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BA Creative Writing and Film

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction83%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£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

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
35%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
30%
03
Customer service occupations
10%
04
Elementary occupations
10%
05
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
10
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (64% response rate)

86%
Teaching Quality
78%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
83%
Organisation
81%
Learning Resources
73%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Reading
Average Weekly Rent
£155
Est. Annual Total£13,220
📊5% more expensive than the UK average

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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

80-95
15%
96-111
45%
128-143
10%
144-159
25%
192-207
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

36%
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

68%Customer service
62%Secretarial and related
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
50%
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