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BA Social Sciences

University of the West of Scotland
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary£29,500
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion67%
Professional Jobs57%
Meaningful Work81%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£29,500
typical starting salary
£24,000
£34,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1854 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
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
12%
03
Welfare Professionals
★ Professional
12%
04
Caring personal services
10%
05
Administrative occupations
7%
06
Sales occupations
7%
07
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
6%
08
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
4%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
4%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
4%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 40 respondents (66% response rate)

95%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
92%
Academic Support
97%
Organisation
88%
Learning Resources
80%
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

48-63
10%
64-79
5%
80-95
15%
96-111
25%
112-127
25%
128-143
15%
144-159
10%
240+
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
62%
Other HE
32%
Access
3%
Degree
2%
No qualifications
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

24%
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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching

Outcomes

67%
Continuation
57%
Professional Work
81%
Meaningful Role
81%
Career On Track