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BA International Relations and Economics with Placement Year

The University of Reading🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Economics
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£27,500 (3yr)
Satisfaction79%
Degree Completion86%
Professional JobsN/A
Meaningful WorkN/A

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for Economics graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
N/A
typical starting salary

Data not provided

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Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Administrative occupations
15%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Elementary occupations
15%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Natural and social science professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Skilled trades occupations
10%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Sales occupations
5%
10
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
0%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 125 respondents (61% response rate)

82%
Teaching Quality
73%
Assessment & Feedback
73%
Academic Support
87%
Organisation
79%
Learning Resources
59%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Reading
Average Weekly Rent
£155
Est. Annual Total£13,220
📊5% more expensive 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

64-79
1%
80-95
10%
96-111
31%
112-127
29%
128-143
18%
144-159
3%
160-175
3%
176-191
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Foundation
5%
Other HE
2%
Other
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

35%
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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate

Outcomes

86%
Continuation