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BA Politics

Birkbeck College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
B /73
Graduate Salary£30,000
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£30,000
typical starting salary
£27,500
£43,000
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, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
15%
02
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15%
03
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Caring personal services
10%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
07
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
10%
08
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
09
Administrative occupations
5%
10
Elementary occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 25 respondents (68% response rate)

97%
Teaching Quality
87%
Assessment & Feedback
83%
Academic Support
88%
Organisation
80%
Learning Resources
69%
Student Voice

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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

64-79
20%
80-95
25%
96-111
20%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
No qualifications
10%
Other
10%
Baccalaureate
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

26%
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
48%Business and public service associate
30%Managers, directors and senior officials
18%Teaching

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
65%
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