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BA Health and Social Care with Foundation Year

University of Derby
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Subjects Allied to Medicine
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Course Score
C /61
Graduate Salary
£28,000
Satisfaction
88%
Degree Completion
40%
Professional Jobs
30%
Meaningful Work
90%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

18%
Low Exposure

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

This career involves tasks that AI currently has very limited ability to perform, such as physical work, human care, or complex real-world interaction.

Exposure by graduate destination

Customer service68%
Secretarial and related62%
Artistic, literary and media32%
Welfare and housing associate15%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation12%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

around the national median

Typical starting salary for Subjects Allied to Medicine graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£28,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£32,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Subjects Allied to Medicine graduates nationally earn £20,000-£42,000 (233 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
Caring personal services
30%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
06
Sports and fitness occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Customer service occupations
5%

Explore Career Pathways

Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

40%
Continuation
30%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
85%
Career On Track

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