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BA Media & Communications, Journalism, and Promotional Media (including Foundation Year)

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Full-time4 YearsSubject: Sociology
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Course Score
D /58
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction68%
Degree Completion55%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Sociology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Administrative occupations
5%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
08
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
0%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
0%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (100% response rate)

87%
Teaching Quality
72%
Assessment & Feedback
51%
Academic Support
64%
Organisation
59%
Learning Resources
56%
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
20%
48-63
5%
64-79
20%
80-95
15%
96-111
5%
112-127
5%
128-143
5%
144-159
10%
160-175
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
60%
Other
20%
No qualifications
15%
Other HE
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

38%
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
65%Web and Multimedia Design
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Outcomes

55%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track