History and Politics with Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
History and Politics with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), VL14) 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.
160 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, a baccalaureate 5%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL14 · V1 history by period + L4 social policy
- 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
95%
still studying
UK 89%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
190 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%94%
Learning opportunities84%87%
Assessment and feedback82%87%
Academic support96%95%
Organisation and management79%86%
Learning resources95%92%
Student voice80%80%
175 final-year students · 76% 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 onSubject at this uni
73% working8% working and studying6% studying4% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
79%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
46%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals14%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Administrative occupations12%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals11%
- Managers, directors and senior officials6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 165 graduates · 55% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Politics 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 Bath | Economics with Politics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| Bangor University | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Criminology and Politics BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Business and International Relations BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Global Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and International Relations MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Law with Politics and International Relations LLB (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| ARU London | LLB (Hons) Law with International Relations LLB (Hons) | — | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Leadership and Management in Public Services (Top-Up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Sheffield | History and Politics with Foundation Year this course | — | 144–159 |
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