School Summary: Geography, Politics and Sociology
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Summary Data & Trends
HESA categories
Key Destination Activity Total %
  Full-time paid work 103 35.4
  Part-time paid work 36 12.4
  Voluntary/unpaid work 12 4.1
  Work and study 23 7.9
  Further study 66 22.7
  Assumed to be unemployed 24 8.2
  Not available for employment 13 4.5
  Other 2 0.7
  Explicit refusal 12 4.1
291 100%

Additional Statistics
  • 54.0% of graduates employed were in 'Graduate' level occupations.
  • 32.8% of graduates in work were employed in the North East.
  • Average salary £19,763 (based on 76 graduates who supplied salary information).

Course Details
Courses DLHE Population DLHE Responses Response Rate
BA Honours Geography967780.2%
BA Honours Government and European Union Studies6583.3%
BA Honours Politics816175.3%
BA Honours Politics and Economics11981.8%
BA Honours Politics and Sociology291862.1%
BA Honours Sociology513568.6%
BSc Honours Geography393384.6%
BSc Honours Physical Geography181583.3%
MA Applied Policy Rsch (FT)4125.0%
MA Euro Union Studs (FT)22100.0%
MA Gender Research22100.0%
MA Human Geography Research (FT)22100.0%
MA Int Pols (Critical Geopolitics) (FT)6583.3%
MA Int Pols (Global Justice & Ethics) FT6583.3%
MA Int Pols (Global, Pov & Devt) FT6466.7%
MA International Studies (FT)22100.0%
MA International Studies (PT)11100.0%
MA Intl Political Economy (FT)100.0%
MA Local & Regional Development (FT)33100.0%
MA Local and Regional Development (PT)22100.0%
MA Sociology & Social Research (FT)5480.0%
MA Sociology & Social Research (PT)22100.0%
PhD School of Geography, Politics and Sociology (full time)3266.7%
PhD School of Geography, Politics and Sociology (Staff)11100.0%
PhD SCMS (FT)100.0%
School38029176.6%