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BA Politics

Goldsmiths' College🥉 TEF Bronze
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /61
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction71%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£25,000
£35,000
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
15%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
15%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Administrative occupations
5%
07
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 35 respondents (54% response rate)

87%
Teaching Quality
66%
Assessment & Feedback
70%
Academic Support
67%
Organisation
58%
Learning Resources
58%
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%
48-63
10%
64-79
15%
80-95
15%
96-111
20%
112-127
15%
128-143
10%
144-159
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
No qualifications
10%
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

62%Secretarial and related
55%Administrative
52%Finance
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track