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BA Irish and History

Queen's University of Belfast
Full-time3 YearsSubject: History and Philosophy
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Course Score
C /62
Graduate Salary
£23,000
Satisfaction
92%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
48%
Meaningful Work
75%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

32%
Moderate Exposure

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Exposure by graduate destination

Secretarial and related62%
Administrative55%
Finance52%
Business and public service associate48%
Sales40%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for History and Philosophy graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£26,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· History and Philosophy graduates nationally earn £22,000-£46,500 (676 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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
19%
02
Administrative occupations
18%
03
Elementary occupations
15%
04
Sales occupations
15%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
12%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
10%
07
Skilled trades occupations
10%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
10%
09
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
10
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%

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

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
48%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track

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