Music and Modern Languages & Cultures BA
ABB at A level, typically including Music and a modern foreign language; graduates earn a median £24,500 three years on.
typically including Music and a modern foreign language · 100% of entrants came with A levels · 85% 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
- 1typically including Music and a modern foreign language
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications5
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 33International Baccalaureate: 33, typically with 5 in Higher Level Music and a modern foreign language; 32, typically with 5 in Higher Level Music and a modern foreign language, and B in the extended e | 5 in Higher Level Music and a modern foreign language |
| BTEC | DDDBTEC Extended Diploma: DDD in Music + an appropriate modern foreign language qualification | — |
| BTEC | DDBTEC Diploma: DD in Music + B at A Level typically in a modern foreign language | — |
| Scottish Highers | ABBBBScottish Highers + Advanced Higher/s: ABBBB + AB typically in Music and a modern foreign language | — |
| Access | Award of the Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, with 45 credits at LeveAccess to HE Diploma: Award of the Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, 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 · 20 core · 400 credits ≈ 4,000 hours
Year 3 · 5 core
Year 4 · 10 core, 10 optional · 200 credits ≈ 2,000 hours
10 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 50 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 13, 24, 23
Half of graduates earned between £22,000 and £29,500. Five years on, the median is £31,500. 90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 60% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 115% left | 85% | 15 |
| In work or study, 15 months on10% studying | 90% | 40 |
| Professional or managerial job | 60% | 30 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £27,000 | 15 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £24,500 | 50 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £31,500 | 60 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 74% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 75 students answered
Highest: 97% agreed on question 1; lowest: 54% on question 18.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 97% |
| Question 2 | 86% |
| Question 3 | 92% |
| Question 4 | 92% |
| Question 5 | 88% |
| Question 6 | 87% |
| Question 7 | 85% |
| Question 8 | 82% |
| Question 9 | 84% |
| Question 10 | 79% |
| Question 11 | 88% |
| Question 12 | 88% |
| Question 13 | 73% |
| Question 14 | 72% |
| Question 15 | 92% |
| Question 16 | 90% |
| Question 17 | 65% |
| Question 18 | 54% |
| Question 19 | 92% |
| Question 20 | 90% |
| Question 21 | 85% |
| Question 22 | 90% |
| Question 23 | 70% |
| Question 24 | 60% |
| Question 25 | 89% |
| Question 26 | 80% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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