Music and East Asian Studies at University of Sheffield
Music and East Asian Studies (BA (Hons), WTH4) 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 subject here 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 15% had fewer than the 128 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other qualifications 13%, other higher education 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WTH4
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%85%
Learning opportunities87%74%
Assessment and feedback95%74%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management82%75%
Learning resources82%84%
Student voice86%69%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
67% working11% working and studying8% studying9% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
59%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
39%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Administrative occupations16%
- Teaching Professionals12%
- Elementary occupations7%
- Finance Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 52% 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 ↗
Music 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 | English Literature and Music BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Music BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Sound BDes (Hon) | ABB | — |
| Kingston University | Music Technology BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | History and Music BA (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Royal Northern College of Music | Bachelor of Arts Education with Honours in Inclusive Music Education BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and Music BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Glasgow | Celtic Studies/Music MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 208–223 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Music BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Sheffield | Music and East Asian Studies this course | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Music BA (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 144–159 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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