Acting and Performance at Sheffield Hallam University
Acting and Performance (BA (Hons), W491) at Sheffield Hallam University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on shu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check shu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W491 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course62%88%
Learning opportunities60%86%
Assessment and feedback65%87%
Academic support73%93%
Organisation and management42%83%
Learning resources77%88%
Student voice49%81%
15 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£19k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
81% working5% working and studying4% studying8% unemployed3% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
49%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Sales occupations13%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations11%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Business and public service associate professionals11%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals11%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 190 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S1 1WB
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- City Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | English Literature and Drama BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Acting BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Costume Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Acting BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| BIMM University | Acting for Screen BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Academy of Live Technology | Live Events Production BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Acting BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Birmingham City University | Applied Theatre (Community and Education) BA (Hons) | — | 144–159 |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Acting and Performance this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at Sheffield Hallam University
- Acting and Performance (top-up) BA (Hons)
- Acting and Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Musical Theatre BA (Hons)