Contemporary and Popular Music at Newcastle University
Contemporary and Popular Music (BA (Hons), W301) at Newcastle University asked for 128–147 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 ncl.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 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 ncl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 50% had fewer than the 147 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W301 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%89%
Learning opportunities73%85%
Assessment and feedback89%84%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management68%75%
Learning resources93%87%
Student voice56%77%
20 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£19.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working30% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 7RU
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Newcastle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Music and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 122 - 153 points | 144–159 |
| University of Cambridge | Music BA (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | Contemporary and Popular Music this course | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Music BMus (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Physics with Music BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| Royal Northern College of Music | Graduate Diploma of the RNCM and Bachelor of Music with Honours (The University of Manchester) BMus (Hon) | 144 points | — |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Music MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Oxford | Music BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of Sussex | Music BA (Hons) | 120 - 141 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Music BMus (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematics and Music BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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