BSc Food Business Management and Marketing
About this course
BSc Honours in Marketing, with food science and food business management in the agri-food sector. Core topics include Research Methods, Accounting, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship. The programme covers food production, food science and technology, and new food product development. A dissertation is completed as part of the course.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 89%: 59 offers from 66 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 76%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 10%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 12%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 34%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Business Management
- Sustainability in Practice
- Introduction to Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
- Introductory Business Economics
- Introduction to Nutrition, Food Science and the Food Industry
- Academic and Professional Skills
- Introduction to Sustainability
- Marketing Strategy
- Consumer and Business Economics
- Qualitative Research Methods
- New Food Product Development
- Dissertation and Research Preparation
- Introduction to Non-Specialist Accounting and Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Service Operations Strategy and Management
- Sustainable Solutions
- Food Science and Technology
- Social Psychology
- Your Future - occupational awareness
- Data & Marketing Analytics
- Food Business Economics
- Global Food Policy
- Agrifood Communication and Behaviour Change
- Interpreting Company Accounts
- Enterprise and Entrepreneurship with Lean Innovation
- Brand Management
- Advanced Agri-Business Management
- Agri-food Business Management and Marketing Dissertation
- Food Innovation Consultancy
- Allergens and the Food Industry
- Consumer Psychology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Food Business Management and Marketing at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,000 and £55,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £11,000 more than the UK median for Marketing.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Food Business Management and Marketing at Newcastle University?
76% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Food Business Management and Marketing at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 126 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Food Business Management and Marketing at Newcastle University?
89% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 59 offers from 66 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Food Business Management and Marketing at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Food Business Management and Marketing at Newcastle University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.