Popular Music at Hereford College of Arts
Popular Music (BA (Hons), W341) at Hereford College of Arts asked for 96–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 112 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 hca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W341 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities90%85%
Assessment and feedback93%84%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management63%75%
Learning resources78%87%
Student voice83%77%
10 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£20k3 years£17k5 years£19.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
85% working5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Hereford, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- HR1 1LT
Subjects
popular music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- College Road Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Audio and Music Production BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Music Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| City St George's, University of London | Music, Sound and Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | Popular Music Performance and Songwriting BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| dBs Institute | Electronic Music Production BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Hereford College of Arts | Popular Music this course | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Keele University | Digital Media and Music Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Art History and Music MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Chichester | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Entrepreneurship and Popular Music BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Hull | Music BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at Hereford College of Arts
- Performing Arts BA (Hons)
- Performing Arts (Top Up) BA (Hons)
- Popular Music (Top Up) BA (Hons)