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BA Politics and Chinese

The University of Manchester🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary
£26,000
Satisfaction
82%
Degree Completion
79%
Professional Jobs
70%
Meaningful Work
85%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£26,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1849 courses)

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

36%
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
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Media Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
8%
06
Administrative occupations
5%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Elementary occupations
5%
09
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

Outcomes

79%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track