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Filtration and Packaging

Course code

B91FI

Course type

Taught

Level

Level 11

Credits

Senior course leader

David Jenkins

Department

Bioscience

Course Aims

This course aims to:

Give students an in-depth knowledge of packaging technology a carried out in the alcoholic beverage industries.
- Maturation of green beer, and the processing required to prepare beer for packaging and dispense.
- The processing of whisky from casks in the bonded warehouse to packaged product.
Provide students with detailed knowledge of packaging equipment and processes for the industry, the layouts of typical packaging lines, their key design parameters and their benefits
Enable students to critically assess the packaging materials available and their suitability for particular duties on the basis of function, quality, cost, and marketing.
Provide students with the information so that they understand the role of packaging material in the environment and in society, and the basics of the UK Government (and EU legislation) that encompasses these activities
Give an understanding of NPD and the intertwined relationship between packaging and the marketing/advertising image of a product.
Provide visits to industrial premises in order to “bring alive” the theory and concepts presented.

Learning Outcomes

Outcome	Category (see details below)
Students will be able to: Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of packaging as applied to alcoholic beverages. Make evaluative judgements on the selection of primary, secondary and tertiary materials for packaging applications. Design the best layout of a packaging line, including allowance for materials supply, waste removal and operator/machine interfaces Explain the operation of key pieces of packaging equipment. Demonstrate a detailed appreciation of the quality issues in packaging and the key parameters that can affect product quality Understand the need for the involvement of a multi-disciplinary team for NPD Understand the importance of packaging for the brand image of alcoholic drinks.	POT1
On completion of this course the learner will be able to:- Appreciate the importance of packaging to the brewing and distilling industries in terms of cost, marketing, technology, safety and security Recognise the key components of a package and its key functions to contain, protect, present and inform. Learn to work alone, manage time and prioritise workloads.	POT3

Outcome

Category (see details below)

Students will be able to:

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of packaging as applied to alcoholic beverages.
Make evaluative judgements on the selection of primary, secondary and tertiary materials for packaging applications.
Design the best layout of a packaging line, including allowance for materials supply, waste removal and operator/machine interfaces
Explain the operation of key pieces of packaging equipment.
Demonstrate a detailed appreciation of the quality issues in packaging and the key parameters that can affect product quality
Understand the need for the involvement of a multi-disciplinary team for NPD
Understand the importance of packaging for the brand image of alcoholic drinks.

POT1

On completion of this course the learner will be able to:-

Appreciate the importance of packaging to the brewing and distilling industries in terms of cost, marketing, technology, safety and security
Recognise the key components of a package and its key functions to contain, protect, present and inform.
Learn to work alone, manage time and prioritise workloads.

POT3

Learning outcome categories

POT1: Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
POT2: Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
POT3: Industrial, Commercial and Professional Practice
POT4: Autonomy, accountability and working with others
POT5: Communication, Numeracy and ICT

Course Availability

This course is available at the following locations:

Location	Study Period
Edinburgh	January (Semester 2)
Online	January (Semester 2)

Related programmes

This course can be taken as part of the following programmes:

Programme Code	Title
B947-BRD	Brewing and Distilling, MSc
B945-BRD	Brewing and Distilling, PgDip
B901-BRD	Brewing and Distilling with Entrepreneurship, MSc
B946-BRD	Brewing and Distilling with Entrepreneurship,, PgDip

Course Version: 2.0