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BA Art and Film

The University of Reading🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time4 YearsSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
C /66
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction85%
Degree Completion90%
Professional Jobs70%
Meaningful Work65%

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
£21,000
£28,000
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
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
30%
03
Elementary occupations
10%
04
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
★ Professional
10%
05
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%
06
Information Technology Professionals
★ Professional
5%
07
Legal professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%
09
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
10
Process, plant and machine operatives
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 50 respondents (74% response rate)

82%
Teaching Quality
69%
Assessment & Feedback
86%
Academic Support
73%
Organisation
87%
Learning Resources
79%
Student Voice

Your Local Budget 🍕

Reading
Average Weekly Rent
£155
Est. Annual Total£13,220
📊5% more expensive 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

80-95
5%
96-111
20%
112-127
30%
128-143
10%
144-159
10%
160-175
10%
176-191
5%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
60%
Foundation
35%
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

34%
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
48%Business and public service associate
42%Legal
35%Design
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

90%
Continuation
70%
Professional Work
65%
Meaningful Role
50%
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