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BSc Sound Engineering with Foundation Year

Birmingham City University🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: Engineering & Technology
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Course Score
C /67
Graduate Salary£26,000
Satisfaction86%
Degree Completion75%
Professional Jobs75%
Meaningful Work70%

Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Engineering & Technology graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£26,000
typical starting salary
£24,000
£31,500
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Engineering & Technology graduates nationally earn £24,000–£75,000 (1295 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
40%
02
Administrative occupations
15%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
04
Elementary occupations
5%
05
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Skilled trades occupations
5%
09
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 45 respondents (90% response rate)

88%
Teaching Quality
85%
Assessment & Feedback
79%
Academic Support
85%
Organisation
86%
Learning Resources
80%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Birmingham
Average Weekly Rent
£130
Est. Annual Total£11,560
🎉8% 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
40%
80-95
40%
96-111
10%
128-143
10%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
90%
Other
10%

Accreditations

Data not provided

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

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

35%
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

72%Information Technology
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Science, engineering and technology associate
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
75%
Professional Work
70%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track