Food Science and Nutrition (with Foundation Year) at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Food Science and Nutrition (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), BD0F) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 56 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 ↗ Main course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
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 56
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
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
- BD0F · B0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
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
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF5 2YB
Subjects
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Food, Nutrition and Textiles Education BA (Hons) | 72 - 75 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Nutrition (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of Lancashire | Nutrition BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Nutrition and Food Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Nutrition and Health with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| University Centre Reaseheath | Bakery and Patisserie Technology FdSc | 64 points | — |
| University of Roehampton | Nutrition and Health with Foundation Year BSc | 64 points | — |
| University of Westminster, London | Human Nutrition with Foundation BSc (Hons) | DDE | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Food Science and Nutrition (with Foundation Year) this course | 56 points | 96–111 |
| Moulton College | Sport Science - specialising in Coaching Science HND | 48 points | — |
| St Mary's University, Twickenham | Nutrition with Foundation Year BSc | 48 points | 96–111 |
See all 110 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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