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BA Sociology

University of the West of England, Bristol🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /61
Graduate Salary£24,500
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs38%
Meaningful Work77%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£24,500
typical starting salary
£22,000
£27,500
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
Administrative occupations
16%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
12%
03
Elementary occupations
12%
04
Sales occupations
11%
05
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
8%
06
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
7%
07
Caring personal services
6%
08
Customer service occupations
4%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
4%
10
Sports and fitness occupations
★ Professional
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 280 respondents (74% response rate)

87%
Teaching Quality
78%
Assessment & Feedback
76%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
86%
Learning Resources
72%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Bristol
Average Weekly Rent
£165
Est. Annual Total£13,860
💸12% more expensive 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
1%
48-63
7%
64-79
10%
80-95
16%
96-111
20%
112-127
21%
128-143
12%
144-159
5%
160-175
3%
176-191
1%
208-223
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
95%
Access
2%
Baccalaureate
1%
Foundation
1%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

31%
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
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
18%Teaching

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
38%
Professional Work
77%
Meaningful Role
61%
Career On Track