Social Sciences

BA · The Open University

Social Sciences

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The Open University

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published

SATISFACTION87%

CONTINUATION57%

PROFESSIONAL JOBSnot published

NO DESTINATION DATANo published graduate destinations, so no exposure figure is claimed.

CONTINUATION ALERT

43% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.

Entry tariff of real entrants

UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.

<480% of entrants

48-630% of entrants

64-790% of entrants

80-950% of entrants

96-1110% of entrants

112-1270% of entrants

128-1430% of entrants

144-1590% of entrants

160-1750% of entrants

176-1910% of entrants

192-2070% of entrants

208-2230% of entrants

224-2390% of entrants

240+0% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 87% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 57%.

What you actually study

YEAR 1

Introduction to Social Theory · Research Methods in Social Science · Global Political Economy · Comparative Politics

YEAR 2

Advanced Social Theory · Research Methods II · Public Policy Analysis

YEAR 3

Specialism: Gender / Race / Class / Migration · Dissertation Workshop

YEAR 4

Dissertation

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).