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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
Satisfaction
77%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
70%
Meaningful Work
75%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

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.

Vulnerability Matrix

Secretarial and related62% Exposed
Business, Research and Administrative60% Exposed
Administrative55% Exposed
Business and public service associate48% Exposed
Sales40% Exposed

🌍 Global Career Trajectories

This degree creates highly lucrative direct pathways into the global jobs market. Explore the fully localized AI projections on our sister hub, WhatCareer.

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
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Administrative occupations
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Explore Career Pathways

Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

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

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