Politics and Sociology at University of Sheffield
Politics and Sociology (BA (Hons), LL23) 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 128–143 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 128–143 points. 5% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LL23 · L2 politics + L3 sociology
- 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 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%88%
Learning opportunities80%86%
Assessment and feedback70%84%
Academic support80%90%
Organisation and management50%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice60%80%
10 final-year students · 53% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£27.5k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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%
- Legal professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 50% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and International Relations LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Politics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | International Politics BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Law with Politics and Human Rights LLB (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Law with Politics LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | International Relations BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Hull | British Politics and Legislative Studies BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages and International Relations BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Politics and Sociology this course | ABB | 128–143 |
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