English and Music at University of Sheffield
English and Music (BA (Hons), QW33) at University of Sheffield asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 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 128
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 10% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QW33 · Q3 English studies + W3 music
- 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
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%94%
Learning opportunities81%88%
Assessment and feedback80%86%
Academic support97%95%
Organisation and management74%87%
Learning resources88%92%
Student voice90%84%
30 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals25%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | Education and English BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 176–191 |
| Brunel University of London | English BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| University of Exeter | Art History & Visual Culture and English BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and English BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Nottingham | Art History and Visual Culture and English BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English and Music this course | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Philosophy and English BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | English BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | under 96 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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