Food Business and Marketing with Placement Year at University of Reading
Food Business and Marketing with Placement Year (BSc (Hons), DL61) at University of Reading asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on reading.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check reading.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 120 asked.
360 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, a foundation course 10%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- DL61 · D6 food and beverage studies + L1 economics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through the Graduate Gateway. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
86%
still studying
UK 75%
14%
left higher education
UK 19%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
450 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%85%
Learning opportunities86%85%
Assessment and feedback79%84%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management89%88%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice82%81%
260 final-year students · 56% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£35.5k5 years£48.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 145 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
74% working12% working and studying3% studying3% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
74%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Business and public service associate professionals27%
- Finance Professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 270 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Reading, South East England, England
- Postcode
- RG6 6UR
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Business and management 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University Bournemouth | Fashion Management and Strategy BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| ASU London | Business and Management BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Marketing and Management BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Business Management (Accelerated) BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Coventry University | Global Business Management BA (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Business Management BSc (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Business Management with Business Analytics (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Brighton | Business Analytics BSc | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | Sustainable Fashion BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Hertfordshire | Fashion and Fashion Business BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Food Business and Marketing with Placement Year this course | BBB | 112–127 |
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