History and Politics at University of Sheffield
History and Politics (BA (Hons), VL12) 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 144–159 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
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 19% had fewer than the 136 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 4%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL12 · V1 history by period + L2 politics
- 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
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%89%
Learning opportunities89%83%
Assessment and feedback84%82%
Academic support95%91%
Organisation and management81%85%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice83%79%
20 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£24.5k5 years£31k
£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 onThis course
65% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Administrative occupations25%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Media Professionals10%
- Legal professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 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 ↗
Politics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Economics and Politics BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bath | International Politics and Modern Languages with study or work abroad BA (Hons) | AAB | — |
| University of Birmingham | History and Politics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Politics and Sociology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | History and International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Ancient History/Politics MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Kent | Law and Politics LLB (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Global Creative Industries BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | International Relations BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | History and Politics this course | AAB | 144–159 |
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