Sound, Light & Live Event Engineering with Foundation Year at University of Derby
Sound, Light & Live Event Engineering with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), HJ3X) at University of Derby asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on derby.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow CCC
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 derby.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- HJ3X · H3 mechanical engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 83%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%86%
Learning opportunities90%83%
Assessment and feedback94%78%
Academic support98%90%
Organisation and management87%79%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice86%79%
30 final-year students · 94% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£27k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
90% working5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals55%
- Process, plant and machine operatives10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
audio technology engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - Markeaton Street
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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