Food Science and Nutrition with Professional Studies at Queen's University Belfast
Food Science and Nutrition with Professional Studies (Msci (Hon), BD46) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 136–156 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~156 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 136 - 156 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 qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 156
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 35% had fewer than the 156 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- BD46 · B4 nutrition + D6 food and beverage studies
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
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 course93%93%
Learning opportunities91%91%
Assessment and feedback92%92%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management93%93%
Learning resources96%86%
Student voice93%88%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 83%
85%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Food sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Food Science and Nutrition with Professional Studies this course | 136 - 156 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Nutrition BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Reading | Food Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Surrey | Food Science and Nutrition BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Teesside University | Food Science and Technology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University College Birmingham | Bakery and Patisserie Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Food Science and Nutrition BSc (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| Abertay University | Food and Consumer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Harper Adams University | Food Science and Innovation BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 112–127 |
| University Centre Reaseheath | Bakery and Patisserie Technology FdSc | 64 points | — |
| DN Colleges Group | Introduction to Food Science CertHE | 32 points | — |
See all 42 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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