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Artisan Food Production

Study level:
Undergraduate

Course summary

This course will teach you the skills needed to work in the artisan food industry. From developing practical expertise and producing a range of food products, to setting up an artisan food business. You'll also study the functionality of high-end food ingredients, and practical skills such as bread-making, patisserie and viennoiserie, butchery, charcuterie and cheese-making.

This course is delivered by professional artisan food specialists at The School of Artisan Food - based on the Welbeck Estate - alongside food technology specialists at Nottingham Trent University. Teaching will be split between The School of Artisan Food, based in North Nottinghamshire on the Welbeck Estate, and Nottingham Trent University Brackenhurst Campus.

You'll have access to newly refurbished, purpose-built training rooms and a demonstration theatre at The School of Artisan Food. Meanwhile, you'll also have access to all the facilities at Nottingham Trent University including our library and food laboratory.

Modules

<b>Year One</b>

  • Artisan Bread Production
  • Patisserie and Viennoiserie
  • Artisan Dairy Production
  • Food Chemistry
  • Artisan Business Entrepreneurship and Marketing

<b>Final year</b>

  • Consumer Nutrition and Health
  • Advanced Artisan Bread Production
  • Artisan Business Operations and Finance
  • Artisan Business Planning
  • Food Industry Professional Practice
    and (pick one):
  • Artisan Butchery and Charcuterie
  • Advanced Patisserie, Viennoiserie and Chocolate

Full module descriptions and details can be found on the course page on the NTU website.

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
D895
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Brackenhurst Campus
Campus Code:
3

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 56 - 64 points

56 - 64 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications

A level

56 - 64 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP

MPP from a BTEC Extended Diploma

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

56 - 64 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Diploma and one A-Level or equivalent qualification

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

56 - 64 UCAS tariff points from your BTEC level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-Levels or equivalent qualifications

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English grade C/4 GCSE Maths grade C/4

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

75 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

80 Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1
EU£17950Year 1
International£17950Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The tuition fees above are subject to parliamentary procedure. They haven't been confirmed yet, but we expect them to be finalised by May 2026. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

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