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BA Politics & Social Anthropology

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Full-time3 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs66%
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
£24,000
£31,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Mass Communications & Documentation graduates nationally earn £20,000–£54,000 (1854 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
17%
02
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
03
Administrative occupations
9%
04
Elementary occupations
8%
05
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
8%
06
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
6%
07
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
6%
08
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
09
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (82% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
82%
Assessment & Feedback
62%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
92%
Learning Resources
85%
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
20%
128-143
25%
160-175
20%
176-191
10%
192-207
10%
224-239
10%
240+
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

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
40%Sales

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
66%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
65%
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