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BA Specialist Sports Journalism with Foundation Year

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Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Sociology
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion87%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work85%

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
£25,000
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
Media Professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
15%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Elementary occupations
5%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 35 respondents (63% response rate)

92%
Teaching Quality
90%
Assessment & Feedback
93%
Academic Support
84%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
82%
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
2%
64-79
19%
80-95
13%
96-111
17%
112-127
22%
128-143
16%
144-159
3%
160-175
6%
176-191
3%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
99%
Other
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

39%
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

65%Web and Multimedia Design
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
40%Sales

Outcomes

87%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
55%
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