Music and Sound Design (with Foundation Year) at Manchester Metropolitan University
Music and Sound Design (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), WMS2) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 72–80 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 ↗ Main course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 80 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 80
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
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
- WMS2
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- 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
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
music technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIMM University | Musical Theatre and Dance BA (Hons) | CCD | 128–143 |
| Boston College | Music (Business) HND | 80 points | — |
| Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | Audio Engineering and Production BA (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Music and Sound Design (with Foundation Year) this course | 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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