Design for Performance at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Design for Performance (BA (Hons), W460) at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on rwcmd.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check rwcmd.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 25%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W460 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%93%
Learning opportunities84%89%
Assessment and feedback63%83%
Academic support95%91%
Organisation and management67%70%
Learning resources92%85%
Student voice79%79%
20 final-year students · 91% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£17.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
100% working
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff,, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3ER
Subjects
stage design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | English Literature and Drama BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Acting BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Costume Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Acting BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| BIMM University | Acting for Screen BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Academy of Live Technology | Live Events Production BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Acting BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Birmingham City University | Applied Theatre (Community and Education) BA (Hons) | — | 144–159 |
| Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | Design for Performance this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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