Drama at Queen's University Belfast
Drama (BA (Hons), W400) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 112–144 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 qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 112 - 144 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 qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 55% had fewer than the 144 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W400 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%93%
Learning opportunities83%89%
Assessment and feedback67%83%
Academic support79%91%
Organisation and management61%70%
Learning resources83%85%
Student voice64%79%
15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onWider subject at this uni
75% working14% working and studying7% studying1% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
57%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations27%
- Teaching Professionals18%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations8%
- Business and public service associate professionals8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 90 graduates · 56% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
drama design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Drama this course | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Drama and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science/Theatre Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Sussex | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 120 - 141 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Theatre and Film BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 160–175 |
| University of Exeter | English and Drama BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | English, Theatre and Performance BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Drama BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | English and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of York | Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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