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BA Business Management and Languages

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Part-timeSubject: Business & Administrative Studies
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Course Score
C /69
Graduate Salary£29,000
Satisfaction93%
Degree Completion52%
Professional Jobs64%
Meaningful Work80%
The Course
The Location

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Business & Administrative Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£29,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£36,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Business & Administrative Studies graduates nationally earn £20,000–£70,000 (1545 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
18%
02
Administrative occupations
11%
03
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
11%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
8%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
8%
06
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
4%
09
Sales occupations
4%
10
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 40 respondents (52% response rate)

95%
Teaching Quality
91%
Assessment & Feedback
97%
Academic Support
99%
Organisation
94%
Learning Resources
87%
Student Voice

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Entry Qualifications

A-level
37%
Other HE
25%
Other
24%
Degree
10%
Foundation
2%
No qualifications
2%
Baccalaureate
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

30%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

52%
Continuation
64%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
60%
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