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BA Psychosocial Studies

Birkbeck College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary£30,000
Satisfaction57%
Degree Completion55%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work90%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£30,000
typical starting salary
£27,500
£43,000
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
Sales occupations
15%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Administrative occupations
5%
06
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Caring personal services
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (71% response rate)

65%
Teaching Quality
63%
Assessment & Feedback
60%
Academic Support
40%
Organisation
57%
Learning Resources
33%
Student Voice

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

<48
5%
48-63
15%
64-79
15%
80-95
20%
96-111
10%
112-127
5%
144-159
10%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
70%
Access
10%
Other HE
10%
Baccalaureate
5%
Other
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

29%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

55%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
55%
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