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BA Sociology with Foundation Year

University of Derby🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion83%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£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
Elementary occupations
15%
02
Sales occupations
10%
03
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Administrative occupations
5%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Caring personal services
5%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
08
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Natural and social science professionals
★ Professional
0%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 120 respondents (69% response rate)

85%
Teaching Quality
86%
Assessment & Feedback
88%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
88%
Learning Resources
72%
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
9%
64-79
14%
80-95
15%
96-111
20%
112-127
15%
128-143
8%
144-159
7%
160-175
5%
176-191
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
93%
Access
4%
No qualifications
3%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

22%
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
40%Sales
40%Natural and social science
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

83%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
65%
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