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BA Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

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Part-timeSubject: Combined
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Course Score
B /71
Graduate Salary£31,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion58%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work78%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£31,000
typical starting salary
£27,000
£45,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£46,500 (996 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
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
12%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
12%
03
Administrative occupations
11%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
8%
05
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
06
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
4%
07
Sales occupations
4%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
4%
09
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
4%
10
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 70 respondents (55% response rate)

96%
Teaching Quality
88%
Assessment & Feedback
95%
Academic Support
91%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
68%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

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Entry Qualifications

A-level
31%
Other HE
29%
Other
25%
Degree
11%
No qualifications
2%
Access
1%
Baccalaureate
1%

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
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

58%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
78%
Meaningful Role
67%
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