Sociology with Foundation Year

BA · University of Derby · 4 years

Sociology with Foundation Year

University of Derby

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£25,000

SATISFACTION86%

CONTINUATION83%

PROFESSIONAL JOBS50%

DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 22% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

Entry tariff of real entrants

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

<485% of entrants

48-639% of entrants

64-7914% of entrants

80-9515% of entrants

96-11120% of entrants

112-12715% of entrants

128-1438% of entrants

144-1597% of entrants

160-1755% of entrants

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192-2070% of entrants

208-2230% of entrants

224-2390% of entrants

240+0% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 86% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 83%.

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).