Musicianship and performance studies degrees
60 courses at 18 UK universities offer musicianship and performance studies for 2027 entry: most ask for between 48 and 96 UCAS points; 6 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often CC.
Qualifications BA (Hons) 20, BMus (Hon) 20, CertHE 7, MMus 7
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Often studied with
Joint honours courses pairing musicianship and performance studies with another subject.
- music production 5
- music 4
- instrumental or vocal performance 3
- popular music performance 3
- business and management 2
- popular music composition 2
- jazz 2
Course codes
What these courses' UCAS codes start with.
- W3 music 29
Universities
- Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 14
- University of West London 13
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 5
- BIMM University 3
- LCCM 3
- University of Chichester 3
- University of Huddersfield 3
- University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 3
- Bucks New University 2
- LMA 2
- Nottingham Trent University 2
- ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) 1
- Bath Spa University 1
- Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) 1
- City St George's, University of London 1
- Leeds Beckett University 1
- University of Lancashire 1
- University of Surrey 1
Courses
| Code | Course | Award | University | Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC | Music | BA/MCCI | ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | — | UCAS |
| W304 | Commercial Music | BA (Hons) | Bath Spa University | BBB - BCC | UCAS |
| W316 | Popular Music Performance | BMus (Hon) | BIMM University | CC | UCASUNI |
| 3C48 | Popular Music Performance & Songwriting | BMus (Hon) | BIMM University | CC | UCASUNI |
| 3C45 | Songwriting | BMus (Hon) | BIMM University | CC | UCASUNI |
| 23M7 | Music Production and Performance | BA (Hons) | Bucks New University | 88 - 112 points | UCASUNI |
| 23M4 | Music Production and Performance with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Bucks New University | — | UCASUNI |
| W313 | Music Performer and Practitioner | BA (Hons) | Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) | — | UCASUNI |
| W312 | Music | BMus (Hon) | University of Chichester | 104 points | UCAS |
| W317 | Music (Songwriting) | BMus (Hon) | University of Chichester | — | UCAS |
| W318 | Music (Vocal Performance) | BMus (Hon) | University of Chichester | — | UCAS |
| W300 | Contemporary Vocal Performance | BA | City St George's, University of London | — | UCAS |
| W3W3 | Music Performance | BMus (Hon) | University of Huddersfield | BBB - BCC | UCASUNI |
| A059 | Popular Music Performance | BMus (Hon) | University of Huddersfield | — | UCASUNI |
| A057 | Songwriting, Performance and Music Production | BMus (Hon) | University of Huddersfield | — | UCASUNI |
| W3C5 | Creative Musicianship | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCASUNI |
| W35C | Creative Musicianship | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| 35CB | Creative Musicianship - Bass | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCAS |
| 3C5B | Creative Musicianship - Bass | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCAS |
| 35CD | Creative Musicianship - Drums | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCAS |
| 3C5D | Creative Musicianship - Drums | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCAS |
| 3C5G | Creative Musicianship - Guitar | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCAS |
| 35CG | Creative Musicianship - Guitar | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCAS |
| 3C5K | Creative Musicianship - Keys | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCAS |
| 35CK | Creative Musicianship - Keys | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCAS |
| 35CO | Creative Musicianship - Other Instruments | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCAS |
| 3C5O | Creative Musicianship - Other Instruments | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCAS |
| 3C5V | Creative Musicianship - Vocals | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCAS |
| 35CV | Creative Musicianship - Vocals | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCAS |
| W390 | Music Business and Event Management | BA (Hons) | University of Lancashire | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| — | Music Performance (MMus) | MMus | LCCM | — | UCAS |
| CMPP | Music Performance and Production - Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Sax, Trumpet, Vocals, Production, Songwriting | BMus (Hon) | LCCM | 104 points | UCAS |
| — | Music Production (MMus) | MMus | LCCM | — | UCAS |
| W310 | Music Performance and Production | BA (Hons) | Leeds Beckett University | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| W706 | BA (Hons) Music Performance and Industry - (Top-Up) | BA (Hons) | LMA | — | UCAS |
| W315 | Music Performance & Industry | BA (Hons) | LMA | 96 points | UCASUNI |
| W310 | Music Performance | FdA | Nottingham Trent University | — | UCASUNI |
| W330 | Popular Music | BA (Hons) | Nottingham Trent University | — | UCASUNI |
| 821F | MMus Multi-Instrument Woodwind Performance | MMus | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | — | UCAS |
| 805F | MMus Music Performance | MMus | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | — | UCAS |
| 806F | MMus Music Performance (Intensive) | MMus | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | — | UCAS |
| 808F | MMus Orchestral Performance | MMus | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | — | UCAS |
| 807F | MMus Orchestral Performance (Intensive) | MMus | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | — | UCAS |
| AD29 | Actor Musician | BA (Hons) | University of Surrey | CCC | UCASUNI |
| 31WN | Music Business | HNC | University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | 21 - 24 points | UCASUNI |
| W3N1 | Music Business | BA (Hons) | University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | 21 - 24 points | UCASUNI |
| W310 | Popular Music | BA (Hons) | University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | — | UCASUNI |
| W385 | BMus (Hons) Composition (Film, Gaming, Media) (Top-Up) | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | — | UCAS |
| W388 | Composition (Film, Gaming, Media) | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | 112 - 128 points | UCASUNI |
| WJ88 | Music Performance | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | 112 - 128 points | UCASUNI |
| W310 | Music Performance with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | University of West London | — | UCASUNI |
| W392 | Performance and Music Management | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | 112 - 128 points | UCASUNI |
| W306 | Performance and Music Management Top Up | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | — | UCAS |
| W311 | Performance and Music Management with Foundation Year | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| W300 | Performance and Recording | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | 112 - 128 points | UCASUNI |
| W305 | Performance and Recording Top Up | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | — | UCAS |
| W381 | Performance and Recording with Foundation Year | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| W319 | Popular Music Performance | BMus | University of West London | 112 - 128 points | UCASUNI |
| W324 | Popular Music Performance - Top Up | BMus (Hon) | University of West London | — | UCAS |
| W323 | Popular Music Performance with Foundation | BMus | University of West London | — | UCASUNI |