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BA Psychosocial Studies with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /60
Graduate Salary
£30,000
Satisfaction
57%
Degree Completion
55%
Professional Jobs
45%
Meaningful Work
90%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£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

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

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%

Outcomes

55%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track