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BA Language Studies

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Part-timeSubject: Various
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Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary£29,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion60%
Professional Jobs66%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£29,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£36,000
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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
19%
02
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
12%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
8%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
8%
06
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
4%
08
Sales occupations
4%
09
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
3%
10
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 170 respondents (57% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
94%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
90%
Learning Resources
74%
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Entry Qualifications

A-level
33%
Other HE
23%
Degree
21%
Other
21%
No qualifications
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

29%
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

55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

60%
Continuation
66%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
62%
Career On Track