Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London
Popular Music (BMus (Hon), W340) at Goldsmiths, University of London asked for BBB 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 gold.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
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 gold.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 120 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, other higher education 5%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Music (with Honours)
- Code
- W340 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 2, Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%
Learning opportunities81%85%
Assessment and feedback87%84%
Academic support89%92%
Organisation and management46%75%
Learning resources79%87%
Student voice74%77%
25 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£22.5k5 years£28.5k
£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
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- SE14 6NW
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Goldsmiths College
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Popular Music this course | 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
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