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BA Performance Design

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /66
Graduate Salary£27,000
Satisfaction62%
Degree Completion93%
Professional Jobs50%
Meaningful Work100%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£23,000
£32,000
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
30%
02
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
10%
03
Skilled trades occupations
10%
04
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Elementary occupations
5%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
07
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 40 respondents (61% response rate)

72%
Teaching Quality
59%
Assessment & Feedback
55%
Academic Support
57%
Organisation
68%
Learning Resources
45%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Swansea
Average Weekly Rent
£105
Est. Annual Total£9,720
🎉23% 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
10%
48-63
5%
64-79
5%
80-95
10%
112-127
25%
160-175
10%
240+
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
79%
Other HE
12%
Degree
8%
Other
2%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

26%
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

62%Secretarial and related
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media
30%Managers, directors and senior officials

Outcomes

93%
Continuation
50%
Professional Work
100%
Meaningful Role
100%
Career On Track