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BA Politics and Spanish

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Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /69
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction79%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£27,000
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

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
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
6%
05
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
6%
06
Administrative occupations
5%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (78% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
68%
Assessment & Feedback
69%
Academic Support
90%
Organisation
81%
Learning Resources
52%
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

112-127
5%
128-143
35%
144-159
35%
160-175
10%
176-191
10%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other HE
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

33%
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

90%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
65%
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