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BA Politics And International Relations

West Herts College🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£29,000
Satisfaction92%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs25%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£29,000
typical starting salary
£24,500
£33,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1967 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
Sales occupations
25%
02
Administrative occupations
20%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
04
Elementary occupations
20%
05
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
06
Secretarial and related occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (76% response rate)

96%
Teaching Quality
88%
Assessment & Feedback
84%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
92%
Learning Resources
81%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

80-95
15%
96-111
20%
112-127
25%
128-143
25%
144-159
5%
160-175
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Degree
5%
No qualifications
5%
Other HE
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

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
25%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
55%
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