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BA Music and Sound Recording

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Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction91%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work75%

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
£19,000
£30,000
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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Administrative occupations
10%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
05
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Finance Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
08
Media Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Skilled trades occupations
5%
10
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (76% response rate)

86%
Teaching Quality
84%
Assessment & Feedback
82%
Academic Support
94%
Organisation
92%
Learning Resources
64%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

York
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,300
📊3% 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

<48
15%
112-127
5%
128-143
5%
144-159
35%
160-175
20%
176-191
5%
192-207
5%
224-239
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

55%Administrative
52%Finance
45%Media
32%Artistic, literary and media
28%Engineering

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
75%
Meaningful Role
40%
Career On Track