Music & Sound for Film & Game at dBs Institute
Music & Sound for Film & Game (BA (Hons), W475) at dBs Institute asked for 96–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on dbsinstitute.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 112 points
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 dbsinstitute.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 43% had fewer than the 112 asked.
105 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 68%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 8%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W475 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
74%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
170 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%89%
Learning opportunities83%85%
Assessment and feedback88%84%
Academic support84%92%
Organisation and management76%75%
Learning resources78%87%
Student voice81%77%
70 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£18.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bristol, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BS1 6BU
Subjects
film and sound recording design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- dBs Bristol
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Cinematics and photography 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 | Animation (Online) BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Film Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Central Film School London | Post Production & VFX BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Coventry University | Animation BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| dBs Institute | Music & Sound for Film & Game this course | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Illustration and Animation BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Film and Television Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Photography BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Film and High-End Television Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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