Postgraduate Module Descriptor


ANTM003: Theory and Methods of Food Preservation

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Journal entries6 x 250 word entries on each topic1-4Written comments and suggestions for revision

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
10000

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Journal351,500 words1-4Written comments
Paper653,500 words1-6Written Comments

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
JournalJournal (1,500 words)1-4August/September reassessment period
PaperPaper (3,500 words)1-6August/September reassessment period

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Sue Shephard, Pickled, Potted and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Preserving Changed the World, Simon and Schuster, 2001.

Harold McGee, McGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture, Hodder & Stoughton, 2004.

The Gardeners and Farmers of Terre Vivante, Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage and Lactic Fermentation, Chelsea Green Publishers Co, 2007.

Sandor Ellix Katz, The Arts of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World, Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 2012.

Andrew Whitley, Bread Matters: Why and How to Make Your Own, Fourth Estate, 2009.

Stanley Marianski and Adam Marianski, Curing and Smoking Fish, Book Magic LLC, 2014.

Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn, Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing, W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

Paul Kindstedt, American Farmstead Cheese: The Complete Guide to Making and Selling Artisan Cheeses (2005)

Andrew Lea, Craft Cider Making, Third Edition, The Crowood Press Limited, 2015.