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BA Criminology (with Foundation Year)

Birmingham Newman University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction80%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£24,000
typical starting salary
£19,000
£27,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1849 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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Administrative occupations
5%
05
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Sales occupations
5%
08
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (71% response rate)

77%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
83%
Academic Support
67%
Organisation
77%
Learning Resources
76%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

<48
45%
48-63
35%
64-79
20%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
65%
Other
30%
Access
5%
No qualifications
5%

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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
40%Science, engineering and technology associate

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
55%
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