Food Science and Nutrition at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Food Science and Nutrition (BSc (Hons), BD01) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 96–104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~104 points

Moderate

around CCC

Published as 96 - 104 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104

The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 104 asked.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, a foundation course 10%, other higher education 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: BD01 · B0 no standard meaning + D1 pre-clinical veterinary medicine
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Foundation year: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

85%

still studying

UK 85%

15%

left higher education

UK 5%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%93%

Learning opportunities86%91%

Assessment and feedback86%92%

Academic support94%95%

Organisation and management78%93%

Learning resources77%86%

Student voice85%88%

15 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£24k5 years

£28k

£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode: CF5 2YB

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Subjects

nutrition subjects allied to medicine
food science agriculture, food and related studies

Campus

Campus: Llandaff Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Nutrition and dietetics at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Edge Hill University	Nutrition & Health BSc (Hons)	104 - 112 points	128–143
Liverpool Hope University	Food & Nutritional Sciences and Psychology BSc (Hons)	112 points	—
Manchester Metropolitan University	Sport and Exercise Nutrition BSc (Hons)	104 - 112 points	112–127
Oxford Brookes University	Nutrition BSc (Hons)	112 points	96–111
University of Chester	Nutrition BSc (Hons)	112 points	128–143
University of Huddersfield	Sport, Exercise and Nutrition BSc (Hons)	BBC - BCC	112–127
Ulster University	Food and Nutrition with placement year BSc (Hons)	96 - 105 points	112–127
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Food Science and Nutrition this course	96 - 104 points	96–111
Glasgow Caledonian University	Human Nutrition and Dietetics BSc (Hons)	BCC	192–207
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	Dietetics MDiet	102 - 104 points	160–175
Abertay University	Fitness, Nutrition and Health BSc (Hons)	CCC	128–143

See all 110 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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