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BA Politics and Japanese

The University of Manchester🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£26,000 (3yr)
Satisfaction82%
Degree Completion79%
Professional JobsN/A
Meaningful WorkN/A

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
N/A
typical starting salary

Data not provided

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

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%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 330 respondents (72% response rate)

89%
Teaching Quality
72%
Assessment & Feedback
65%
Academic Support
85%
Organisation
81%
Learning Resources
69%
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?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

<48
5%
112-127
15%
128-143
15%
144-159
25%
160-175
20%
176-191
5%
192-207
5%
208-223
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
84%
Foundation
8%
Baccalaureate
2%
Degree
2%
No qualifications
2%
Other
2%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

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

Outcomes

79%
Continuation