Welsh and Music at Cardiff University
Welsh and Music (BA (Hons), QW53) at Cardiff University asked for BBB - BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BBB - BCC
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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 120 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QW53 · Q5 Celtic studies + W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities74%85%
Assessment and feedback78%84%
Academic support87%92%
Organisation and management74%75%
Learning resources85%87%
Student voice72%77%
25 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
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 onSubject at this uni
55% working25% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
90%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Welsh studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Professional Welsh BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Welsh BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Welsh and Music this course | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Education and Welsh BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 46 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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