Goldsmiths' College

North West112 Courses

University Insights

Aggregated HESA/NSS/LEO statistics averaged across all 112 courses at this institution.

Avg. Graduate Salary
£27,600
15 months after graduation
Student Satisfaction
76%
Average NSS Rating
Student Retention
71%
Continue their studies
Highly Skilled Jobs
59%
Professional/managerial roles

About Goldsmiths' College

Goldsmiths, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London, based in New Cross in south east London with roots as a nineteenth century technical and recreative institute. It has a creative, progressive and often unconventional character.

Goldsmiths is internationally known for art, design, media, music and the social sciences, and has a strong reputation for cultural and critical thinking. Students benefit from a diverse, artistically minded community and a distinctive, experimental approach to learning in the capital.

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 112 courses, Goldsmiths' College's largest teaching areas are computer science (25 courses), creative arts and design (24 courses) and social sciences (21 courses), with further provision in history and philosophy, business and management and law. In the latest national data it records 80.5% average course satisfaction (NSS), 71.2% first-year continuation and 83.3% of graduates in work or further study. Median graduate pay rises from about £27,600 fifteen months after graduating to £30,849 after five years, peaking at £38,000 for Business Computing and Entrepreneurship.

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Business and Management 10

BScEconomics with Econometrics

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Satisfied85%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BAPolitics, Philosophy, and Economics

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Satisfied71%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScBusiness Management

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out19%
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BAEconomics with Marketing

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BAArts Management

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out19%
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BAEconomics

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£28k
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BScManagement with Marketing

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Satisfied75%
Drop-out20%
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BScManagement with Economics

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Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BScManagement with Entrepreneurship

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out19%
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BScMarketing

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out10%
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Communications and Media 1

BAJournalism

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Computer Science 25

BScComputer Science (User Experience)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScComputer Science (Software Engineering)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScComputer Science with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Drop-out85%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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BScBusiness Computing and Entrepreneurship

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Drop-out85%
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BScComputer Science and Management

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScComputer Science with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out45%
Salary£30k
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BScComputer Science (Cybersecurity)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScGames Programming

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Drop-out85%
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BMusElectronic Music, Computing and Technology

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Satisfied69%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScGames Programming

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BMusElectronic Music, Computing and Technology

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BScGames Programming (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out35%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScComputing

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScBusiness Computing (Systems Analysis)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScBusiness Computing and Entrepreneurship

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Satisfied71%
Drop-out35%
Salary£30k
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BScEconomics with Data Science

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScCreative Computing

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Drop-out85%
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BScCreative Computing

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Satisfied80%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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BScDigital Arts Computing

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BMusElectronic Music, Computing and Technology with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScComputer Science

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out24%
Salary£30k
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BScComputer Science

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Drop-out85%
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BScBusiness Computing and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out35%
Salary£30k
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BScCreative Computing with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out35%
Salary£30k
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BScComputer Science (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science)

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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Creative Arts and Design 24

BAEnglish with Creative Writing

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Satisfied70%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BAMedia and English

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out30%
Salary£26k
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BAAnthropology, Media and Digital Practice

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BMusMusic

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Satisfied79%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BADrama: Musical Theatre

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Satisfied64%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAPromotional Media: PR, Advertising and Branding

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Satisfied75%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAMedia & Communications, Journalism, and Promotional Media (including Foundation Year)

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Satisfied68%
Drop-out45%
Salary£26k
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BMusPopular Music

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BADesign

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Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAFine Art and History of Art

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Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£25k
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BAFine Art

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Satisfied90%
Drop-out7%
Salary£25k
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BAAnthropology and Media

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Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BMusMusic with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out50%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BADrama and Theatre Arts

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BADrama and Theatre Arts with Design and Technical Practice

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Satisfied70%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory of Art

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Satisfied82%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BMusPopular Music

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BAHistory of Art

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BAFine Art (Extension Degree)

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Satisfied95%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£17k
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BADrama: Applied Theatre and Community Performance

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Satisfied70%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BADrama and Theatre Arts with Acting

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Satisfied70%
Drop-out13%
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BAEnglish with Creative Writing

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BAMedia and Communications

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Satisfied75%
Drop-out4%
Salary£26k
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BMusMusic

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Education and Teaching 2

BAEducation

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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BAEducation

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History and Philosophy 12

BAHistory and Journalism

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BAHistory with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory and Anthropology

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BAHistory with Public History

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory with Global History

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory with Military History

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAHistory

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BAHistory and Politics

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Satisfied71%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory with Public History

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BAHistory

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£25k
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BAHistory and Politics

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BAHistory and Anthropology

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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Languages and Area Studies 3

BAEnglish

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BAEnglish (with Integrated Foundation Year)

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAEnglish

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Satisfied74%
Drop-out25%
Salary£26k
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Law 6

LLBLaw with Politics and Human Rights

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Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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LLBLaw

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Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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LLBLaw with Criminal Justice & Human Rights

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Satisfied92%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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LLBLaw with Economics

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Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary (subject)£30k*
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BACriminology

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Satisfied50%
Drop-out35%
Salary£28k
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BAEconomics with Law

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Satisfied86%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Other Subject Areas 3

BScEnvironment and Social Change

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Satisfied62%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BACurating

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BASocial and Community Work

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Satisfied77%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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Psychology 5

BScPsychology with Forensic Psychology

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Satisfied59%
Drop-out35%
Salary£27k
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BScPsychology with Clinical Psychology

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Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BScPsychology with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied76%
Drop-out50%
Salary£27k
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BScPsychology

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out19%
Salary£27k
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BScPsychology with Cognitive Neuroscience

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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Social Sciences 21

BASociology and Chinese

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Satisfied62%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BASocial Work (with Integrated Foundation Year)

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Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAApplied Social Science, Community Development and Youth Work

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Satisfied74%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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BAAnthropology

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BAAnthropology

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Satisfied85%
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Salary£28k
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BAPolitics and International Relations

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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BAInternational Relations

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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BAAnthropology & Visual Practice

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Satisfied88%
Drop-out30%
Salary£28k
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BAPolitics

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BAApplied Psychosocial and Psychotherapy Studies

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BASociology

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Satisfied64%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BAAnthropology and Sociology

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Satisfied62%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BASociology and Politics

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Satisfied62%
Drop-out35%
Salary£27k
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BASociology (with Integrated Foundation Year)

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Satisfied62%
Drop-out18%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BAAnthropology with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

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Satisfied78%
Drop-out40%
Salary£28k
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BAApplied Psychosocial and Psychotherapy Studies

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Satisfied67%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BASociology with Criminology

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Satisfied73%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BAPolitics

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Satisfied71%
Drop-out30%
Salary£27k
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BAInternational Relations

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BASocial Work

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Satisfied65%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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BAPolitics and International Relations (with Integrated Foundation Year)

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Satisfied71%
Drop-out27%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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