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BA History

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Part-timeSubject: Combined
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Course Score
B /71
Graduate Salary£31,000
Satisfaction90%
Degree Completion62%
Professional Jobs54%
Meaningful Work83%

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
£28,500
£43,000
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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
02
Administrative occupations
14%
03
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
11%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
9%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
9%
06
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
4%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
4%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
3%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 410 respondents (58% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
90%
Assessment & Feedback
93%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
76%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

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Entry Qualifications

A-level
31%
Other HE
26%
Other
23%
Degree
18%
Foundation
1%
No qualifications
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

31%
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

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

62%
Continuation
54%
Professional Work
83%
Meaningful Role
73%
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