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BA Health and Social Studies

University of the Highlands and Islands
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
D /55
Graduate Salary£22,000
Satisfaction87%
Degree Completion35%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work90%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£22,000
typical starting salary
£15,000
£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
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
15%
03
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15%
04
Administrative occupations
5%
05
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
06
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Elementary occupations
5%
08
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Skilled trades occupations
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (55% response rate)

84%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
88%
Academic Support
85%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
75%
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
10%
80-95
20%
112-127
20%
144-159
10%
160-175
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
50%
Other
30%
Other HE
15%
Degree
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

23%
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

72%Information Technology
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
32%Artistic, literary and media
15%Welfare and housing associate

Outcomes

35%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
90%
Career On Track