American Studies

The department has performed well across the main outcomes group of graduate level employment.

• The graduate level employment figure is well above the average of all Sussex departments with 81% of employed leavers being in graduate level work, which is 1% above average. The overall employment figure at 62% is 3% above the university average of 59%.
• The rate of unemployment for leavers from the department is above the school average at 7% although this is only three individuals.
• Leavers from this department chose to undertake further study at a lower rate than the university average with 26% of leavers choosing to study.
• This data gives the department a PI score of 80%, which is 3% below the university average.

Art History

The department is a strong performer and their graduates have recorded some excellent outcomes this year.

• The overall employment rate of 58% is only 1% 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 25% is below the school and the institutional average of 30%.
• This data gives the department a PI score of 85%, which exceeds the university average by 2%.

History

The department has performed well in the main outcomes group of further study.

• The graduate level employment figure is well below the average of all Sussex departments with 68% of employed leavers being in graduate level work, which is 12% below average.
• The overall employment figure at 54% is 5% below the university average of 59%.
• The rate of unemployment for leavers from the department is below the school average at 3%, although this is only two individuals.
• Leavers from this department decide to undertake further study at a rate that exceeds the university average by 5% with 35% of leavers choosing to study.
• This data gives the department a PI score of 78%, which is 5% below the university average.

Philosophy

The department has performed well across the important outcomes groups of employment and further study.

• The graduate level employment figure is below the average of all Sussex departments with 73% of employed leavers being in graduate level work, which is 7% below average across all departments. The overall employment figure of 63% is 4% above the university average of 59%.
• The rate of unemployment for leavers from the department matches the school and university average at 4%.
• Leavers from this department decide to undertake further study at a similar rate to the university average with 29% of leavers choosing to study, which is only 1% below average.
• This data gives the department a PI score of 78%, which is 5% below the university average score.

* The Performance Indicator (PI) is the product of those in graduate level work or further study out of those in work, study or unemployment.