BSc Food Science & Nutrition
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Food Science and Nutrition. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme is professionally accredited and offers two named pathways—Human Nutrition and Quality, Safety and Innovation—selected at the end of a shared first year. Industrial visits and work experience are included, and a project module is completed in the final year.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 96-104 A level: Minimum three A levels. Grades CC to include a Science/Food/Nutrition subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM-DMM. IB: Minimum one Grade 5 in Higher Level Science.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 100%: 19 offers from 19 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 77%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 20%
- Wales: 40%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Foundation course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Assessing and Improving Population Health
- Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology
- Research Methods
- Population and Lifecycle Nutrition
- Applied Food Product Development
- Health Psychology and Wellbeing
- Food Quality, Composition and Labelling
- BSc (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition (Quality, Safety and Innovation)
- Applied Food Science and Processing 1
- Microbiological Safety and Chemical Analysis of Food
- Applied Food Science and Processing 2
- Project
- Contemporary Nutrition
- Nutrition in Sport and Exercise
- Experiential Learning
- Intervention for Health and Sustainable Development
- Advanced Food Product Development
- Health Behaviour Change
- Advanced Food Safety and Quality Management
- Advanced Processing Technology
- Advanced Food Chemistry and Microbiology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Food Science & Nutrition at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,000 and £33,500. The £28,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Food sciences.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Food Science & Nutrition at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Food Science & Nutrition at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is CC at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Food Science & Nutrition at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 19 offers from 19 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Food Science & Nutrition at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.