Digital Media and Society at University of Sheffield
Digital Media and Society (BA (Hons), L391) at University of Sheffield asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
45% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. At least 36% of them had fewer than the 136 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, an Access course 1%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L391 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
97%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
115 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%88%
Learning opportunities80%86%
Assessment and feedback86%84%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management84%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice86%80%
65 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
69% working14% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
57%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Administrative occupations12%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals8%
- Legal professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
digital media media, journalism and communications
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
sociology of science and technology social sciences
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
sociology of science and technology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Media studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | Comparative Literature with Film Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Media Content and Communications BA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | English and Film Studies BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 112–127 |
| SOAS University of London | Digital Media, Culture and International Relations BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Digital Media and Communications BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Film & Television Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Communication and Media BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Cultural, Creative and Media Industries BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Cultural and Creative Industries BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Digital Media and Society this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Film Studies MA (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | 176–191 |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More media, journalism and communications at University of Sheffield
- Journalism Studies BA (Hons)
- Journalism Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)