Politics
The department has performed well across the main outcomes groups of further study and graduate level employment.
- The graduate level employment figure is 3% above the average of all Sussex departments with 83% of employed leavers being in graduate level work.
- The overall employment figure at 47% is 12% below the university average of 59%.
- The rate of unemployment for leavers from the department is above the school average at 8% although this is only four individuals.
- Leavers from this department chose to undertake further study at a much higher rate than the university average with 41% of leavers choosing to study, this helps to mitigate the negative impact of the low overall employment rate..
- This data gives the department a PI score of 84%, which is 1% above the university average.
Sussex Law School
The department is another strong performer and their graduates have recorded some excellent outcomes this year.
- The overall employment rate of 51% is 8% below the average rate across all departments.
- 79% of these leavers are in graduate level employment, 1% below the university average.
- Leavers have performed strongly in terms of unemployment with none indicting that they were still seeking work.
- The further study rate for the department of 43% is well above the institutional average of 30% and has contributed to reduce the impact of the low employment rate.
- This data gives the department a PI score of 88%, which is well above the university average of 83%.
Sociology
The department has performed well with above average further study rates.
- The graduate level employment figure is well below the average of all Sussex departments with 64% of employed leavers being in graduate level work.
- The overall employment figure at 64% is 5% above the university average of 59%.
- The rate of unemployment for leavers from the department is above the school average at 4% although this is only three individuals.
- Leavers from this department chose to undertake further study at a lower rate than the university average with 24% of leavers choosing to study, this contributes to the performance indicator rate.
- This data gives the department a PI score of 71%, which is 9% below the university average.
* The Performance Indicator (PI) is the product of those in graduate level work or further study out of those in work, study or unemployment.
