Course Summary
Course Category: Northern Ireland (HET) - Apply through UCAS
The BSc (Hons) Food and Nutrition programme embraces a range of subjects including nutritional sciences, food sustainability, business and consumer marketing and consumer behaviour.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
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Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff Points: 96
or
UCAS Grades: 8 Merits
Leaving Cert entry requirements:
including a minimum of 5 subjects (four of which must be at Higher Level).__ __ Essential Subject requirements: grades H4/H4 in two subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Home Economics, Maths, and Physics.__ __ If you do not pass Maths nor Chemistry at H4 as they are required for prior learning, you will be required to achieve a minimum of H6/O4 in addition to the two essential subjects. The minimum requirement for English is H6/O4.
Leaving Cert Grades and UCAS Points
The following table may help you calculating your Leaving cert grades into UCAS points:
If you believe the data above to be incorrect, please let us know at [email protected] - thank you.
QQI / FET Links
Points Calculator for QQI Awards:
Details of the QQI scoring system and a points calculator can be found HERE
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
Career Progression
Food Technician or Technologist | New Product Development | Nutritionist or Sports Nutritionist | Graduate Schemes | Quality Assurance Auditor or Technician | Researcher | Teacher
