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BA English Literature and Philosophy

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Combined
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Course Score
B /76
Graduate Salary£31,000
Satisfaction82%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs68%
Meaningful Work85%
The Course
The Location

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£31,000
typical starting salary
£26,000
£36,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£46,500 (996 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
12%
02
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
10%
03
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
9%
04
Administrative occupations
8%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
8%
06
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
7%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
09
Sales occupations
5%
10
Elementary occupations
4%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 120 respondents (63% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
73%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
88%
Organisation
83%
Learning Resources
53%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

64-79
5%
128-143
15%
144-159
15%
176-191
5%
192-207
25%
208-223
25%
224-239
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
Other
20%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

39%
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

60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
68%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
73%
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