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BA International Development

University of Sussex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadFoundation YearSubject: Mass Communications & Documentation
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Course Score
B /71
Graduate Salary£28,000
Satisfaction87%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Mass Communications & Documentation graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£28,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£34,500
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
25%
02
Conservation and environment professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Elementary occupations
15%
04
Administrative occupations
10%
05
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Caring personal services
10%
07
Sales occupations
10%
08
Skilled trades occupations
10%
09
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 25 respondents (85% response rate)

90%
Teaching Quality
85%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
91%
Organisation
95%
Learning Resources
77%
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

64-79
5%
96-111
10%
112-127
35%
128-143
15%
160-175
5%
192-207
5%
224-239
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
75%
Other HE
15%
Baccalaureate
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

30%
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

60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
22%Conservation and environment

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
70%
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