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BA Photography

Manchester Metropolitan University🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /58
Graduate Salary£22,500
Satisfaction81%
Degree Completion82%
Professional Jobs58%
Meaningful Work57%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£22,500
typical starting salary
£20,000
£25,000
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
27%
02
Elementary occupations
13%
03
Administrative occupations
9%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
8%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
7%
06
Sales occupations
5%
07
Customer service occupations
3%
08
Media Professionals
★ Professional
3%
09
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
3%
10
Skilled trades occupations
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 65 respondents (80% response rate)

85%
Teaching Quality
77%
Assessment & Feedback
84%
Academic Support
74%
Organisation
72%
Learning Resources
80%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Manchester
Average Weekly Rent
£145
Est. Annual Total£12,480
📊2% 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

64-79
2%
80-95
2%
96-111
9%
112-127
33%
128-143
12%
144-159
19%
160-175
9%
176-191
2%
192-207
4%
208-223
4%
240+
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

32%
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
45%Media
40%Sales

Outcomes

82%
Continuation
58%
Professional Work
57%
Meaningful Role
48%
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