Music at Edinburgh Napier University
Music (BA (Hons), W303) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for BCC 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
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around 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 104
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 26%, no formal qualifications 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W303 · W3 music
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities87%85%
Assessment and feedback82%84%
Academic support88%92%
Organisation and management75%75%
Learning resources89%87%
Student voice76%77%
30 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£22.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen | Art History and Music MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Bridgend College | Audio Production & Songwriting BA (Hons) | 110 points | — |
| Ulster University | Irish with Music BA (Hons) | 96 - 105 points | 112–127 |
| Burnley College | Music Performance & Production HNC | 104 points | — |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Music this course | BCC | 176–191 |
| LCCM | Music Performance and Production - Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Sax, Trumpet, Vocals, Production, Songwriting BMus (Hon) | 104 points | — |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Electronic Music and Sound Production BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chichester | Music BMus (Hon) | 104 points | — |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Creative Music Technology (Swansea College of Art) BA (Hons) | 88 - 104 points | — |
| York St John University | Music BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | 102 points | 144–159 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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