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BA American Studies and Politics (with a study abroad year)

University of Sussex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs40%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£25,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£27,000
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
Sales occupations
15%
04
Administrative occupations
10%
05
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
10%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
07
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
10%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
10%
09
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
7%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
6%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 230 respondents (79% response rate)

90%
Teaching Quality
77%
Assessment & Feedback
79%
Academic Support
91%
Organisation
86%
Learning Resources
72%
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

96-111
15%
112-127
20%
128-143
35%
144-159
20%
160-175
5%

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

35%
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
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track