Acting and English at Edinburgh Napier University
Acting and English (BA (Hons), QW34) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for CCD in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCD
Open88 points · below CCC
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 napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QW34 · Q3 English studies + W4 drama
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%94%
Learning opportunities94%88%
Assessment and feedback94%86%
Academic support97%95%
Organisation and management72%87%
Learning resources89%92%
Student voice83%84%
20 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
55% working20% working and studying15% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
20%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIMM University | Acting for Screen BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| LMA | Acting and Performance BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Plymouth Marjon University | Acting For Film, TV and New Media BA (Hons) | CCC | — |
| Raindance Film School London | Film & Performing Arts Practices BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Drama and Theatre with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | CCC | 128–143 |
| University Centre St Helens | Theatre and Performance FdA | 96 points | — |
| University of East London | Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of South Wales | Performance and Media BA (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Acting and English this course | CCD | 176–191 |
| University of Surrey | Foundation Acting CertHE | CCD | — |
| Bath Spa University | Musical Theatre BA (Hons) | CDD | 112–127 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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