Food and Nutrition with placement year at Ulster University
Food and Nutrition with placement year (BSc (Hons), B450) at Ulster University asked for 96–105 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on ulster.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~105 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 96 - 105 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 ulster.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 105
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 105 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B450 · B4 nutrition
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities93%87%
Assessment and feedback77%83%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management86%84%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice76%84%
15 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onThis course
65% working10% working and studying15% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 84%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 89%
30%
use what they learned
UK 83%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
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
- Coleraine, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT52 1SA
Subjects
nutrition subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Coleraine
- 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 |
| University of Plymouth | Nutrition Exercise and Health BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Ulster University | Food and Nutrition with placement year this course | 96 - 105 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Food Science and Nutrition BSc (Hons) | 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 |
See all 110 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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