Music Production and Sound Design at Keele University
Music Production and Sound Design (BA (Hons), WJ40) at Keele University asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 20% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WJ40 · W4 drama + J0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
60%
still studying
UK 85%
30%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%
Learning opportunities88%85%
Assessment and feedback90%84%
Academic support97%92%
Organisation and management75%75%
Learning resources92%87%
Student voice85%77%
10 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21k5 years£25k
£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
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
music production design, and creative and performing arts
film and sound recording design, and creative and performing arts
film and sound recording design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- 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 BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Keele University | Music Production and Sound Design this course | 112 points | 144–159 |
| 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 Keele University
- Computer Science and Music Production BA (Hons)
- Digital Media and Music Production BA (Hons)
- Film and Music Production BA (Hons)
- Music Production and Sound Design with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Music Production with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Music Production with Business Management BA (Hons)