Songwriting at Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
Songwriting (BA (Hons), W3W8) at Institute of Contemporary Music Performance asked for 80 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 icmp.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 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 80
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 40%, other higher education 40%, a degree 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W3W8 · W3 music + W8 creative writing
- 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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
45 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course73%89%
Learning opportunities61%85%
Assessment and feedback82%84%
Academic support87%92%
Organisation and management60%75%
Learning resources80%87%
Student voice79%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 studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
25%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Liverpool, North West England, England
- Postcode
- L3 6AL
Subjects
popular music composition design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Dyne Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Leeds Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Liverpool 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIMM University | Musical Theatre and Dance BA (Hons) | CCD | 128–143 |
| Boston College | Music (Business) HND | 80 points | — |
| Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | Songwriting this course | 80 points | 112–127 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Music and Sound Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 - 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of West London | Musical Theatre with Foundation BA (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| University of Worcester | Musical Theatre BA (Hons) | 80 points | 144–159 |
| Trinity Laban | BMus (Hons) Music Performance BMus (Hon) | 32 - 75 points | — |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Gaelic and Traditional Music BA (Hons) | 72 - 75 points | 128–143 |
| Leeds Beckett University | Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of Derby | Music Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of Lancashire | Musical Theatre BA (Hons) | 72 points | — |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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