Popular Music at Canterbury Christ Church University
Popular Music (BA (Hons), W340) at Canterbury Christ Church University asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on canterbury.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check canterbury.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 50% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W340 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%89%
Learning opportunities78%85%
Assessment and feedback90%84%
Academic support90%92%
Organisation and management80%75%
Learning resources83%87%
Student voice73%77%
10 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£19.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working15% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
35%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations25%
- Teaching Professionals20%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Canterbury, South East England, England
- Postcode
- CT1 1QU
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Canterbury
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Audio and Music Production BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Popular Music this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Music, Sound and Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | Popular Music Performance and Songwriting BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| dBs Institute | Electronic Music Production BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Popular Music BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Keele University | Digital Media and Music Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Art History and Music MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Chichester | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Entrepreneurship and Popular Music BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Hull | Music BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at Canterbury Christ Church University
- Music Production BA (Hons)
- Music Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Popular Music with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Theatre & Performance BA (Hons)
- Theatre and Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons)