Music and Audio Production at Queen's University Belfast
Music and Audio Production (BA (Hons), W374) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 122–152 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
~152 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 122 - 152 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 152
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 50% had fewer than the 152 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W374 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
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 course76%89%
Learning opportunities83%85%
Assessment and feedback90%84%
Academic support98%92%
Organisation and management80%75%
Learning resources86%87%
Student voice70%77%
20 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onThis course
80% working10% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
55%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations35%
- Skilled trades occupations20%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
music production design, and creative and performing arts
popular music design, and creative and performing arts
popular music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- 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 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Music and Audio Production this course | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Cambridge | Music BA (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
| Newcastle University | Contemporary and Popular Music BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| 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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