Music & Sound Production at Bournemouth University
Music & Sound Production (BA (Hons), W391) at Bournemouth University asked for See entry requirements in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bournemouth.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~See entry requirements
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check bournemouth.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W391 · W3 music
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 4
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Services (JAMES) on behalf of Audio Technology, Music, Recording, Music Production, Games, Media and Audio Post Production Industries. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%89%
Learning opportunities72%85%
Assessment and feedback81%84%
Academic support93%92%
Organisation and management57%75%
Learning resources77%87%
Student voice58%77%
25 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£27k5 years£33.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
75% working9% working and studying1% studying8% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
51%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
72%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
43%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations19%
- Elementary occupations13%
- Sales occupations9%
- Business and public service associate professionals9%
- Skilled trades occupations7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Poole, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BH12 5BB
Subjects
music production design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Bournemouth University
- 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 |
| Bournemouth University | Music & Sound Production this course | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side