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BA Philosophy And English Literature

West Herts College🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Combined
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Course Score
D /58
Graduate Salary
£25,000
Satisfaction
77%
Degree Completion
65%
Professional Jobs
50%
Meaningful Work
70%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£26,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£46,500 (1103 courses)

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

32%
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%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Caring personal services
5%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track