Film, TV and Stage Design with Foundation Year at University of Salford
Film, TV and Stage Design with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), W4C8) at University of Salford asked for 48 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 salford.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 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 salford.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, other higher education 3%, no formal qualifications 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W4C8 · W4 drama + C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
89%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
110 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%93%
Learning opportunities85%89%
Assessment and feedback86%83%
Academic support90%91%
Organisation and management66%70%
Learning resources86%85%
Student voice71%79%
85 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£16k5 years£22k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations25%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Design occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Salford, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M5 4WT
Subjects
stage design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Salford University
- 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 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Acting HNC | 48 points | — |
| Coventry College | Performing Arts (Acting) HNC | 48 points | — |
| Nottingham College | Acting HNC | 48 points | — |
| Sheffield College | Performance in Practice Yr 1 FdA | 48 points | — |
| UCEN Manchester | Performing Arts (Acting) HNC | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Acting BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Salford | Film, TV and Stage Design with Foundation Year this course | 48 points | 128–143 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Acting and Performance HND | 42 - 48 points | 128–143 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Acting with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | 96–111 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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