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BA Global Development

School of Oriental and African Studies🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction77%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
45%
02
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
08
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (67% response rate)

80%
Teaching Quality
83%
Assessment & Feedback
70%
Academic Support
79%
Organisation
68%
Learning Resources
63%
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

80-95
15%
96-111
25%
112-127
5%
128-143
5%
144-159
10%
160-175
10%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Access
10%
Foundation
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

44%
High Exposure

AI is actively being used in many tasks within this career, though human expertise remains important. Graduates who understand AI tools will have a competitive advantage.

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

80%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track