Popular music composition degrees
13 courses at 5 UK universities offer popular music composition for 2027 entry: most ask for between 48 and 80 UCAS points; 4 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often CC.
Qualifications BA (Hons) 7, CertHE 3, BMus (Hon) 2, HND 1
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Often studied with
Joint honours courses pairing popular music composition with another subject.
Course codes
What these courses' UCAS codes start with.
- W3 music 6
Universities
- Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 5
- BIMM University 4
- Leeds Conservatoire 2
- United Colleges Group 1
- University of Lancashire 1
Courses
| Code | Course | Award | University | Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3C48 | Popular Music Performance & Songwriting | BMus (Hon) | BIMM University | CC | UCASUNI |
| W321 | Songwriting | CertHE | BIMM University | CC | UCASUNI |
| 3C45 | Songwriting | BMus (Hon) | BIMM University | CC | UCASUNI |
| 3C49 | Songwriting & Music Production | BA (Hons) | BIMM University | CC | UCASUNI |
| WW38 | Songwriting | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| W3W8 | Songwriting | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCASUNI |
| W3S1 | Songwriting and Artist Development | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCASUNI |
| W3W9 | Songwriting and Production | BA (Hons) | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 80 points | UCASUNI |
| 3454 | Songwriting and Production | CertHE | Institute of Contemporary Music Performance | 45 points | UCASUNI |
| J281 | Popular Music, Songwriting and Performance | BA (Hons) | University of Lancashire | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| W310 | Songwriting | BA (Hons) | Leeds Conservatoire | 96 points | UCASUNI |
| W3J4 | Songwriting with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Leeds Conservatoire | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| HNMU | Music | HND | United Colleges Group | 32 points | UCAS |