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BA Japanese Studies

Birkbeck College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Various
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Course Score
C /66
Graduate Salary£30,000
Satisfaction75%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£30,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£34,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Administrative occupations
20%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (77% response rate)

74%
Teaching Quality
72%
Assessment & Feedback
59%
Academic Support
81%
Organisation
78%
Learning Resources
45%
Student Voice

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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

48-63
20%
64-79
30%
80-95
25%
96-111
15%
128-143
5%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
No qualifications
10%
Other HE
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

40%
High Exposure

AI is actively being used in many tasks within this career, though human expertise remains important. Graduates who understand AI tools will have a competitive advantage.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

65%Web and Multimedia Design
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track