nd61 - Food Business Management and Marketing BSc
Food Business Management and Marketing BSc Honours
UCAS Code: ND61 (full time: 3 Years)
Course Overview
Through this programme you will gain a thorough academic grounding in the social, economic, ethical, scientific and technological principles underlying the production of and access to consumer goods and services within the agri-food sector.
At a Glance
UCAS Code
ND61
UCAS Institution Name and Code
NEWC, N21
Degree Awarded
BSc Honours
Course Duration
3 Years
Entry Requirements
A Level: AAB-ABB
IB: 32-35 points
Opportunities
This degree has a primary focus on the production and consumption of food products and on the behaviour of people as consumers. It covers a range of social and natural science and business subjects applied to food businesses.
Key topics covered are:
- Marketing and Consumer behaviour
- Global Economics
- Investigating Agri-food Systems From Farm to Folk
- Agri-business Management
- Food Science and Technology
If you’re interested in pursuing a managerial career in the food processing, retail and food service sector, this degree is for you. You'll also be well placed for a wide range of careers in the global food supply chain management sector, with a solid understanding of the complexity of the global food chain system.
You will study the principles of management, economics, marketing and finance, as they apply to the management of sustainable food businesses and the global food sector.
Graduates will have the necessary skills to analyse problems, propose and criticise alternative solutions relevant to food businesses and the agri-food sector.
Quality and ranking
Marketing:
- 6th in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2019
Food Science:
- 5th in the UK – The Guardian University Guide 2018 (Agriculture, Forestry and Food category)
- 7th in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2019 (Food Science category)
Business Management:
- top 200 – Business and Economics category – Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2018
What you will study
- marketing
- strategy
- economics
- ethical studies
- food science and technology
- nutrition
- plant and animal science
Practical skills development
Boost your employability with a work placement
Apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional work placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can apply to spend your placement year with any organisation and will receive University support to do so.
You’ll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.
It will extend your degree by a year and is subject to availability.
Find out more about Work Placements.
Recent placements on similar degrees
Recent placement hosts on similar degrees include:
- Sainsbury's
- Marks & Spencer
- Masterfoods
- Waitrose
- IBM
- Unilever
- HSBC
Industry visits
Your involvement with industry will begin through a variety of study visits, starting in your first year. We have excellent links with food, biological and agricultural businesses throughout the region, including food technology companies. The establishments you will visit represent each part of the food chain, meaning you will gain a vital overview of the whole sector.
Study abroad
You can broaden your academic experience and expand your horizons by studying abroad as part of your degree.
You can study at a partner institution abroad for between three months and one year through the Erasmus scheme.
Current countries include France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary and Estonia.
We also have an exchange programme with Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York State.
Modules for 2018 entry
Please note
The module and/or programme information below is for 2018 entry. Our teaching is informed by research and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, student feedback, or insufficient numbers of students interested (in an optional module). To find out more read our terms and conditions.
Module/programme information for 2019 entry will be published here as soon as it is available (end of May 2019).
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage. Further information, including the credit value of the module, is available in each of the module descriptions below.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- ACE1000 Introduction to Marketing and Consumer behaviour
- ACE1006 Introductory Business Economics
- ACE1018 Introduction to Nutrition, Food Science and the Food Industry
- ACE1040 Academic and Professional Skills
- ACE1041 Investigating Agri-food Systems From Farm to Folk
- ACE1047 Introduction to Agri-Food Business Management
- ECO1020 Introductory Macroeconomics
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
- ACC2000 Marketing Strategy; Concepts and Applications
- ACE2012 Consumer and Business Economics
- ACE2066 Academic and professional skills 2
- ACE2073 New Food Product Development
Optional modules
You take 50 credits from the following list:
- ACC1000 Introduction to Non-Specialist Accounting and Finance
- ACE2006 Agricultural Economics and Policy
- ACE2010 Agricultural Markets
- ACE2067 Agribusiness Management
- BUS2000 Human Resource Management
- BUS2029 Operations Strategy and Management*
- BUS2034 Operations Management*
- LAW1054 Introduction to Business Law
- PSY2003 Social Psychology
* Students may only take one of those modules
Work Placement (optional)
You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional work placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can apply to spend your placement year with any organisation and will receive University support to do so. It will extend your degree by a year and is subject to availability. Find out more about Work Placements.
If you choose this option you will take the following module:
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
- ACE3078 Marketing Metrics
- ACE3079 Food Economics
- ACE3099 Agri-food Business Management and Marketing Dissertation
- ACE3201 Marketing and public policy
- ACE3202 Communication and behaviour change
Optional modules
You choose 50 credits from the following modules:
- ACC2000 Interpreting Company Accounts
- ACE3000 Globalisation: Patterns, Processes and Challenges
- ACE3012 Advanced Agri-Business Management
- ACE3040 Animal Product Quality and Marketing
- NCL2100 Developing Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employability *
- NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students *
- PSY3006 Consumer Psychology
- PSY3009 Cooperation
* You may opt to take only 20 credits of NCL modules
All candidates are considered on an individual basis.
If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our additional entry requirements web pages to find out which other qualifications are considered.
The entrance requirements below apply to 2019 entry.
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Careers and employability at Newcastle
Newcastle University consistently has one of the best records for graduate employment in the UK.
96% of our 2017 UK-domiciled UG/PG graduates progressed to employment or further study within six months of graduating.
85.5% of our graduates are in graduate level employment or further study within six months of graduating.
We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through an initiative called ncl+. This enables you to develop personal, employability and enterprise skills and to give you the edge in the employment market after you graduate.
Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers.
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UCAS codes for Newcastle University
- institution name - NEWC
- institution code - N21
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