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BA Journalism with Foundation Year

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Sociology
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Course Score
C /66
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction88%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work90%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Sociology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£24,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Sociology graduates nationally earn £20,000–£49,000 (349 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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
30%
02
Media Professionals
★ Professional
30%
03
Customer service occupations
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
06
Sales occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 45 respondents (84% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
81%
Assessment & Feedback
91%
Academic Support
91%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
84%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% 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

64-79
5%
80-95
15%
96-111
20%
112-127
20%
128-143
30%
144-159
10%
160-175
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
95%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

35%
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
45%Media
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media
8%Protective service

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
85%
Career On Track