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BA Politics and French

The University of Manchester🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£27,500
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion55%
Professional Jobs63%
Meaningful Work84%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£27,500
typical starting salary
£23,000
£31,000
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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
18%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Administrative occupations
7%
05
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
7%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
7%
07
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
6%
08
Sales occupations
4%
09
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
3%
10
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (100% response rate)

84%
Teaching Quality
87%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
97%
Organisation
94%
Learning Resources
59%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% cheaper than the UK average

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🚦 Will I Get In?

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Past Accepted Tariffs

112-127
10%
128-143
25%
144-159
20%
160-175
25%
192-207
20%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

31%
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
40%Sales

Outcomes

55%
Continuation
63%
Professional Work
84%
Meaningful Role
66%
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