Music and Sound Design at Manchester Metropolitan University
Music and Sound Design (BA (Hons), WMS1) 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 112–127 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 112–127 points. 40% had fewer than the 112 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WMS1
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 85%
30%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%89%
Learning opportunities92%85%
Assessment and feedback96%84%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management96%75%
Learning resources91%87%
Student voice87%77%
25 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£18.5k5 years£22.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
78% working9% working and studying1% studying8% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
53%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Elementary occupations23%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations21%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations12%
- Teaching Professionals12%
- Managers, directors and senior officials8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
music production design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Music and Sound Design this course | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| 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
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