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BA History with Foundation Year

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Full-time4 YearsSubject: Combined
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£26,500
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion65%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£26,500
typical starting salary
£22,000
£40,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£46,500 (996 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
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
15%
02
Administrative occupations
10%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Media Professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10%
08
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
09
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Skilled trades occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (74% response rate)

95%
Teaching Quality
89%
Assessment & Feedback
89%
Academic Support
87%
Organisation
79%
Learning Resources
79%
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

<48
10%
48-63
5%
64-79
20%
80-95
15%
96-111
15%
112-127
10%
144-159
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
Other
20%
Access
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

28%
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

65%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
50%
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