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BA Arts and Humanities

The Open University🥇 TEF Gold
Part-timeSubject: Politics
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Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary
£31,000
Satisfaction
89%
Degree Completion
63%
Professional Jobs
56%
Meaningful Work
73%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

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.

Vulnerability Matrix

Administrative55% Exposed
Business and public service associate48% Exposed
Media45% Exposed
Artistic, literary and media32% Exposed
Managers, directors and senior officials30% Exposed

🌍 Global Career Trajectories

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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
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Skilled trades occupations
4%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
4%

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Outcomes

63%
Continuation
56%
Professional Work
73%
Meaningful Role
57%
Career On Track

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