Drama and Contemporary Performance at Manchester Metropolitan University
Drama and Contemporary Performance (BA (Hons), W410) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 104–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 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 mmu.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 128–143 points. 20% had fewer than the 112 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W410 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%93%
Learning opportunities78%89%
Assessment and feedback67%83%
Academic support43%91%
Organisation and management45%70%
Learning resources72%85%
Student voice63%79%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£17.5k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working15% working and studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
drama design, and creative and performing arts
performing arts design, and creative and performing arts
performing arts design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 | Acting (2 Years Accelerated - Court Theatre Training Company) BA (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| Central Film School London | Acting for Screen BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Acting and Drama BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| London South Bank University | Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Drama and Contemporary Performance this course | 104 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| St Mary's University, Twickenham | Acting BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| The Northern School of Art | Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Entrepreneurship and Theatre BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Hull | Acting BA (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Lincoln | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Northampton | Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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