Music Production at Futureworks

Music Production (BA (Hons), WJ39) at Futureworks asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on futureworks.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~120 points

Selective

around BBB

Published as 104 - 120 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 futureworks.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 41% of them had fewer than the 120 asked.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, no formal qualifications 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: WJ39 · W3 music + J9 other technologies
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

70%

still studying

UK 82%

15%

left higher education

UK 15%

10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

20 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%89%

Learning opportunities98%87%

Assessment and feedback94%88%

Academic support97%92%

Organisation and management94%84%

Learning resources87%85%

Student voice90%80%

20 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£18.5k5 years

£23k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

75% working20% working and studying5% unemployed

UK, same subject: 91% in work or study

50%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 63%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 70%

15%

use what they learned

UK 45%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Manchester, North West England, England
Postcode: M3 5FS

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Subjects

music production design, and creative and performing arts
music composition design, and creative and performing arts
sonic arts design, and creative and performing arts

Campus

Campus: Main Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗

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
Bath Spa University	Commercial Music BA (Hons)	BBB - BCC	—
Cardiff University	Welsh and Music BA (Hons)	BBB - BCC	144–159
Coventry University	Music and Audio Production BSc	120 points	112–127
Edge Hill University	Music Production BA (Hons)	112 - 120 points	96–111
Falmouth University	Creative Music Production (Online) BA (Hons)	104 - 120 points	—
Futureworks	Music Production this course	104 - 120 points	112–127
Goldsmiths, University of London	Music BMus (Hon)	BBB	128–143
University of Brighton	Electronic Music and Sound BA (Hons)	104 - 120 points	112–127
University of Gloucestershire	Music Business BA (Hons)	96 - 120 points	under 96
University of Hertfordshire	Audio Engineering BSc (Hons)	112 - 120 points	112–127
University of Huddersfield	Creative Music Production BA (Hons)	BBB - BCC	112–127

See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side