Music Production (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire
Music Production (with a Placement Year) (BA (Hons), W38R) at University of Staffordshire asked for 96 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 staffs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 50% had fewer than the 96 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W38R · W3 music
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 85%
30%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%89%
Learning opportunities94%85%
Assessment and feedback80%84%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management85%75%
Learning resources94%87%
Student voice71%77%
15 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£17.5k5 years£22k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
53%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
62%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
44%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations17%
- Elementary occupations14%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals14%
- Sales occupations13%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
Subjects
music production design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Stoke on Trent Campus
- 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 | Music (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Gateshead College | Music Performance (Professional Practice) HND | 96 points | — |
| LCCM | Commercial Music (BA) BA (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
| Leeds Conservatoire | Classical Music BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Music (Contemporary Pop Voice and Performance) BA (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| LMA | Music Performance & Industry BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| London Metropolitan University | Music Business and Events Management BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Musical Theatre (Emil Dale Academy) BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | — |
| University of Derby | Music Performance BA (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University of East London | Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| University of Staffordshire | Music Production (with a Placement Year) this course | 96 points | under 96 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at University of Staffordshire
- Creative Practice: Performing Arts (Top Up) BA (Hons)
- Music Production BA (Hons)
- Music Production (with a Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
- Musical Theatre BA (Hons)
- Sound Design BA (Hons)
- Sound Design (with a Placement Year) BA (Hons)