Social Sciences at University of Sheffield
Social Sciences (BA (Hons), L431) 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. 15% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L431 · L4 social policy
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 87%
5%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities85%87%
Assessment and feedback90%85%
Academic support97%93%
Organisation and management81%87%
Learning resources81%92%
Student voice90%81%
15 final-year students · 86% 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 onSubject at this uni
70% working15% working and studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
90%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% 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
applied social science social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | Global Health and Social Medicine BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Sciences BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Human and Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | ABB | 160–175 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Product Design BDes (Hon) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Social Science BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Bath | Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Social Sciences this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Social Sciences with Data Science BA (Hons) | 128 points | 192–207 |
| University of Brighton | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Glasgow | Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 208–223 |
See all 101 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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