BA English and Music at University of Sheffield

Programme overview

This dual honours degree allows you to pursue your creative passions across the arts. Through practical activities such as creative writing, music composition, and performance, you’ll develop as both a writer and a musician and gain a critical understanding of how English and Music work together.

Faculty: School of English | Department: School of English, School of Languages, Arts and Societies | Duration: 3 years | Intake: September | Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students combine English and Music, taking up to 60 credits in each subject per year. The English element follows either a literature or a linguistics pathway chosen in the first year, with core early modern and Restoration to Romanticism literature modules on the literature pathway.

Career pathways

Our graduates have gone on to find success in a number of different industries including: Journalism Artist management Public relations Music therapy Copywriting Audio programming

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Application information

Entry requirements

Standard offer, 2027-28 entry (UCAS QW33): A Levels: ABB including Music A Levels + a fourth Level 3 qualification BBB, including Music + B in a relevant EPQ International Baccalaureate 33, with 5 in Higher Level Music; 32, with 5 in Higher Level Music, and B in a relevant extended essay BTEC Extended Diploma DDD in Music BTEC Diploma DD in Music + B at A Level; DD + B in A Level Music Scottish Highers AAABB including Music Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels B + AB, including Music Access 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 Other requirements: Music Technology acceptable in lieu of Music Grade 8 Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM/Rockschool/Trinity) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity) is acceptable in lieu of Music Evidence of interest in language and literature, demonstrated through the personal statement is also required International applicants: IELTS 7.0 overall with at least 6.5 in each component (GCSE English Language grade 4/C or an alternative acceptable English language qualification also accepted). Applicants eligible for the Access Sheffield contextual scheme receive a lower offer.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Standard annual undergraduate tuition fee for new home students; reduced for year abroad/placement years. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years

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