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BA Fashion Design

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /64
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction89%
Degree Completion80%
Professional Jobs40%
Meaningful Work90%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£24,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£27,000
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
Design occupations
★ Professional
25%
02
Sales occupations
15%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Process, plant and machine operatives
10%
05
Skilled trades occupations
10%
06
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited or recognised by professional bodies:

Recognised Professional Body (13101)
13101
Note: 0

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 30 respondents (93% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
94%
Academic Support
82%
Organisation
85%
Learning Resources
89%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% cheaper than the UK average

💰Free Money & Grants

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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
15%
112-127
25%
128-143
15%
144-159
20%
160-175
20%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
100%

Accreditations

✓

Recognised Professional Body (13101)

13101

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

29%
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

55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
40%
Professional Work
90%
Meaningful Role
75%
Career On Track