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BA Sociology

Southampton Solent University🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£29,000
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
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
20%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Customer service occupations
5%
06
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Legal professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 65 respondents (76% response rate)

88%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
85%
Academic Support
83%
Organisation
85%
Learning Resources
77%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Southampton
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% cheaper than the UK average

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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
10%
48-63
35%
64-79
10%
80-95
10%
96-111
20%
112-127
5%
128-143
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
65%
Degree
15%
Other
15%
Access
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

25%
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

68%Customer service
48%Business and public service associate
42%Legal
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track