You should state your specialist interests clearly on your application. This may be performance (please state your principal instrument), composition, or production. If you meet or are predicted to meet the minimum academic requirements, we will contact you to request a portfolio demonstrating your experience in areas of relevant practice: performance, composition or production. You can find more information about what to include in your portfolio here.
Our entry requirements indicate the Standard (minimum) qualifications with which we normally accept students. Competition for places varies from year to year and you aren't guaranteed a place if you meet the minimum qualifications.
Minimum Year 1
SQA Higher
Standard Entry Requirement
ABCC
Grades AB must be from the following subjects: English, Music or Music Technology, Modern Studies, History, Psychology, Theology, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Geography, Latin or Classics.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement
ABCC
Grades AB must be from the following subjects: English, Music or Music Technology, Modern Studies, History, Psychology, Religious Moral and Philosophical Studies, Theology, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Geography, Latin or Classics.
You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.
A Level
BCC
Grades BC must be from the following subjects: English, Music or Music Technology, Modern Studies, History, Psychology, Theology, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Geography, Latin, Classics or Government and Politics.
Irish Leaving Certificate
H1/H3/H3/H4 at HL.
Grades H1, H3 must be from the following subjects: English, Music or Music Technology, Modern Studies, History, Psychology, Theology, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Geography, Latin, or Classics.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 27 points overall including three HL subjects.
HL Grades 6,5 must be from the following subjects: English, Music or Music Technology, Modern Studies, History, Psychology, Theology, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Geography, Latin, or Classics.
T Level
Grade Merit
T Level must be completed in a English/Literary subject or an A Level in an English/Literary subject may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.
Minimum year 2
HNC
Pass HNC in a related subject with A in the graded unit.
Minimum year 3
HND
Pass HND in Music or Music Performance with A in the graded unit.
English language requirements
If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test and our minimum English language requirements will apply.
This may not apply if you have completed all your school qualifications in English. Check our country pages to find out if this applies to you.
We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
Entry requirements by country
Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto the following courses:
- BN Nursing/MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) (Adult, Mental Health, Child, Learning Disabilities)
- BM Midwifery/MM Midwifery
- All Graduate Apprenticeship courses.
See who can apply for more information on Graduate Apprenticeship courses.
We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study.
Our admissions policies will help you understand our admissions procedures, and how we use the information you provide us in your application to inform the decisions we make.
Undergraduate admissions policies
Postgraduate admissions policies