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BA Drama and Applied Theatre

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Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction76%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs65%
Meaningful Work80%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£32,000
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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
06
Administrative occupations
5%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Elementary occupations
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 60 respondents (63% response rate)

83%
Teaching Quality
74%
Assessment & Feedback
61%
Academic Support
74%
Organisation
73%
Learning Resources
70%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Swansea
Average Weekly Rent
£105
Est. Annual Total£9,720
🎉23% 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

<48
15%
48-63
15%
64-79
5%
80-95
8%
96-111
7%
112-127
8%
128-143
10%
144-159
3%
160-175
18%
192-207
2%
208-223
3%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Other HE
12%
Access
1%
Degree
1%
No qualifications
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

32%
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
60%Business, Research and Administrative
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
65%
Professional Work
80%
Meaningful Role
45%
Career On Track