Music Performance at Queen's University Belfast
Music Performance (BA (Hons), W310) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 152 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W310 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course69%89%
Learning opportunities80%85%
Assessment and feedback77%84%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management73%75%
Learning resources82%87%
Student voice56%77%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2024-26
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 onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying10% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
55%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations30%
- Teaching Professionals25%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% 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
instrumental or vocal performance design, and creative and performing arts
popular music performance design, and creative and performing arts
popular music performance 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 Performance this course | 122 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| 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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