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BA Art History and English Literature

The University of Manchester🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsFoundation YearSubject: Combined
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Course Score
C /65
Graduate Salary
£26,000
Satisfaction
86%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
65%
Meaningful Work
60%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Combined graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Combined graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (2337 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

33%
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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Administrative occupations
10%
05
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
06
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Sales occupations
5%
08
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
0%
09
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
0%
10
Therapy professionals
★ Professional
0%

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track