Modern Languages and Cultures BA
ABB at A level, typically including a modern foreign language; graduates earn a median £24,500 three years on.
typically including a modern foreign language · 85% 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
- 1typically including a modern foreign language
Other qualifications5
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 33International Baccalaureate: 33, typically with 5 in a Higher Level modern foreign language; 32, typically with 5 in a Higher Level modern foreign language and B in the extended essay | 5 in a Higher Level modern foreign language |
| BTEC | DDDBTEC Extended Diploma: DDD + an appropriate modern foreign language qualification | — |
| BTEC | DDBTEC Diploma: DD + B at A Level, typically in a modern foreign language | — |
| Scottish Highers | AABBBScottish Highers + Advanced Higher/s: AABBB + B, typically in 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 · 14 core, 5 optional · 280 credits ≈ 2,800 hours
Year 3 · 5 core
Year 4 · 9 core, 6 optional · 180 credits ≈ 1,800 hours
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 24, 14, 13, 23
Half of graduates earned between £22,000 and £29,500. Five years on, the median is £31,500. 95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 70% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 15% left | 95% | 30 |
| In work or study, 15 months on5% studying | 95% | 35 |
| Professional or managerial job | 70% | 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; 68% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 30 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 19; lowest: 48% on question 18.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 96% |
| Question 2 | 89% |
| Question 3 | 89% |
| Question 4 | 96% |
| Question 5 | 89% |
| Question 6 | 89% |
| Question 7 | 93% |
| Question 8 | 82% |
| Question 9 | 86% |
| Question 10 | 82% |
| Question 11 | 89% |
| Question 12 | 89% |
| Question 13 | 71% |
| Question 14 | 82% |
| Question 15 | 93% |
| Question 16 | 93% |
| Question 17 | 61% |
| Question 18 | 48% |
| Question 19 | 100% |
| Question 20 | 89% |
| Question 21 | 89% |
| Question 22 | 89% |
| Question 23 | 64% |
| Question 24 | 61% |
| Question 25 | 88% |
| Question 26 | 75% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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