Music Business at Birmingham City University
Music Business (BA (Hons), W390) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
150 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 4%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W390 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 83%
12%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
170 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%84%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback91%85%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management87%86%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice90%81%
240 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£19.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 150 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
74% working11% working and studying2% studying5% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
54%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
49%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations16%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Sales occupations8%
- Teaching Professionals8%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 560 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B4 7BD
Subjects
music and arts management design, and creative and performing arts
music marketing business and management
music marketing business and management
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | English Literature and Music BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Art History and Music MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Musical Theatre (Emil Dale Academy) BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | — |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Music BA/MCCI | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Music Production BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Music and Sound for Film, TV and Games BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Music Performance HNC | — | — |
| BIMM University | Music BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Birmingham City University | Music Business this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at Birmingham City University
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- Popular Music FdA
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