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BSc Brewing and Distilling provides you with the unique opportunity to gain a grounding in engineering and science and explore the mechanisms behind brewing and distilling at an undergraduate level. This is the only undergraduate programme of its kind in the UK, in which you can tailor and develop your STEM knowledge, skills, and background to the drinks and beverage industry and complete an industrial placement.

During your undergraduate studies, you’ll learn from a broad curriculum from a wide range of disciplines, including brewing and distilling, biology, process engineering, mathematics, beverage microbiology and biochemistry, food microbiology, bioprocessing, quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with optional modules in business, accounting and finance, operations management, enterprise, and sustainable development.

To develop your brewing and distilling subject knowledge, you’ll explore fundamental topics including, but not limited to, cereal science and technology, yeast science, microbiology, biochemistry, process technology, business studies, management, food safety, quality control and quality assurance, flavour assessment and analytical chemistry.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements:
Standard entry: 4 Highers at AABB (two sittings) including Maths and Biology (or Human Biology) or Chemistry (1 at A) plus English at National 5.

Widening access entry: 4 Highers at BBBC (two sittings) including Maths and Biology (or Human Biology) or Chemistry at B plus English at National 5.

For entry to year 2 you would require Advanced Higher Maths and Biology at AB or BA plus 4 Highers at AABB including Maths, Biology and Chemistry.