AU989 · Level 8 · 4 years

Nutrition, Food and Business Management

Atlantic Technological University - Sligo St Angela · Connacht

2026 Round 1 points

336

Up 47 points since 2023 (289).

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About this course

This is a four-year degree that combines food and nutrition science with business skills for the food and drink industry. It includes plenty of lab and practical work.

How long
4 years
What you study
You study nutrition, sensory evaluation, food law and how food is produced and developed. Practical sessions cover food production, new product development, microbiology, biochemistry and food analysis. Year 1 includes business management, chemistry, nutrition, anatomy and physiology, marketing, accounting and food chemistry, and later years build business and leadership skills.
Placement and abroad
In Semester 2 of Year 3 you spend at least 20 weeks working in a food company, with an option to do this abroad.
Where it can lead
Graduates have worked with food businesses and organisations such as Bord Bia, the FSAI, Bord Iascaigh Mhara and IFAC.
Who it suits
Suits students who like science and business, enjoy practical lab work and are interested in how food is made and sold.

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Points history

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Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026336Published after the final round
2025 337337402
2024 300300398
2023 289289361

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Lab Science Subject: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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