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BMus Popular Music

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Full-time4 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /63
Graduate Salary£25,000
SatisfactionN/A
Degree Completion95%
Professional Jobs60%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£25,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£29,000
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
35%
02
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
20%
03
Administrative occupations
5%
04
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
05
Caring personal services
5%
06
Elementary occupations
5%
07
Protective service occupations
★ Professional
5%
08
Sales occupations
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%
10
Skilled trades occupations
5%

Student Satisfaction

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted student satisfaction survey data to HESA for this course.

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%
64-79
5%
96-111
5%
112-127
20%
128-143
20%
144-159
20%
160-175
15%
208-223
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
95%
Baccalaureate
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

28%
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
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

95%
Continuation
60%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
70%
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