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BA Media and English

Goldsmiths' College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Sociology
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Course Score
C /62
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction76%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Sociology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£24,500
£30,000
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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Media Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Sales occupations
10%
07
Administrative occupations
5%
08
Customer service occupations
5%
09
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
10
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 55 respondents (72% response rate)

82%
Teaching Quality
74%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
75%
Organisation
64%
Learning Resources
73%
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

96-111
10%
112-127
35%
128-143
15%
160-175
15%
176-191
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
Other
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

36%
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
45%Media
40%Sales

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
50%
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