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BA Psychosocial Studies

Birkbeck College
Part-timeSubject: Social Sciences
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Course Score
A /78
Graduate Salary
£38,500
Satisfaction
80%
Degree Completion
75%
Professional Jobs
60%
Meaningful Work
65%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

39%
Moderate Exposure

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Exposure by graduate destination

Information Technology72%
Secretarial and related62%
Business, Research and Administrative60%
Administrative55%
Media45%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Social Sciences graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£38,500
typical starting salary
£32,000
£47,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Social Sciences graduates nationally earn £20,000-£46,500 (702 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
20%
02
Secretarial and related occupations
15%
03
Media Professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Administrative occupations
10%
05
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Skilled trades occupations
5%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Caring personal services
5%
09
Quality and Regulatory Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%

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

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
70%
Career On Track

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