Music BMus
AAB; ABB at A level, AAB, including Music; ABB + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool/LCME or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM/Rockschool/Trinity) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity/LCME); graduates earn a median £23,500 three years on.
AAB, including Music; ABB + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool/LCME or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM/Rockschool/Trinity) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity/LCME) · 90% of entrants came with A levels · 100% 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: ABB; BBB, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
Sheffield course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
- 1AAB, including Music; ABB + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool/LCME or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM/Rockschool/Trinity) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity/LCME)
Other qualifications5
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 34International Baccalaureate: 34, with 5 in Higher Level Music; 33 + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool/LCME or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM/Rockschool/Trinity) + Grade 5 T | 5 in Higher Level Music |
| BTEC | DDDBTEC Extended Diploma: DDD in Music | — |
| BTEC | DDBTEC Diploma: DD + B in A Level Music; DD in Music + A at A Level | — |
| Scottish Highers | AAAABScottish Highers: AAAAB, including Music; AAABB + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool/LCME or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM/Rockschool/Trinity) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trini | Music |
| Access | Award of the Access to HE Diploma in Music, with 45 credits at Level 3, includinAccess to HE Diploma: Award of the Access to HE Diploma in Music, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 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
4 optional modules
Year 2 · 4 core, 4 optional · 80 credits ≈ 800 hours
Year 3 · 1 core, 8 optional · 40 credits ≈ 400 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 25 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 23, 14
Half of graduates earned between £18,500 and £26,000. Five years on, the median is £27,500. 70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 60% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures6
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 10% left | 100% | 20 |
| In work or study, 15 months on20% studying | 70% | 10 |
| Professional or managerial job | 60% | 15 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £23,500 | 25 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £27,500 | 25 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 65% 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 13; lowest: 70% on question 18.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 91% |
| Question 2 | 91% |
| Question 3 | 91% |
| Question 4 | 82% |
| Question 5 | 91% |
| Question 6 | 82% |
| Question 7 | 82% |
| Question 8 | 82% |
| Question 9 | 82% |
| Question 10 | 82% |
| Question 11 | 91% |
| Question 12 | 82% |
| Question 13 | 100% |
| Question 14 | 91% |
| Question 15 | 82% |
| Question 16 | 100% |
| Question 17 | 91% |
| Question 18 | 70% |
| Question 19 | 100% |
| Question 20 | 91% |
| Question 21 | 100% |
| Question 22 | 82% |
| Question 23 | 91% |
| Question 24 | 80% |
| Question 25 | 88% |
| Question 26 | 89% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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