Popular Music Performance at Newcastle College University Centre
Popular Music Performance (BMus (Hon), W340) at Newcastle College University Centre asked for 48–64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ncuc.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 48 - 64 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 ncuc.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Music (with Honours)
- Code
- W340 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%89%
Learning opportunities90%85%
Assessment and feedback90%84%
Academic support100%92%
Organisation and management90%75%
Learning resources90%87%
Student voice87%77%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£14.5k5 years£21.5k
£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
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE4 7SA
Subjects
popular music performance design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Rye Hill 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 | Music Production BA (Hons) | CC | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Music Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 - 64 points | 112–127 |
| Falmouth University | Creative Music Technology BA (Hons) | 64 points | 96–111 |
| Leeds Conservatoire | Classical Music with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Acting (Musical Theatre) BA (Hons) | 64 points | 128–143 |
| London School of Theology | Theology and Worship Studies BA (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| Morley College London | BA (Hons) Creative Practice: Music and Sound BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Popular Music Performance this course | 48 - 64 points | — |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Music Production HND | 64 points | — |
| University of Lancashire | Electronic Music Production and Performance BA (Hons) | 64 points | 96–111 |
| University of Northampton | Music Production and Performance (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at Newcastle College University Centre
- Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons)
- Dance BA (Hons)
- Dance CertHE
- Live Performance Technical Production FdA
- Music and Sound Production FdA
- Music and Sound Production (Top-up) BA (Hons)
- Musical Theatre CertHE
- Musical Theatre FdA
- Musical Theatre (Top-up) BA (Hons)