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BA English and Music

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
B /70
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work85%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£26,000
typical starting salary
£22,500
£29,000
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
25%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
15%
04
Elementary occupations
11%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
09
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Sales occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 45 respondents (79% response rate)

89%
Teaching Quality
69%
Assessment & Feedback
78%
Academic Support
84%
Organisation
91%
Learning Resources
73%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Leeds
Average Weekly Rent
£135
Est. Annual Total£11,760
🎉7% 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
3%
112-127
7%
128-143
11%
144-159
11%
160-175
14%
176-191
25%
192-207
13%
208-223
6%
224-239
2%
240+
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
98%
Baccalaureate
1%
Other HE
1%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

33%
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

72%Information Technology
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
40%Sales

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
85%
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