Popular Music at University of Gloucestershire
Popular Music (BA (Hons), W300) at University of Gloucestershire asked for 96–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on glos.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 120 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 glos.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 120 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W300 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities92%85%
Assessment and feedback82%84%
Academic support80%92%
Organisation and management75%75%
Learning resources85%87%
Student voice80%77%
10 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£16k5 years£21.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
35%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Teaching Professionals25%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cheltenham, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL50 2RH
Subjects
popular music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Gloucestershire
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | — |
| Cardiff University | Welsh and Music BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| Coventry University | Music and Audio Production BSc | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Music Production BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Falmouth University | Creative Music Production (Online) BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| Futureworks | Music Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Music BMus (Hon) | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Electronic Music and Sound BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Popular Music this course | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Audio Engineering BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Huddersfield | Creative Music Production BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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