Performing Arts with Integrated Foundation Year at University of Sunderland
Performing Arts with Integrated Foundation Year (BA (Hons), W470) at University of Sunderland asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sunderland.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 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 sunderland.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other higher education 45%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W470 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
50%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 5%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities100%88%
Assessment and feedback100%87%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management100%74%
Learning resources100%86%
Student voice100%82%
10 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£17k5 years£21k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sunderland, North East England, England
- Postcode
- SR1 3SD
Subjects
performing arts design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Performing arts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lancashire | Musical Theatre BA (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Theatre and Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Shrewsbury College | Performing Arts HNC | 64 points | — |
| University Centre South Essex | Acting HND | 64 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Set Design for Screen and Stage with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 - 56 points | — |
| Coventry College | Acting HND | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Performing Arts HND | 48 points | — |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Certificate of Higher Education in Performing for Stage and Screen CertHE | 48 points | — |
| University of Sunderland | Performing Arts with Integrated Foundation Year this course | 40 points | 96–111 |
| New College Durham | Performing Arts Practice FdA | 32 points | — |
| South Eastern Regional College | Acting HND | 32 points | — |
See all 71 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at University of Sunderland
- Modern Music Industries BA (Hons)
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- Screen Performance BA (Hons)
- Screen Performance with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)