Culinary Arts Management with Professional Placement at University College Birmingham
Culinary Arts Management with Professional Placement (FdA, N228) at University College Birmingham asked for 32–56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on ucb.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 56 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 ucb.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
83% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 84%, other higher education 15%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- N228 · N2 management studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited by the Institute of Hospitality that academic, vocational and professional standards achieved are appropriate and programme content and delivery meet international Institute of Hospitality benchmark standards. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
77%
still studying
UK 83%
9%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
190 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%87%
Learning opportunities94%86%
Assessment and feedback95%83%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management94%78%
Learning resources94%87%
Student voice93%82%
95 final-year students · 94% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23.5k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 48%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 83%
85%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Skilled trades occupations50%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Engineering professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% 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
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B3 1JB
Subjects
food and beverage production agriculture, food and related studies
Campus
- Campus
- University College Birmingham
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Food and beverage production 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 BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Brewing and Distilling BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Reading | Food Technology with Bio Processing BSc (Hons) | ABB | — |
| Plumpton College | Viticulture, Oenology & Business Management BSc (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| Harper Adams University | Food Business Management (with Placement) BSc (Hons) | 88 points | — |
| London South Bank University | Baking Science and Technology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Culinary Arts FdA | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Reaseheath | Bakery and Patisserie Technology FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Sheffield College | Bakery, Confectionery and Patisserie Science FdSc | 56 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Culinary Arts Management with Professional Placement this course | 32 - 56 points | under 96 |
See all 22 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More agriculture, food and related studies at University College Birmingham
- Bakery and Patisserie Technology BSc (Hons)
- Bakery and Patisserie Technology FdSc
- Bakery and Patisserie Technology Top-up BSc (Hons)
- Culinary Arts Management with Professional Placement BA (Hons)
- Culinary Arts Management with Professional Placement Top-up BA (Hons)
- Food and Nutrition FdSc
- Food and Nutrition Top-up BSc (Hons)
- Professional Chef FdA