Creative Musicianship at Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
Creative Musicianship (CertHE, W35C) at Institute of Contemporary Music Performance asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on icmp.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
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 icmp.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, a degree 23%, other higher education 13%.
Course
- Award
- Certificate of Higher Education
- Code
- W35C · W3 music
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
50 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course76%89%
Learning opportunities73%85%
Assessment and feedback85%84%
Academic support88%92%
Organisation and management55%75%
Learning resources86%87%
Student voice78%77%
30 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£19.5k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% working and studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
30%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- NW6 7XG
Subjects
musicianship and performance studies design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Dyne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Musical Theatre HNC | 48 points | — |
| Coventry College | HNC Musical Theatre HNC | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Music HNC | 48 points | — |
| Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | Creative Musicianship this course | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Middlesbrough College | Audio and Music Production FD | 48 points | — |
| Ravensbourne University London | Music Production and Sound Design with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Digital Music with Foundation Year in Popular Music BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| Tyne Coast College | Music - South Tyneside College HND | 48 points | — |
| UCEN Manchester | Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HNC | 48 points | — |
| University Centre South Devon | Music Performance and Production FdA | 48 points | — |
| University of Salford | Music: Creative Music Technology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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