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BA Health and Social Care

University of Derby🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£28,000
Satisfaction90%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs35%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£28,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£32,000
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
Caring personal services
25%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Customer service occupations
10%
04
Sales occupations
10%
05
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (83% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
88%
Assessment & Feedback
98%
Academic Support
93%
Organisation
95%
Learning Resources
83%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
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

48-63
10%
64-79
15%
80-95
20%
96-111
5%
112-127
15%
128-143
15%
144-159
15%
160-175
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
50%
Access
20%
No qualifications
20%
Other
15%

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

68%Customer service
40%Sales
18%Teaching
15%Welfare and housing associate
12%Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
35%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track