Global Sustainable Development with Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
Global Sustainable Development with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), L801) at University of Sheffield: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on sheffield.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 sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L801 · L8 development studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
100%
still studying
UK 95%
0%
left higher education
UK 4%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course71%90%
Learning opportunities63%84%
Assessment and feedback75%76%
Academic support88%88%
Organisation and management54%82%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice75%79%
10 final-year students · 80% 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%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
international development social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Development studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | International Development BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | International Development with Economics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | International Development and Politics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Global Development BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Global Development BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Global Sustainable Development BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | International Relations and Global Security top-up BA | — | — |
| Open University | Social Sciences (Development) (R23-DEV) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Geography with Global Development BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University of Portsmouth | International Development BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University of Sheffield | Global Sustainable Development with Foundation Year this course | — | 144–159 |
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