to the experimental aspect of looking at the functional properties of ingredients.
Ability to evaluate given information in terms of its suitability for a particular context
What could be helpful?
If you have an interest in health, food and consumer issues and enjoy learning through practical activity.
Is there is an Exam?
There is no formal assessment in S3 but your teacher will assess the work you produce throughout the year including knowledge checks. This will give you a clear idea of how you are progressing.
What comes next?
In S4, you can either take National 4 or National 5 Health & Food Technology, depending on progress in S3.
Where can this take me?
This course can lead to National 5 and Higher Health & Food Technology.
Careers - Food science, Food and Nutrition courses, Dietetics, Sport and Nutrition.
What will I Learn?
Nutrition & Food for health .
Contemporary food issues and factors affecting food choice.
Food product development process including functional properties of ingredients.
What skills will I develop?
Practical skills in relation to the experimental aspect of looking at the functional properties of ingredients.
Ability to evaluate given information in terms of its suitability for a particular context.
What could be helpful?
If you have an interest in health, food and consumer issues and enjoy learning through practical activity.
Is there is an Exam?
Throughout the year there will be knowledge checks to check your progress.
At National 4 level there will be no final SQA exam but continuous assessment throughout the year.
What comes next?
This course has a natural progression to National 5 Health and Food Technology.
Where can this take me?
Careers - Food science, Food and Nutrition courses, Dietetics, Sport and Nutrition.
What will I Learn?
Nutrition & Food for health
Contemporary food issues and factors affecting food choice
Food product development process including functional properties of ingredients
What skills with I develop?
Practical skills in relation to the experimental aspect of looking at the functional properties of ingredients.
Ability to evaluate given information in terms of its suitability for a particular context.
What could be helpful?
If you have an interest in health, food and consumer issues and enjoy learning through practical activity.
Is there is an Exam?
Throughout the year there will be knowledge checks to check your progress.
The SQA exam is:
50% final exam
50% assignment - completed in class
What comes next?
This course has a natural progression to Higher Health and Food Technology.
Where can this take me?
Careers - Food science, Food and Nutrition courses, Dietetics, Sport and Nutrition.
What will I Learn?
Nutrition & Food for health
Contemporary food issues and factors affecting food choice
Food product development process including functional properties of ingredients
What skills will I develop?
Practical skills in relation to the experimental aspect of looking at the functional properties of ingredients.
Ability to evaluate given information in terms of its suitability for a particular context.
What could be helpful?
Grade A - C at N5
If you have an interest in health, food and consumer issues and enjoy learning through practical activity.
Is there is an Exam?
Throughout the year there will be knowledge checks to check your progress.
The SQA exam is:
50% final exam
50% assignment - completed in class
Where can this take me?
Careers:
Food Nutrition and Health
Dietetics
Sports Science
Environmental Health
Primary Teaching
Food science / Technology
Also useful for careers in:
Teaching , Nursing and Medicine