26 May 2010

Loughry Campus, Cookstown recently hosted a very successful open day for those interested in food courses and thinking of a career in the food industry.

Over 170 prospective students, their friends and families sampled a flavour of the courses available at Loughry and got a taste of campus life. The event provided the ideal opportunity for visitors to tour the food processing facilities where they viewed the food science laboratories and sampled the end products of the practical work carried out by Loughry undergraduate students.  Loughry students also acted as tour guides for the event pointing out the accommodation and recreation facilities, and were happy to discuss student life at Loughry, which was promoted as a thoroughly enjoyable experience!    

The big talking points for students and their parents included the great career prospects with virtually 100% employment for graduates, starting salaries of up to £22,000, no top-up fees and competitively priced accommodation on campus. No top-up fees alone could save you up to £6,000 compared to studying at other higher education institutions. Loughry has close links with the food and drink sector and Loughry graduates are employed in most food companies, right up to MD level.

Loughry Campus offers courses in Food, Nutrition and Health, Food Technology and Food Management and Marketing. Courses are available at all levels from National Diploma, through Foundation Degree to Honours Degree and are offered on both a full and part-time basis.

Students can still apply to the food courses at Loughry. For the Honours Degree and Foundation Degree programmes, apply through UCAS and for the National Diploma courses apply directly to CAFRE. If you would like further information about the courses at Loughry Campus, please contact us on Freephone: 0800 0284291.

Using their loaf are Jan Campton, from Moneymore and Philip Rogers, from Newry, as they check out some of the bread products made by first year National Diploma in Food Technology students, Julie Nicholl and Charlotte O’Neill during the recent Loughry Campus Open Evening

Wesley Currie introduces Joanna Campbell and her father Derek, from Magherafelt and Emma Bayne and her mother Sally, from Moneymore, to science in action during the Loughry Campus Open Evening.  

No bugs here: Edmund Slaine shows David Candle, from Magherafelt and Steven Morgan from The Loop, how to check for bacteria in our foods, during the recent Loughry Campus Open Evening.