Former students from the School of Applied Social Science have contributed to the success of the school by going on to perform outstandingly well in industry, academia and the public sector.
A number of former students have also revisited the school to advise on course and module development and to offer support with mentoring current students and work placements.
Each year the university carries out a destination survey which investigates and analyses the numbers of the university's graduates entering employment or further study, six months after completing their course. Last year 90 per cent of graduates from the University of Brighton had entered employment or further study.
A second destination survey is done after three-and-a-half years and the last survey carried out in 2010 showed that 96 per cent of the university’s graduates were employed or undertaking further study, with over 75 per cent working at 'graduate level' i.e. undertaking work requiring degree-level skills and understanding.
A recent analysis found that the vast majority of the school's alumni are now employed in senior positions in industry as well as academia and the public sector. In fact, our alumni are employed in a wide range of positions with organisations based in over 50 countries worldwide.
They include:
- Anti-social behaviour coordinator at Sussex Police
- Community mental health nurse at Sussex Partnership NHS Trust
- Occupational therapist at the Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Head of business and administration at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Management and technical associate, United Neighbourhood Houses Of New York, USA
- Witness care officer for Hampshire Police
- Counsellor at the YMCA
- Victim liaison officer for Youth Offending Team
- Rehabilitation and re-enablement assistant for Adult Social Services
- Various lecturing positions across the country
- Various police and probation officers across the country
