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BA Visual Effects

The Northern School of Art🥇 TEF Gold
Full-time3 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /52
Graduate Salary£24,000
Satisfaction84%
Degree Completion55%
Professional Jobs32%
Meaningful Work55%

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
£22,000
£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
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
17%
02
Sales occupations
15%
03
Elementary occupations
11%
04
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
6%
05
Skilled trades occupations
6%
06
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%
07
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
4%
08
Caring personal services
3%
09
Design occupations
★ Professional
3%
10
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
3%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 90 respondents (89% response rate)

85%
Teaching Quality
85%
Assessment & Feedback
85%
Academic Support
81%
Organisation
82%
Learning Resources
71%
Student Voice

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Past Accepted Tariffs

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Entry Qualifications

A-level
85%
Access
10%
Other HE
10%

Accreditations

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AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

21%
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

40%Sales
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media
18%Teaching
12%Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation

Outcomes

55%
Continuation
32%
Professional Work
55%
Meaningful Role
45%
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