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Food Business Management and Marketing

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 20 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Main Site (Newcastle)
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Course summary

Our Food Business Management and Marketing BSc degree has a primary focus on:

  • food production

  • consumption

  • consumer behaviour

We’ll explore how social science, natural science and business subjects apply to food businesses.

You’ll also study the principles of management, economics, marketing and finance. And how these apply to the management of sustainable food businesses and the global food sector.

The key topics include:

  • marketing and consumer behaviour

  • global economics

  • sustainability

  • business management

  • food science and technology

  • new food product development

By the end of this degree, you’ll have the necessary skills for a career in the food business and the agri-food sector. You’ll be able to:

  • analyse problems

  • think critically

  • propose alternative solutions

This degree is for anyone who wants to pursue a management career. It could be in food processing, retail or the food service sector.

You'll also be prepared for a range of careers in the global food supply chain management sector. You’ll have a solid understanding of the complexity of the global food chain system.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site (Newcastle)

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 20 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
ND61
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
ND61
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
ABB

ABB excluding General Studies. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required if not taken at A or AS level.

T Level
D

This course accepts the following T levels: Digital Production, Design and Development; Agriculture; Management and Administration. Distinction overall with minimum grade B in core component. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AABBB

AABBB at Higher Grade. Mathematics required at National 5, minimum grade B (or grade 2 Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at Higher Grade. Where a candidate bypasses the assessment for National 5 qualifications, a minimum of grade C in Higher Mathematics is required. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 30 Merit: 15

45 level 3 credits with 30 level credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit. Level 3 units in business, marketing or economics are desirable. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required.

Extended Project

We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that is it designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 32

32 points overall. If not studying a full IB Diploma - Grades 6, 5, 5 at Higher Level and completion of a national high school diploma. Standard Level Mathematics required at grade 5 if not offered at Higher Level.

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

DDD. Business-related subjects preferred. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1H2H2H3H3

H1H2H2H3H3 including Mathematics. If not offered at Higher Level then Mathematics at Ordinary Level 2 will be required.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3M2M2

D3 M2 M2 in Principal Subjects. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required if not taken at higher level.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Newcastle University Undergraduate tuition fees will be confirmed in July 2026.

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