The MSc Analytical Science elective route in ‘Food Analysis, Authenticity and Safety’ examines the analysis of food products and ingredients to ensure their quality and safety.; Students will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and enhance core skills in advanced techniques such as GCMS, HPLC, LCMS and a range of spectroscopy instrumentation.; The course offers hands-on learning with access to modern analytical equipment, complemented by a theoretical underpinning of the techniques, equipping graduates to meet the demands of a range of industries. Students can tailor their personal learning experience when studying MSc Analytical Science via elective routes.; Lectures and tutorials cover a range of topics including food industry regulations, geochemical contaminants, additives, poisoning and nutrition analysis. Students on this course will also benefit from practical experiments including meat speciation by PCR-RFLP and analysis of heavy metals in fish products by ICP-OES.