Sound Design at Edinburgh Napier University
Sound Design (BSc (Hons), 5G7B) 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 128–143 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 128–143 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 104 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 35%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 5G7B
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 12%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course78%83%
Learning opportunities73%81%
Assessment and feedback87%82%
Academic support87%88%
Organisation and management47%81%
Learning resources73%89%
Student voice53%79%
15 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25.5k5 years£30k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
74% working10% working and studying2% studying8% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
59%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
40%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals18%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals18%
- Sales occupations12%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals11%
- Elementary occupations8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 110 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
multimedia computing science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Computing Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Sound Design this course | BCC | 128–143 |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University College Birmingham | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Chichester | Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Exeter | Computer Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Greenwich | Computing BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Leicester | Computer Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Portsmouth | Computer Science MEng | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
See all 1,153 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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