Music at Cardiff University
Music (BMus (Hon), W302) at Cardiff University asked for AAB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - BBB
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 cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 136 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Music (with Honours)
- Code
- W302 · 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%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities85%85%
Assessment and feedback83%84%
Academic support93%92%
Organisation and management70%75%
Learning resources80%87%
Student voice80%77%
15 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23.5k5 years£27k
£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 onThis course
40% working30% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
35%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Music this course | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| Durham University | Music BA (Hons) | AAB | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Music BMus (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Music and English BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 112–127 |
| SOAS University of London | Global Development and Music BA (Hons) | AAB | — |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics and Music BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Music BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Music MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | English and Music BA (Hons) | AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Manchester | Music BMus (Hon) | AAB | 176–191 |
| University of Sheffield | Music BMus (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at Cardiff University
- Music and English Literature BA (Hons)
- Music with a Year of Study Abroad BMus
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