Music composition degrees

26 courses at 15 UK universities offer music composition for 2027 entry: most ask for between 48 and 112 UCAS points; 1 course quote A-level grades instead (BBB - BCC).

Qualifications BA (Hons) 8, BMus (Hon) 5, MMus 5, BSc (Hons) 3
Study full-time 25, part-time 1

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing music composition with another subject.

• music production 9
• music technology 6
• music 5
• sonic arts 4
• audio technology 4
• music and arts management 3
• film music and screen music 2
• film and sound recording 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• W3 music 11

Universities

• pointblank Music School 3
• Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 3
• Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 3
• Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 2
• University for the Creative Arts 2
• University of Hertfordshire 2
• University of Lancashire 2
• University of Portsmouth 2
• Barnsley College University Centre 1
• De Montfort University 1
• Futureworks 1
• LCCM 1
• Royal Academy of Music, University of London 1
• University of Huddersfield 1
• University of West London 1

Courses