Music & Sound Production (with Professional Practice Year) at University for the Creative Arts
Music & Sound Production (with Professional Practice Year) (BA (Hons), W303) at University for the Creative Arts asked for 32–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uca.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 32 - 168 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 uca.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 75% had fewer than the 168 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other qualifications 25%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W303 · W3 music
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course76%89%
Learning opportunities80%85%
Assessment and feedback75%84%
Academic support88%92%
Organisation and management64%75%
Learning resources89%87%
Student voice72%77%
30 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£20k3 years£16k5 years£20.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working10% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
40%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
25%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Farnham, South East England, England
- Postcode
- GU9 7DS
Subjects
music production design, and creative and performing arts
music composition design, and creative and performing arts
film music and screen music design, and creative and performing arts
film and sound recording design, and creative and performing arts
music composition design, and creative and performing arts
film music and screen music design, and creative and performing arts
film and sound recording design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Farnham
- 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 for the Creative Arts | Music & Sound Production (with Professional Practice Year) this course | 32 - 168 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Music and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 122 - 153 points | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Audio Engineering BSc (Hons) | 126 - 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 |
| 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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