School Summary: Geography, Politics and Sociology
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Summary Data & Trends
HESA categories
Key Destination Activity Total %
  Full-time paid work 102 35.3
  Part-time paid work 26 9.0
  Voluntary/unpaid work 9 3.1
  Work and study 11 3.8
  Further study 81 28.0
  Assumed to be unemployed 36 12.5
  Not available for employment 16 5.5
  Other 0 0.0
  Explicit refusal 8 2.8
289 100%

Additional Statistics
  • 58.8% of graduates employed were in 'Graduate' level occupations.
  • 36.5% of graduates in work were employed in the North East.
  • Average salary £18,633 (based on 60 graduates who supplied salary information).

Course Details
Courses DLHE Population DLHE Responses Response Rate
BA Hons Geography776584.4%
BA Hons Gov & Europ Studies5480.0%
BA Hons Politics775470.1%
BA Hons Politics & Economics211571.4%
BA Hons Politics and Sociology201470.0%
BA Hons Sociology503672.0%
BSc Hons Geography564682.1%
BSc Hons Physical Geography151386.7%
MA Applied Policy Rsch (FT)22100.0%
MA Applied Policy Rsch (PT)11100.0%
MA Euro Union Studs (FT)22100.0%
MA Euro Union Studs (PT)22100.0%
MA Human Geography Research (FT)11100.0%
MA International Studies (FT)11872.7%
MA International Studies (PT)11100.0%
MA Intl Political Economy (FT)3133.3%
MA Intl Political Economy (PT)11100.0%
MA Local & Regional Development (FT)22100.0%
MA Local and Regional Development (PT)4375.0%
MA Politics (Research) (FT)4375.0%
MA Politics (Research) (PT)100.0%
MA Sociology & Social Research (FT)2150.0%
MA Sociology & Social Research (PT)11100.0%
MSc Social Science & Health Research (FT11100.0%
PhD SSCI (FT)201260.0%
PhD SSCI (PT)100.0%
School38128975.9%