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BA Politics and Sociology

University of Sussex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /66
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs54%
Meaningful Work73%
The Course
The Location

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1849 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
24%
02
Administrative occupations
12%
03
Elementary occupations
11%
04
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
7%
05
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
6%
06
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
6%
07
Welfare Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
4%
09
Sales occupations
3%
10
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (83% response rate)

80%
Teaching Quality
76%
Assessment & Feedback
78%
Academic Support
91%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
65%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

112-127
30%
128-143
30%
144-159
40%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
Baccalaureate
5%
No qualifications
5%
Other HE
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

41%
High Exposure

AI is actively being used in many tasks within this career, though human expertise remains important. Graduates who understand AI tools will have a competitive advantage.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

62%Secretarial and related
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
54%
Professional Work
73%
Meaningful Role
63%
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