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BA English Literature

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Various
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Course Score
B /72
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction93%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs80%
Meaningful Work95%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£19,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
35%
02
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Sales occupations
5%
08
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (93% response rate)

100%
Teaching Quality
88%
Assessment & Feedback
92%
Academic Support
97%
Organisation
97%
Learning Resources
97%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% 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
15%
96-111
25%
112-127
30%
128-143
20%
160-175
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

24%
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

48%Business and public service associate
45%Media
40%Sales
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
80%
Professional Work
95%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track