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BA Creative Writing

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Creative Arts & Design
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Course Score
C /61
Graduate Salary£23,500
Satisfaction79%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts & Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,500
typical starting salary
£20,000
£25,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts & Design graduates nationally earn £18,000–£70,000 (1414 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 and Childcare Support Occupation
20%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Elementary occupations
15%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Legal professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 20 respondents (78% response rate)

93%
Teaching Quality
77%
Assessment & Feedback
92%
Academic Support
83%
Organisation
72%
Learning Resources
73%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% cheaper 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
10%
96-111
25%
112-127
25%
128-143
15%
144-159
15%
160-175
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Access
5%
Baccalaureate
5%
Degree
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

27%
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

62%Secretarial and related
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
42%Legal
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track