W3 Music course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting W3 means music, in the creative arts and design area (W). 343 courses at 95 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 72 and 104 UCAS points; 64 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB. Another 135 joint honours courses carry W3 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• W300 28
• W302 19
• W301 16
• W374 14
• W310 9
• W312 9
• W375 9
• W340 8
• W370 7
• W313 6
• W315 6
• W341 6
• W373 6
• W376 6
• W392 6
• W303 5
• W316 5
• W321 5
• W350 5
• W371 5
• W380 5
• W390 5
• W3W3 5
• W304 4
• W305 4
• W311 4
• W320 4
• W351 4
• W372 4
• W306 3
• W30F 3
• W318 3
• W322 3
• W325 3
• W342 3
• W378 3
• W381 3
• W382 3
• W391 3
• W399 3
• W317 2
• W323 2
• W324 2
• W326 2
• W327 2
• W328 2
• W329 2
• W330 2
• W331 2
• W333 2
• W352 2
• W379 2
• W3N1 with business studies 2
• W3R1 with French 2
• W3R2 with German 2
• W3R3 with Italian 2
• W3R4 with Spanish 2
• W3W2 with design 2
• W3W4 with drama 2
• W307 1
• W308 1
• W309 1
• W319 1
• W31R 1
• W32A 1
• W32F 1
• W32R 1
• W332 1
• W33R 1
• W343 1
• W344 1
• W347 1
• W349 1
• W34F 1
• W354 1
• W355 1
• W356 1
• W359 1
• W35C 1
• W35F 1
• W37F 1
• W383 1
• W385 1
• W388 1
• W38P 1
• W38Q 1
• W38R 1
• W393 1
• W398 1
• W3C5 with microbiology 1
• W3DB 1
• W3G6 with software engineering (older codes) 1
• W3H1 with general engineering 1
• W3J4 with polymers and textiles 1
• W3J9 with other technologies 1
• W3L2 with politics 1
• W3L7 with human geography 1
• W3MT 1
• W3P2 with public relations and advertising 1
• W3P9 with other media and communications 1
• W3Q5 with Celtic studies 1
• W3R8 with European studies 1
• W3S1 1
• W3T4 with other Asian studies 1
• W3V5 with philosophy 1
• W3W1 with fine art 1
• W3W7 with crafts 1
• W3W8 with creative writing 1
• W3W9 with other creative arts 1
• W3WF 1
• W3X3 with education studies 1
• W3XX 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying W3 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with Q3 English studies 8
• with Q5 Celtic studies 6
• with W4 drama 6
• with G1 mathematics 5
• with V1 history by period 5
• with V3 history by topic, incl. art history 5
• with W1 fine art 5
• with J9 other technologies 4
• with N0 no standard meaning 4
• with W8 creative writing 4
• with P3 media studies 3
• with R1 French 3
• with R2 German 3
• with W0 no standard meaning 3
• with X3 education studies 3
• with C1 biology 2
• with C8 psychology 2
• with F0 no standard meaning 2
• with H6 electronic and electrical engineering 2
• with L1 economics 2
• with P6 media, journalism and communications, unlisted subject 2
• with Q6 Latin 2
• with R0 no standard meaning 2
• with R3 Italian 2
• with R4 Spanish 2
• with V5 philosophy 2
• with V6 theology and religious studies 2
• with W2 design 2
• with W6 film and photography 2
• with C0 no standard meaning 1
• with D0 no standard meaning 1
• with F3 physics 1
• with G4 computer science (older codes) 1
• with H0 no standard meaning 1
• with I1 computer science 1
• with I6 games 1
• with K1 architecture 1
• with L2 politics 1
• with L4 social policy 1
• with L6 anthropology 1
• with L7 human geography 1
• with L9 other social studies 1
• with M1 law by area 1
• with N1 business studies 1
• with N2 management studies 1
• with N5 marketing 1
• with P0 no standard meaning 1
• with P5 journalism 1
• with P8 media, journalism and communications, unlisted subject 1
• with P9 other media and communications 1
• with Q1 linguistics 1
• with Q2 comparative literature 1
• with Q4 ancient languages 1
• with Q8 classical studies 1
• with R6 Scandinavian studies 1
• with R7 Russian and East European studies 1
• with R9 other European languages 1
• with S1 no standard meaning 1
• with T1 Chinese studies 1
• with T2 Japanese studies 1
• with T4 other Asian studies 1
• with T6 Middle Eastern studies 1
• with V4 archaeology 1
• with W7 crafts 1
• with X1 teacher training 1
• with Y0 no standard meaning 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• music 123
• music production 38
• music technology 33
• musical theatre 25
• musicianship and performance studies 25
• popular music 10
• popular music performance 10
• music and arts management 8

Universities

• Falmouth University 30
• Leeds Conservatoire 20
• University of West London 20
• University of Liverpool 11
• University of Staffordshire 11
• Royal Holloway, University of London 10
• Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 8
• BIMM University 7
• University of Chichester 7
• University of Glasgow 7
• Bangor University 6
• Liverpool Hope University 6
• Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 6
• Middlesex University 6
• Newcastle College University Centre 6
• Nottingham Trent University 6
• University of Greater Manchester 5
• University of Hertfordshire 5
• University of Hull 5
• University of Lancashire 5
• University of Portsmouth 5
• Canterbury Christ Church University 4
• Goldsmiths, University of London 4
• London Metropolitan University 4
• Queen's University Belfast 4
• Ulster University 4
• University of Northampton 4
• University of Surrey 4
• University of the Arts London 4
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 4
• Anglia Ruskin University 3
• Birmingham City University 3
• Blackpool and the Fylde College 3
• De Montfort University 3
• LMA 3
• University of Essex 3
• University of Gloucestershire 3
• University of Leeds 3
• University of Salford 3
• University of Southampton 3
• University of Winchester 3
• Bath Spa University 2
• Brunel University of London 2
• Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts 2
• Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) 2
• City St George's, University of London 2
• Coventry University 2
• Hereford College of Arts 2
• Leeds Arts University 2
• Leeds Beckett University 2
• New College Durham 2
• Newcastle University 2
• pointblank Music School 2
• Ravensbourne University London 2
• Sheffield College 2
• The University of Edinburgh 2
• University for the Creative Arts 2
• University of Brighton 2
• University of Bristol 2
• University of Derby 2
• University of Greenwich 2
• University of Huddersfield 2
• University of Sheffield 2
• University of Sunderland 2
• University of Sussex 2
• University of the West of Scotland 2
• University of Westminster, London 2
• University of York 2
• York St John University 2
• Arts University Bournemouth 1
• Bournemouth University 1
• Bucks New University 1
• Cardiff University 1
• Coastland College 1
• Durham University 1
• East Sussex College 1
• Edinburgh Napier University 1
• King's College London, University of London 1
• Kingston University 1
• LCCM 1
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 1
• Oxford Brookes University 1
• SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) 1
• SOAS University of London 1
• The Northern School of Art 1
• University of Aberdeen 1
• University of Birmingham 1
• University of Cambridge 1
• University of Cumbria 1
• University of Lincoln 1
• University of Manchester 1
• University of Oxford 1
• University of Plymouth 1
• University of South Wales 1
• Wrexham University 1

Courses