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BA Politics

Swansea University
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction88%
Degree Completion89%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work60%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£26,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£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
Administrative occupations
15%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Elementary occupations
15%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Customer service occupations
5%
06
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 70 respondents (74% response rate)

90%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
87%
Academic Support
96%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
76%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Swansea
Average Weekly Rent
£105
Est. Annual Total£9,720
🎉23% 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
1%
48-63
3%
64-79
4%
80-95
18%
96-111
30%
112-127
19%
128-143
15%
144-159
4%
176-191
1%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
93%
Degree
2%
Other
2%
No qualifications
1%
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

72%Information Technology
68%Customer service
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

89%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
50%
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