Roots and Popular Music at New College Durham
Roots and Popular Music (FdA, 4R2W) at New College Durham: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on newcollegedurham.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check newcollegedurham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- 4R2W
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
50%
still studying
UK 73%
50%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%93%
Learning opportunities96%91%
Assessment and feedback95%89%
Academic support90%92%
Organisation and management83%81%
Learning resources87%87%
Student voice75%81%
20 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£17k5 years£21k
£10k£20k£30k
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
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 5ES
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Framwellgate Moor
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | English Literature and Music BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Art History and Music MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Musical Theatre (Emil Dale Academy) BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | — |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Music BA/MCCI | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Music Production BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Music and Sound for Film, TV and Games BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Music Performance HNC | — | — |
| BIMM University | Music BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| New College Durham | Roots and Popular Music this course | — | — |
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