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BA Costume Design with Foundation Year

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: General Studies
Course Score
D /59
Graduate Salary
£22,000
Satisfaction
90%
Degree Completion
70%
Professional Jobs
57%
Meaningful Work
65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£22,000
typical starting salary
£19,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000£70,000 (1574 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

65%Web and Multimedia Design
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
35%Design

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
26%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
13%
03
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
13%
04
Design occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
8%
06
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
8%
07
Elementary occupations
7%
08
Administrative occupations
5%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
4%
10
Skilled trades occupations
4%

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
57%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
55%
Career On Track