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BA English and Creative Writing

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Creative Arts & Design
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction92%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs45%
Meaningful Work75%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts & Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£28,000
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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
02
Administrative occupations
10%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Customer service occupations
10%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Librarians and Related Professionals
★ Professional
10%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
08
Sales occupations
10%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
10%
10
Skilled trades occupations
10%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (52% response rate)

96%
Teaching Quality
94%
Assessment & Feedback
87%
Academic Support
85%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
72%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Plymouth
Average Weekly Rent
£115
Est. Annual Total£10,420
🎉17% 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
20%
96-111
15%
112-127
35%
128-143
5%
144-159
5%
160-175
10%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Access
5%
Baccalaureate
5%
Other HE
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

39%
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
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
45%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
65%
Career On Track