Politics and Sociology BA
ABB at A level; graduates earn a median £23,500 three years on.
95% of entrants came with A levels · 95% stay on after year 1 · Sheffield course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. Contextual offer: BBB, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
Sheffield course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
Other qualifications5
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 33International Baccalaureate: 33; 32, with B in the extended essay | — |
| BTEC | DDDBTEC Extended Diploma | — |
| BTEC | DDBTEC Diploma: DD + B at A Level | — |
| Scottish Highers | AAABBScottish Highers | — |
| Access | The award of the Access to HE Diploma in either Law, Business Management, HumaniAccess to HE Diploma: The award of the Access to HE Diploma in either Law, Business Management, Humanities or Social Sciences, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit | — |
What do you study?
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.
Sheffield course page · optional modules vary by year
Year 2 · 4 core, 18 optional · 80 credits ≈ 800 hours
18 optional modules
Year 3 · 1 core, 23 optional · 40 credits ≈ 400 hours
23 optional modules
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 110 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 22, 14
Half of graduates earned between £20,000 and £27,500. Five years on, the median is £29,000. 88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 57% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 15% left | 95% | 20 |
| In work or study, 15 months on5% studying | 88% | 180 |
| Professional or managerial job | 57% | 135 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £25,000 | 85 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £23,500 | 110 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £29,000 | 110 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 53% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 10 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 2; lowest: 30% on question 10.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 90% |
| Question 2 | 100% |
| Question 3 | 80% |
| Question 4 | 80% |
| Question 5 | 90% |
| Question 6 | 78% |
| Question 7 | 90% |
| Question 8 | 70% |
| Question 9 | 67% |
| Question 10 | 30% |
| Question 11 | 80% |
| Question 12 | 60% |
| Question 13 | 100% |
| Question 14 | 80% |
| Question 15 | 80% |
| Question 16 | 80% |
| Question 17 | 63% |
| Question 18 | 50% |
| Question 19 | 89% |
| Question 20 | 100% |
| Question 21 | 80% |
| Question 22 | 60% |
| Question 23 | 67% |
| Question 24 | 60% |
| Question 25 | 67% |
| Question 26 | 56% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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