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BA Music and Popular Music

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£23,000
Satisfaction88%
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs55%
Meaningful Work65%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
25%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Elementary occupations
15%
04
Administrative occupations
5%
05
Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Customer service occupations
5%
07
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 10 respondents (71% response rate)

88%
Teaching Quality
85%
Assessment & Feedback
81%
Academic Support
84%
Organisation
89%
Learning Resources
83%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Liverpool
Average Weekly Rent
£125
Est. Annual Total£11,080
🎉12% 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
5%
128-143
30%
144-159
10%
160-175
20%
176-191
35%
192-207
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Baccalaureate
10%
Other HE
10%

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

68%Customer service
55%Administrative
50%Business and Financial Project Management
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
65%
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