Music with Year Abroad at University of Southampton
Music with Year Abroad (BA (Hons), W301) at University of Southampton asked for ABB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 10% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W301 · W3 music
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%
Learning opportunities86%85%
Assessment and feedback87%84%
Academic support89%92%
Organisation and management80%75%
Learning resources89%87%
Student voice82%77%
50 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£21k5 years£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
70% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
40%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Teaching Professionals25%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations20%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | English Literature and Music BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Music BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Sound BDes (Hon) | ABB | — |
| Kingston University | Music Technology BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | History and Music BA (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Royal Northern College of Music | Bachelor of Arts Education with Honours in Inclusive Music Education BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and Music BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Glasgow | Celtic Studies/Music MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 208–223 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Music BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Sheffield | English and Music BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Music with Year Abroad this course | ABB - BBB | 160–175 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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