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BA Japanese Studies

University of Durham🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsFoundation YearSubject: Various
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Course Score
A /80
Graduate Salary£32,500
Satisfaction77%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs95%
Meaningful Work100%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£32,500
typical starting salary
£29,000
£36,500
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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
04
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Legal professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (55% response rate)

79%
Teaching Quality
69%
Assessment & Feedback
78%
Academic Support
75%
Organisation
83%
Learning Resources
39%
Student Voice

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Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% 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

80-95
5%
112-127
15%
128-143
5%
144-159
25%
160-175
5%
192-207
15%
208-223
5%
240+
15%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
95%
Access
5%

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
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
42%Legal

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
95%
Professional Work
100%
Meaningful Role
80%
Career On Track