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BA English Literature with Foundation Year

The University of Reading🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Various
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Course Score
D /57
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion70%
Professional Jobs40%
Meaningful Work60%

Expected Starting Salary

Typical starting salary for this subject graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£24,000
typical starting salary
£22,500
£27,000
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
Administrative occupations
25%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Customer service occupations
10%
06
Elementary occupations
10%
07
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%
10
Legal professionals
★ Professional
0%

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

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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

<48
10%
64-79
25%
80-95
45%
96-111
10%
128-143
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Degree
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

38%
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
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
42%Legal
40%Sales

Outcomes

70%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
55%
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