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BA Community Development

University of Glasgow
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Social Sciences
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Course Score
A /79
Graduate Salary
£32,000
Satisfaction
93%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
88%
Meaningful Work
70%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

23%
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

Administrative55%
Business and Financial Project Management50%
Business and public service associate48%
Sales40%
Managers, directors and senior officials30%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Social Sciences graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£32,000
typical starting salary
£31,000
£36,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Social Sciences graduates nationally earn £20,000–£46,500 (751 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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
80%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
50%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Administrative occupations
10%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
06
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Elementary occupations
5%
08
Sales occupations
2%
09
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
1%
10
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
1%

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Outcomes

80%
Continuation
88%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
66%
Career On Track

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