Acting BA at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Acting BA (BA (Hons), W410) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire asked for CC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CC
Open64 points · below CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
25 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
- W410 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%93%
Learning opportunities87%89%
Assessment and feedback64%83%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management63%70%
Learning resources91%85%
Student voice60%79%
20 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£18.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working10% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
80%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations35%
- Teaching Professionals25%
- Skilled trades occupations15%
- Sales occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B4 7XR
Subjects
acting design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Live Technology | Live Events Production BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| BIMM University | Production Design for Screen & Film BA (Hons) | CC | 112–127 |
| Central Film School London | Acting for Screen with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 - 64 points | 112–127 |
| Collective Acting Studio | BA Acting BA | 64 points | under 96 |
| Falmouth University | Acting BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Acting BA (Hons) | 64 points | 144–159 |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) | 48 - 64 points | — |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Acting HND | 64 points | — |
| Raindance Film School London | Acting HND | 32 - 64 points | — |
| Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Acting BA this course | CC | 128–143 |
| University of Northampton | Acting for Stage and Screen (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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