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BA Sociology

University of Derby🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction90%
Degree Completion60%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£28,500
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
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Animal care and control services
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Elementary occupations
10%
07
Media Professionals
★ Professional
10%
08
Skilled trades occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (86% response rate)

96%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
92%
Academic Support
95%
Organisation
88%
Learning Resources
85%
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

64-79
10%
80-95
35%
96-111
10%
112-127
20%
128-143
10%
144-159
10%
160-175
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Access
5%
No qualifications
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

24%
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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
18%Teaching
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

60%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track