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BA English Literature and Film & Theatre

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /68
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs75%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£21,000
£28,000
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
30%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Sales occupations
15%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
05
Customer service occupations
10%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
07
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Elementary occupations
5%
09
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
10
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 85 respondents (78% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
75%
Assessment & Feedback
84%
Academic Support
89%
Organisation
83%
Learning Resources
70%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Reading
Average Weekly Rent
£155
Est. Annual Total£13,220
📊5% more expensive 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
5%
96-111
10%
112-127
30%
128-143
20%
144-159
15%
176-191
10%
208-223
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

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
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
75%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track