BA TESOL and French

Manchester Metropolitan University
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Languages and Area Studies
Course Score
A /78
Graduate Salary
£30,000
Satisfaction
81%
Degree Completion
89%
Professional Jobs
84%
Meaningful Work
94%

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

29%
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

Customer service68%
Administrative55%
Business and public service associate48%
Sales40%
Artistic, literary and media32%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Languages and Area Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£30,000
typical starting salary
£26,000
£31,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Languages and Area Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000-£37,000 (552 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
77%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Customer service occupations
10%
05
Sales occupations
10%
06
Elementary occupations
10%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
4%

Outcomes

89%
Continuation
84%
Professional Work
94%
Meaningful Role
90%
Career On Track

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