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What will I study?
Health and food technology is a practical subject that develops your food knowledge and cooking skills. You will learn about food, nutrition and dietary needs. You will learn the skills involved in storing, preparing and cooking food safely and hygienically. These skills will help you to make informed food and consumer choices to contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
The course comprises three areas of study.
Food for Health
You will:
develop your knowledge and understanding of the relationship between food, health and nutrition
develop your confidence in explaining current dietary advice
increase your understanding of dietary needs for different ages
develop your practical skills in preparing food products that meet individual needs.
Food Product Development
You will:
expand your knowledge and understanding of the properties of ingredients in food, and how they are used in developing new food products
increase your understanding of the stages involved in developing food products
learn more about the stages involved in developing a food product
make food products to meet different dietary needs
develop and apply your knowledge of safe and hygienic food practices and techniques.
Contemporary Food Issues
You will:
increase your knowledge of food choices and issues
explore factors which may affect food choices and learn more about contemporary food issues
consider technological developments in food, and organisations which protect consumer interests
investigate how food labelling helps us to make informed food choices
apply your knowledge and skills in practical ways.
How will I be assessed?
Course Assessment
The course assessment has two components totalling 120 marks:
Component 1: question paper – worth 60 marks
Component 2: assignment – worth 60 marks.
For the assignment, you will work to a brief to develop a food product and will complete your work using a candidate workbook which you will be provided with. The assignment will be set and externally marked by the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA).
The question paper will be set and marked externally by the SQA.
The grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across all course assessment components. The course assessment is graded A-D.
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