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BA Arts and Humanities

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Part-timeSubject: Politics
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Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary£31,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion63%
Professional Jobs56%
Meaningful Work73%

Expected Starting Salary

above national median

Typical starting salary for Politics graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£31,000
typical starting salary
£25,000
£34,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Politics graduates nationally earn £21,000–£36,000 (115 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
16%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
11%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
7%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
6%
05
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
6%
06
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Elementary occupations
5%
08
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Skilled trades occupations
4%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
4%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 495 respondents (56% response rate)

94%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
93%
Academic Support
92%
Organisation
92%
Learning Resources
73%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

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Entry Qualifications

A-level
30%
Other HE
29%
Degree
23%
Other
16%
Foundation
1%
No qualifications
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

31%
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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

63%
Continuation
56%
Professional Work
73%
Meaningful Role
57%
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