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BA Drama and Literature

The University of Essex🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion94%
Professional Jobs66%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£20,000
£30,000
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
47%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
13%
03
Customer service occupations
10%
04
Sales occupations
9%
05
Elementary occupations
5%
06
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
08
Other Educational Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
10
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (67% response rate)

83%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
78%
Academic Support
81%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
62%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Chester
Average Weekly Rent
£120
Est. Annual Total£10,800
🎉14% 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
3%
48-63
1%
64-79
1%
80-95
7%
96-111
4%
112-127
16%
128-143
8%
144-159
7%
160-175
15%
176-191
4%
192-207
3%
208-223
5%
224-239
1%
240+
18%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
72%
Other HE
17%
Other
6%
No qualifications
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

34%
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
65%Web and Multimedia Design
52%Finance
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

94%
Continuation
66%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
60%
Career On Track